This is hosted by:Farnam StreetWatched Podcast EpisodesThe Full Story of Naval Ravikant | The Angel PhilosopherNaval Ravikant is the CEO and co-founder of AngelList. He’s invested in more than 100 companies, including Uber, Twitter, Yammer, and many others. It’s difficult to nail down exactly what we discuss in our conversation because I had so many questions to ask him. Naval is an incredibly deep thinker who challenges the status quo on so many things. This is an interview you’ll want to listen to, think a bit, and then listen to again. Here are just a few of the many things we cover in this episode: • What a “typical day” looks like (not the answer I expected, and not one you’ve likely heard before) • How Naval developed his legendary reading habits and how he finds time to read no matter how busy life gets • How the internet has impacted book reading (both good and bad) and how to make sure you’re • getting the best information from the most reliable sources • What popular habit advice Naval thinks is BS and why • Naval’s habit stacking technique that helped him overcome a desire for alcohol and other potentially destructive habits • How Naval’s core values give direction to his life and how those values developed over time 00:00 - Intro 12:42 - How Naval consumes books and other media 17:40 - Naval riffs on habits 28:56 - Naval defines 'happiness' 39:07 - Naval's values 45:34 - Biggest mistake Naval's made 1:05:06 - Naval reacts to the education system 01:23:18 - How Naval makes decisions 01:44:09 - Naval explains what it takes to be a great founder 01:53:51 - Naval explains common mistakes he sees from people 01:55:55 - Naval riffs on the purpose of life -------- Subscribe to The Knowledge Project (Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X | Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT | Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2Wjw7iy) -------- FOLLOW US: ☞ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ ☞ Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamstreet ☞ Shane Parrish: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to our channel! #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #NavalRavikantwww.youtube.comHoward Marks | The Knowledge Project #53On this episode of the Knowledge Project podcast, Shane Parrish speaks with investor and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Howard Marks. Their in-depth conversation explores risk assessment, parenting, thinking differently, and the three mighty dares that separate the successful from the also-rans. For more information on this episode head over to https://fs.blog/howard-marks/ You can find The Knowledge Project Podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knowledge-project-with-shane-parrish/id990149481 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52NSZHaDKeMJzT4TSM Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVrbm93bGVkZ2Vwcm9qZWN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/the-knowledge-project/ Follow Shane Parrish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaneaparrish Farnam Street puts together a weekly newsletter that I think you’ll love. It's called Brain Food and it comes out every Sunday. Our team scours the internet for the most mind-expanding books, articles, and resources so you can spend less time searching, and more time learning. Discover what you’re missing at https://fs.blog/newsletter/ If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to our channel! #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #HowardMarkswww.youtube.comDaniel Kahneman | The Knowledge Project #68Daniel Kahneman spent a lifetime studying how we make decisions. In his book Thinking Fast and Slow, he explained why we make poor decisions. In this in-depth interview, he goes even deeper, uncovering what we can do to make better decisions. Check out https://fs.blog/daniel-kahneman/ for show notes, transcripts, and more. ✩THREE THINGS✩ 1. Follow us on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ 2. Subscribe to The Knowledge Project Podcast (Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X | Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT | Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2Wjw7iy) 3. Check out the full show notes including how to get a complete transcript: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/daniel-kahneman/ AND ONE MORE THING ... 4. Over 300k people read my weekly newsletter. Sign up now https://bit.ly/2xP7tNt If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to our channel! -------- #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #DanielKahnemanwww.youtube.comThe Negotiating MASTERCLASS | Chris Voss and Shane ParrishLife is full of negotiations. Chris Voss, author of Never Split the Difference sits down with Shane Parrish on The Knowledge Project and uncovers the timeless art of negotiation and letting other people have your way. Show notes: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/chris-voss/ Here are a few of the things you’ll learn in this video: 1. What it really takes to be great at negotiating (most people approach it all wrong) 2. How to keep your emotions in check during a negotiation 3. The three different voices you can use to connect with your counterpart and put them at ease 4. How many of us “take ourselves hostage” in negotiation and ruin it before it starts 5. The biggest timewaster (and profit-killer) that plagues so many negotiations 6. The main problems with traditional negotiation techniques (BATNA, etc.) and how they’re leaving lots on the table 7. How empathy saves time and makes you more likely to get what you want in a negotiation 8. Why intentionally getting the other party to say “no” substantially increases the success rate of a negotiation Check out the full show notes: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/chris-voss/ ✩THREE THINGS✩ 1. Follow us on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ 2. Subscribe to The Knowledge Project Podcast (Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X | Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT | Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2Wjw7iy) 3. Check out the full show notes including how to get a complete transcript: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/brian-koppelman/ ✩FEED YOUR MIND✩ 4. Over 300k people read my weekly newsletter. Sign up now https://bit.ly/2xP7tNt ✩TIMESTAMPS✩ 0:00 Intro 2:25 Becoming a hostage negotiator 4:34 Forget about failing and focus on learning 5:58 First performance review 7:30 Let the other side go first 9:47 Ego 10:40 Calming yourself down 11:48 The three voices 14:29 How to prepare for a negotiation 16:37 The problem with Getting to Yes 17:52 BATNA 20:16 Bad recommendations 22:56 The Negotiation One Sheet 30:11 Calibrated questions and unlocking the truth 32:08 Why fear drives most behavior 35:16 How to get someone to take a risk on you 37:00 Money and Black Swans 41:00 Getting people to want to help you 44:17 Learning to proactively listen 46:45 Driven by loss 47:43 Strategic deference 50:40 Fight, Flight, or Make Friends 53:50 Negotiation with Kids 59:01 Negotiation with your Partner 1:00:35 Why you should never compromise 1:03:04 Finding new insights 1:07:40 Where is the other side coming from 1:10:13 Determining if you can trust someone -------- #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #ChrisVoss --------www.youtube.comStephen Schwarzman | The Knowledge Project #69Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman gives advice on attracting and assessing strong talent, making smart decisions, and how to press forward when the chips are down. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this interview: 1. "My parents never congratulated me on anything I ever accomplished. It was just assumed that that’s what you were supposed to do. I sort of got used to that, and I’ve never done things for external validation as a result. It’s just the thing itself." 2. "I had a track coach in high school who was a remarkable person … And as you’d run past him in training, he’d say, “You have to make deposits in training so that you can make withdrawals for game day.” And so, as a result of this really intense training, we all look forward to actually track meets because it was so easy. We didn’t have to work nearly as hard." 3. "It’s sort of like a moral obligation. Somebody trusted you, and if that trust was misplaced, I always felt we should wear it, not the person who trusted us or me." 4. "You only have one shot to do something. And if you’re focusing on doing something with your life, if you make a choice, that cuts off other choices. You ought to wait until you find something that’s really worthy of the effort because you’re going to be making a heroic effort in any case." 5. "Never compromise when you’re hiring people. Good enough is not good. And people need to be trained. You can’t assume they know things just because they tell you they do." For more detailed show notes go to https://fs.blog/stephen-schwarzman/ You can find The Knowledge Project Podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knowledge-project-with-shane-parrish/id990149481 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52NSZHaDKeMJzT4TSM Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVrbm93bGVkZ2Vwcm9qZWN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/the-knowledge-project/ Follow Shane Parrish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaneaparrish Farnam Street puts together a weekly newsletter that I think you’ll love. It's called Brain Food and it comes out every Sunday. Our team scours the internet for the most mind-expanding books, articles, and resources so you can spend less time searching, and more time learning. Discover what you’re missing at https://fs.blog/newsletter/ If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to our channel! #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #StephenSchwarzmanwww.youtube.comBalaji Srinivasan - The Knowledge Project #78Balaji Srinivasan is one of the most thought-provoking, interesting, and multi-disciplinary thinkers I know. This episode a fascinating exploration of Covid-19 and applied mental models, including possible second and third-order consequences. For more information on mental models: https://fs.blog/mental-models/ For more information and a complete reference list: https://fs.blog/balaji-srinivasan/ You can find The Knowledge Project Podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knowledge-project-with-shane-parrish/id990149481 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52NSZHaDKeMJzT4TSM Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVrbm93bGVkZ2Vwcm9qZWN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/the-knowledge-project/ Follow Shane Parrish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaneaparrishOver 250k people read my free weekly newsletter. Discover what you’re missing at https://fs.blog/newsletter/ #TheKnowledgeProject #BalajiSrinivasan #ShaneParrishwww.youtube.comJason Calacanis — The Knowledge Project #81In this interview, Angel investor Jason Calacanis talks high stakes poker, what kills startups, angel investing, how to make intelligent decisions, how systems enable or forbid, and demystifies the culture of Silicon Valley, and so much more. Listen and Learn. --- 00:01:39 - High Stakes Poker 00:06:25 - Developing and Edge 00:10:45 - Angel Investing 00:14:07 - Evaluating The Decision Process 00:15:52 - Investing Lessons Learned 00:18:41 - The Number One Killer of Startups 00:22:20 - Singular Focus 00:24:19 - Work-Life Balance is BS 00:27:25 - More Effort == More Skills == Better Outcomes 00:29:00 - What Drives Jason 00:31:00 - There is no excuse for not having skills 00:40:13 - What's changed since he started 00:43:21 - Revenue and Market Share vs. Profits 00:48:24 - The NoCode Revolution 00:55:40 - The System Works against the Poor --- Check out the full show notes: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/jason-calacanis/ ✩The Knowledge Project Podcast✩ ➙ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knowledge-project-with-shane-parrish/id990149481 ➙ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52NSZHaDKeMJzT4TSM ➙ Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVrbm93bGVkZ2Vwcm9qZWN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz ➙ FS: https://fs.blog/the-knowledge-project/ ✩FOLLOW ME✩ ➙ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaneaparrish ➙ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ ✩FEED YOUR MIND✩ ➙ Over 275k people read my free weekly newsletter. Discover what you’re missing at https://fs.blog/newsletter/ -------- #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #JasonCalacanis --------www.youtube.comBill Ackman: Getting Back Up | The Knowledge Project Podcast #82Legendary activist investor, Bill Ackman shares new details on the biggest trade of all time, the lessons he learned from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, how going through a divorce affected him, coming back from the brink of failure, and for the first time details on his sleep, exercise, and nutrition habits 0:00 Start 02:33 Lessons from parents 04:46 Driven by independence 05:09 Overcoming failure 06:11 Hard earned lessons learned 07:20 Small improvements; Grounding yourself in the moment 07:51 The most important thing 08:35 Admiring Elon Musk 08:55 What Success Means? 09:19 Overcoming setbacks 11:49 On divorce 12:53 His sleep, exercise, and nutrition habits 15:40 What he watches on Netflix 16:03 What he reads 18:02 How he sources investment ideas 27:27 Index Funds and ETFs 33:04 Heroes 41:52 Herbalife in detail 44:28 Dealing with Haters 46:46 The biggest trade in history (26m to 2.6b in weeks) 56:00 Credit Default Swaps 01:00:16 Economic Implications of COVID 01:08:57 Economic bailouts 01:12:00 Are Malls Dead? 01:14:33 Predictions After COVID 01:16:51 Berkshire Hathaway 01:22:13 Lessons from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger 01:26:16 The future of Pershing Square 01:27:29 How the SEC should operate ✩Hidden Insights✩ Are you the type of person who loves hidden insights? Ones that are timeless? Try my newsletter. It's called "Brain Food." It comes out every Sunday and is packed with insights that never expire. Sign up now https://bit.ly/2xP7tNt OTHER INVESTING RELATED EPISODES: Howard Marks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMbKvJqEVo Stephen Schwarzman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zIhVJ3cEYI Mike Maples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgYxeca6xbc Jason Calacanis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL97y2Of3cA -------- #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #BillAckman #Investingwww.youtube.comChamath Palihapitiya: Freedom, Bitcoin, and First Principles | The Knowledge Project #94The Founder and CEO of Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya sits down with Shane Parrish to chat about what it means to be an observer of the present, how to think in first principles, the psychology of successful investing, his thoughts on the best public company CEO’s and much more. EPISODE LINKS • https://twitter.com/chamath PODCAST INFO: • Podcast website: https://fs.blog/knowledge-podcast/ • Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT • RSS: https://theknowledgeproject.libsyn.com/rss OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:26 - Feeling part of a tribe 2:40 - Why we do things 5:21 - Defining Happiness 10:56 - Coping Mechanisms 16:46 - Imposter Syndrome 20:08 - Grinding and Getting Better 21:24 - Freedom and Happiness 23:49 - Path to Financial Freedom 30:44 - Observing the Present 36:40 - Using Observations to Invest 45:28 - The Genius of Jeff Bezos 47:44 - Allocating Capital 49:43 - How Climate Change Affects Industries 52:45 - Fighting Yourself (Psychological Traps) 55:52 - Automatic Behaviors for Success 59:45 - Pattern Recognition 1:04:43 - Best Public Company CEOs 1:07:13 - Measuring Progress 1:10:38 - Decision Process for Capital Allocation 1:13:04 - Advantageous Divergence 1:17:30 - Bitcoin 1:18:24 - Government Spending 1:20:14 - Anti-Fragile Countries 1:21:55 - Public Company Bailouts 1:24:08 - Rapid Fire Twitter Questions SOCIAL: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamstreet • Shane Parrish: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarnamStreet • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/ -------- #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #ChamathPalihapitiyawww.youtube.comWhat makes a GREAT INVESTOR? | Episode 111 Joel GreenblattFamed investor Joel Greenblatt is the Managing Principal and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Gotham Asset Management, the successor to Gotham Capital, an investment firm he founded in 1985. He’s also spent more than two decades on the adjunct faculty at Columbia Business School, and he’s the author of five books focused on investment strategy, including You Can Be A Stock Market Genius and The Little Book that Beats the Market. Joel and Shane discuss a wide array of topics, including the differences between luck and skill, stock options, traits of successful management teams, lessons learned from Warren Buffett and what Joel fears most about today’s stock market. Full show notes here: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/joel-greenblatt/ Follow us on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ Subscribe to The Knowledge Project Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2Wjw7iy) -------- #TheKnowledgeProject #ShaneParrish #JoelGreenblatt -------- FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/farnamstreet Shane Parrish: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrishwww.youtube.comSarah Tavel | The Value of Intellectual RigorIf you choose the wrong metric, you end up optimizing for the wrong thing. You end up deciding on different features you’re going to build that optimize for something that’s top of the funnel base as an example here. All startups are incredibly resource-constrained. Even despite that, there is so much capital of chasing startups, at the end of the day, you’re still a capital constraint environment whereas as a founder you have to make sure that you’re allocating your dollars in the way that will generate the most equity value for the company long term, and you just waste a lot of effort. ---- ABOUT SARAH TAVEL Sarah Tavel has spent the past four years as a general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, after previously serving in the same role with Greylock Partners and as the first-ever product manager at Pinterest. In this episode Shane and Sarah how studying philosophy helped in her career as a venture capitalist, the value of intellectual rigor, her concept of the net-present value of pain, why every strength has a corresponding weakness, where executive boards go wrong, assessing the performance of a CEO, lessons of rapidly scaling at Pinterest, and so much more. ---- ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel. SUBSCRIBE for full episodes and clips highlighting actionable lessons and profound wisdom from guests ranging from Nobel Prize winners to CEOs of the largest companies in the world and everything in between. 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He also discusses what he writes and reads, why he journals, and the four virtues of Stoicism. Holiday is a New York Times bestselling author. He has written a combined 10 books, covering both the fundamentals of Stoicism as well as key elements of modern-day marketing and media, and his books have sold more than 2 million copies in 30 languages. His most recent release is entitled Courage is Calling. 00:00 - Ryan shares his writing & reading process 08:03 - The tax of saying, “Yes” 10:58 - The Success Paradox and opportunity cost 14:36 - Comparing your success to others 21:02 - What is stoicism 22:45 - Key teachings of Stoicism 24:29 - People from history who have embodied Stoicism well 26:09 - Cancel culture 29:17 - The steel man argument 30:37 - Being extraordinary and well-balanced 37:21 - The harmony of life and goals 45:30 - Hiring a team 49:18 - LeBron James 52:00 - On decision making 53:23 - Finding momentum while working 55:18 - Accepting the things you can’t control 56:22 - Accepting reality 01:02:08 - How can we learn to manage our anger 01:04:00 - The source of mistakes 01:07:57 - Strategies for saying rational 01:10:56 - How Cicero’s ambition hurt him 01:14:25 - The best way to improve yourself 01:18:09 - Why you need to write decisions down 01:19:03 - Truman’s scandals 01:21:39 - The four Stoic virtues ---- ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. 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