Listen as we decode bestselling books across disciplines with their authors â distilling hours of reading into a short, definitive conversation. We break down the big ideas, how to apply them, and take you behind the scenes into the process of writing the book. Past guests include Yale professor Verlyn Klinkenborg (Several Short Sentences About Writing), polar explorer Erling Kagge (In Praise of Silence and Philosophy for Polar Explorers), survival expert Laurence Gonzales (Deep Survival), geopolitical expert Jacob Halberg (The Wires of Ware), 1-800-GOT-JUNK founder Brian Scudamore (WTF?! - Willing To Fail), and renowned investor Sir Ronald Cohen (IMPACT). For more of Great Books Distilled, head to www.OutlierAcademy.com for show notes, searchable transcripts, and more.
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- The Founders (Book Summary): The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley from Elon Musk to Reid Hoffman to Peter Thiel | Jimmy Soni, Bestselling Author & Former Huffington Post Managing EditorOn the latest episode of Great Books Distilled, we explore Jimmy Soniâs bestselling book, The Founders. The Founders tells the founding story of PayPal and the personalities who shaped it, including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Reid Hoofman. To write the book, Jimmy Soni conducted hundreds of interviews and had unprecedented access to thousands of pages of internal material. In this interview, we explore the most interesting aspects of this incredible story and what we can learn from it, and we go behind the scenes to explore the five-year story of writing the book.0 comments0
- The Laws of Creativity: How to Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius | Joey Cofone, Author & Founder of BaronfigJoey Cofone, Founder & CEO of the much loved âtools for thinkersâ company Baronfig, joins me on Outlier Book Club to decode his new book, The Laws of Creativity. We cover why creativity isnât magic, how creators across history from Albert Einstein to Grace Hopper and Bruce Lee wielded creativity to reach incredible heights, practical ways to hone your creativity, a framework for generating ideas, Joeyâs process for writing the book, and so much more. âAt this point in my career, I have art directed over 100 products from a rough idea into consumerâs hands. Iâve collaborated with incredible creators like James Clear and Roxane Gay. There came a point where it was very obvious how it all worked and fit togetherâbecause I was always interested not just in what I was doing but how I was doing it.â â Joey Cofone EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laws-of-creativity-joey-cofone  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laws-of-creativity-joey-cofone-transcript   CHAPTERS (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:49) - Origin Story of The Laws of Creativity (00:06:39) - Distilling Down the Laws of Creativity (00:08:17) - What Creativity Is and Why It Isnât Magic (00:18:17) - On Zenoâs Paradox and Choosing to Finish (00:22:58) - The Laws of Mindset, Action, and Greatness (00:25:57) - Joeyâs Favorite Law: The Law of Competition (00:29:55) - The Law of Precision (00:33:00) - The Law of The Muse (00:36:06) - On Borrowing vs Stealing Ideas (00:39:42) - The Law of Simplicity (00:42:56) - The Law of Good Enough (00:46:51) - Joeyâs Process for Writing the Book (00:55:54) - Knowing When the Book Was Done (01:02:07) - The Highs and Lows of Creating Baronfig (01:04:54) - Creativity vs Business (01:08:21) - Baronfig: The Idea Company ABOUT THE BOOK In his book The Laws of Creativity, Joey debunks why creativity isnât magic and shares what it is, how it works, and how you can harness it in your everyday life. Learn how to unlock your originality and awaken your creative genius with Joey Cofoneâaward-winning designer and Founder & CEO of the much loved âTools for Thinkers'' brand Baronfig. Each of the 39 Laws of Creativity are illustrated with inspiring, enlightening, and surprising stories of iconic creators across historyâincluding Albert Einstein, Serena Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., Harry Houdini, Grace Hopper, Bruce Lee, and many more. Joey breaks down how these titans of history wielded creativity to reach incredible heights. âDrawing on decades of experience, Joey Cofone has distilled the elements of creativity into an excellent, easy-to-use guide. The Laws of Creativity provides a roadmap for unleashing the creative force inside you.â â James Clear, Author of Atomic Habits đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes15238511820 comments0
- Great Books Distilled đ Bestselling Authors, Award-Winning Books, and Book Summaries Mar 6 ¡ 5m Trailer â The Laws of Creativity: How to Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius | Joey Cofone, Author & Founder of BaronfigListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrowâs episode featuring Joey Cofone, author of The Laws of Creativity.0 comments0
- All-Time Top Guests â Verlyn Klinkenborg (Several Short Sentences About Writing: A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer)We explore becoming a better writer. Weâre joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches. âSo what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.â â Verlyn Klinkenborg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to becoming a better writer. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:01:54) â Rural life and the âhome placeâ (00:04:50) â Raising animals and eating meat (00:11:07) â Learnings from farm life and work (00:15:35) â Verlynâs reading habits (00:28:40) â Verlynâs book Several Short Sentences About Writing (00:34:49) â What is academic prose? (00:40:08) â Why people should use shorter sentences in writing (00:44:43) â Finding rhythm in writing (00:48:49) â Self authorization and noticing the world around you (00:55:26) â Writing cliches that are untrue (01:06:43) â Writing is rooted in experience more than language ABOUT SEVERAL SHORT SENTENCES ABOUT WRITING Verlyn Klinkenborg teaches creative writing at Yale University, and was a member of the editorial board of The New York Times for 16 years. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Harperâs Magazine, Esquire, and National Geographic, and he has authored several books, including Several Short Sentences About Writing. This book aims to debunk general cliches about writing and creativity and remove obstacles keeping us from clear self-expression. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- All-Time Top Guests â Laurence Gonzales (Deep Survival: The Incredible Neuroscience of Survival, Who Lives, and Who Dies)We explore Deep Survival: The Incredible Neuroscience of Survival, Who Lives, and Who Dies. Weâre joined by Laurence Gonzales, best-selling author. We cover habits during emergencies, practicing for disaster, and safety in the airline industry. âAll accidents are the same. You kind of have to put them together from pieces. They donât just happen. You have to assemble them.â â Laurence Gonzales EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laurence-gonzales-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laurence-gonzales-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our guide to Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. In it we cover: 00:00:00 â Introduction 00:01:49 â How Laurenceâs fatherâs survival of a World War II plane crash inspired his interest in survival themes 00:06:18 â How habituation and the brain-body complex work together 00:20:57 â Laurenceâs views on arming police with military gear 00:24:26 â The concept of hot cognition in times of stress 00:31:28 â PTSD minus the D 00:51:35 â Safety in the airline industry 01:01:48 â The human brain on the ânight shiftâ 01:06:07 â The Santa Fe Institute and Laurenceâs work there ABOUT DEEP SURVIVAL AND LAURENCE GONZALES Laurence Gonzales started his career as a journalist and earned a Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. He then went on to become an editor for multiple magazines, including Playboy back in the day. And he won two national awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors for his work on National Geographic's Adventure magazine. He's the bestselling author of multiple award winning books. He was awarded the Montaigne Medal from the Eric Hoffer Society in 2018, and won the prestigious Eric Hoffer Award in both 2018 and 2019. He has also been a Miller scholar at the illustrious Santa Fe Institute. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- All-Time Top Guests â Laurence Gonzales (The Chemistry of Fire: Stories from the Top of Mount Washington to 12,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean to Night Assaults with the 82nd Airborne Division)We explore The Chemistry of Fire: Essays with the author, Laurence Gonzales. We cover an adventure story of ice climbers on Mount Washington, the importance of rules and systems for decision making, and Laurenceâs work with the Santa Fe Institute. âThereâs no way to stop these accidents from happening, but thereâs a way to stop them from happening to you.â â Laurence Gonzales EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laurence-gonzales2-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laurence-gonzales2-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to The Chemistry of Fire. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:01:32) â The concept of the chemistry of fire (00:05:06) â An adventure story of ice climbers on Mount Washington (00:06:57) â Why people keep going when they know they should turn back (00:15:54) â The importance of rules and systems for decision making (00:21:32) â The survival of a cross-country skier after a major mishap (00:27:32) â Laurenceâs work with the Santa Fe Institute (00:34:02) â Words of wisdom for 2021 ABOUT THE CHEMISTRY OF FIRE Laurence Gonzales is the author of The Chemistry of Fire: Essays. In our previous conversation, we discussed Laurence's best selling book, Deep Survival, on who lives, who dies, and why. It's an incredible book, and it's filled with so many parallels to the worlds of business, investing, and peak performance. So when Laurence told me that he had a new book coming, I couldn't resist the urge to pick his brain one more time. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- All-Time Top Guests â Kevin Kelly (On Technology's Origins, What Technology Wants, and Advising Steven Speilberg on Minority Report)We explore technology's origins, what technology wants, and advising Steven Spielberg on Minority Report. Weâre joined by Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of WIRED. We cover what technology wants, Magic Leap and virtual worlds, and Kevinâs work on Minority Report.. âWhat is this thing we call technology? In the cosmological sense, like, where does it fit in? How does it relate to life? And my current summary would be that it is an extension of life and therefore is not contrary to life. It's an extended version of lifeâand that gives me hope, because it means that we can always make a greener version of whatever we make.â â Kevin Kelly EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/kevin-kelly-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/kevin-kelly-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to technology's origins, what technology wants. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:01:38) â The turning point for Kevin's relationship with technology (00:06:32) â What technology wants (00:12:05) â General purpose vs. specialized technology (00:17:49 â Kevin's start with Wired magazine (00:25:59) â Magic Leap and virtual worlds (00:34:19) â Kevin's work on Minority Report (00:39:03) â Kevinâs newsletter, Recomendo ABOUT KEVIN KELLY AND WIRED Kevin Kelly was the Founding Executive Editor at WIRED magazine and is the author of multiple bestselling books, including What Technology Wants and the New York Times bestseller The Inevitable: Understanding The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future. His perspectives of science and technology have been featured in the New York Times, The Economist, and Time Magazine. Kevin helped shape the world of Minority Report as a futurist advisor to Stephen Spielberg, and he helped dream up the gestural interface shown in the film, which is something we talk about a little bit in the interview. Today, Kevin publishes a weekly newsletter called Recomendo as well as the weekly podcast, Cool Tools. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- All-Time Top Guests â #Kevin Kelly (Vanishing Asia: A Masterclass on the Past, Present, and Future of Asia)We explore the past, present, and future of Asia with Kevin Kelly, author of Vanishing Asia: A Masterclass on the Past, Present, and Future of Asia. We cover Kevinâs travel in Asia and how he viewed its changes over time, his thoughts on how to embrace the future while retaining cultural values and beauty, and understanding the nuances of Asia and the power it will hold in the future. âDon't try to be the best; try to be the only. If at all possible, you want to be doing something that you have trouble describing because there's not a name for it. That's a sign that you are working in the territory of the only." â Kevin Kelly EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/kevin-kelly2-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/kevin-kelly2-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our guide to the past, present, and future of Asia. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:01:44) â The full-time job of managing a Kickstarter campaign (00:08:29) â The â1,000 true fansâ concept (00:22:39) â Art by the pound and writing out loud (00:26:14) â The process of creating, compiling and culling photographs for Vanishing Asia (00:38:27) â The photos in Vanishing Asia that resonate the most with Kevin (00:44:45) â Kevinâs travel in Asia, and how he viewed its changes over time (00:51:59) â Kevinâs thoughts on how to embrace the future while retaining cultural values and beauty (00:58:49) â How Kevin's travel in Asia has affected his life (01:06:41) â Understanding the nuances of Asia and the power it will hold in the future ABOUT VANISHING ASIA Kevin Kelly's new book, Vanishing Asia, features over 1,000 pages with 9,000 images from his hundreds of trips to remote places in Asia over the last 49 years. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Great Books Distilled đ Bestselling Authors, Award-Winning Books, and Book Summaries Dec 9 ¡ 1h 15m Best Books & Authors in 2022 â Joey Cofone (The Laws of Creativity: How to Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius)Joey Cofone, Founder & CEO of the much loved âtools for thinkersâ company Baronfig, joins me on Outlier Book Club to decode his new book, The Laws of Creativity. We cover why creativity isnât magic, how creators across history from Albert Einstein to Grace Hopper and Bruce Lee wielded creativity to reach incredible heights, practical ways to hone your creativity, a framework for generating ideas, Joeyâs process for writing the book, and so much more. âAt this point in my career, I have art directed over 100 products from a rough idea into consumerâs hands. Iâve collaborated with incredible creators like James Clear and Roxane Gay. There came a point where it was very obvious how it all worked and fit togetherâbecause I was always interested not just in what I was doing but how I was doing it.â â Joey Cofone EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laws-of-creativity-joey-cofone  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laws-of-creativity-joey-cofone-transcript   CHAPTERS (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:49) - Origin Story of The Laws of Creativity (00:06:39) - Distilling Down the Laws of Creativity (00:08:17) - What Creativity Is and Why It Isnât Magic (00:18:17) - On Zenoâs Paradox and Choosing to Finish (00:22:58) - The Laws of Mindset, Action, and Greatness (00:25:57) - Joeyâs Favorite Law: The Law of Competition (00:29:55) - The Law of Precision (00:33:00) - The Law of The Muse (00:36:06) - On Borrowing vs Stealing Ideas (00:39:42) - The Law of Simplicity (00:42:56) - The Law of Good Enough (00:46:51) - Joeyâs Process for Writing the Book (00:55:54) - Knowing When the Book Was Done (01:02:07) - The Highs and Lows of Creating Baronfig (01:04:54) - Creativity vs Business (01:08:21) - Baronfig: The Idea Company ABOUT THE BOOK In his book The Laws of Creativity, Joey debunks why creativity isnât magic and shares what it is, how it works, and how you can harness it in your everyday life. Learn how to unlock your originality and awaken your creative genius with Joey Cofoneâaward-winning designer and Founder & CEO of the much loved âTools for Thinkers'' brand Baronfig. Each of the 39 Laws of Creativity are illustrated with inspiring, enlightening, and surprising stories of iconic creators across historyâincluding Albert Einstein, Serena Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., Harry Houdini, Grace Hopper, Bruce Lee, and many more. Joey breaks down how these titans of history wielded creativity to reach incredible heights. âDrawing on decades of experience, Joey Cofone has distilled the elements of creativity into an excellent, easy-to-use guide. The Laws of Creativity provides a roadmap for unleashing the creative force inside you.â â James Clear, Author of Atomic Habits đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes15238511820 comments0
- Best Books & Authors in 2022 â Marc Champagne (Personal Socrates: On Self-Reflection, Self Improvement, and the Socratic Method)We explore self-reflection, self improvement, and the Socratic Method. Weâre joined by Marc Champagne, author of Personal Socrates. We cover building a mental fitness practice, simplifying the Socratic method, and the writing process. âYou need to understand if you're climbing the right mountain to begin with and understand who you're optimizing to become.â â Marc Champagne EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/marc-champagne1-outlier-academy-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/marc-champagne-outlier-academy-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to self-reflection, self improvement, and the Socratic Method. In it we cover: 00:00:00 â Introduction 00:01:55 â We are one question away from a different life 00:07:22 â Building a mental fitness practice 00:11:33 â Marc's morning reflection routine 00:16:00 â Behind the Human podcast 00:20:09 â Simplifying the Socratic method 00:28:45 â Profiles and questions in Personal Socrates 00:34:50 â The writing process 00:39:28 â Pausing the autopilot of life and work ABOUT PERSONAL SOCRATES Personal Socrates is filled with profiles of incredible people from Cal Fussman and Robin Williams to Kobe Bryant and Maya Angelou. Each chapter contains a short profile along with a few clarifying questions you can ponder and use as a journaling prompt, questions like how could I be clearer in fewer words or my personal favorite from Cal Fussman, how can I be the most curious person in the room? This is the first book published by Baron Fig. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Best Books & Authors in 2022 â Brian Scudamore (Willing to Fail [WTF]: How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success)We explore how failure can be your key to success. Weâre joined byBrian Scudamore, Author & Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. We cover embracing competition, bouncing back from struggles, and turning down a buyout offer. âA brand is a selection of promises that we make and keep.â â Brian Scudamore EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/800-got-junk-failure-can-be-key-to-success-brian-scudamore-spotlight-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/800-got-junk-failure-can-be-key-to-success-brian-scudamore-spotlight-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to using failure as a key to success. In it we cover: 00:00:00 â Introduction 00:02:22 â How Brianâs grandparents influenced his path to entrepreneurship 00:04:41 â The birth and growth of 1-800-GOT-JUNK 00:09:35 â The power of a brand 00:16:33 â Creating a franchise 00:21:45 â Embracing competition 00:026:00 â Bouncing back from struggles 00:33:55 â Turning down a buyout offer 00:39:24 â Growth over time as an entrepreneur ABOUT WILLING TO FAIL (WTF) Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster of trial and error, laughter and tears, confusion and triumph. In WTF?! (Willing to Fail), serial entrepreneur Brian Scudamore takes you on an adventure that will convince you once and for all that you have exactly what it takes to succeed. With engaging stories from his thirty-plus years of failing upward, his book is full of lessons you can apply to your own endeavorsâdeveloping a clear vision, creating an awesome culture, finding gratitude in challenging times, and using setbacks to change your business for the better. Being an entrepreneur means letting go of fear. WTF?! (Willing to Fail) gives you the encouragement and wisdom you need to begin stumbling toward greatness. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Best Books & Authors in 2022 â Jacob Helberg (The Wires of War: The Fight Between Democracy and Autocracy for the Future of the Internet)We explore the fight between democracy and autocracy for the future of the internet. Weâre joined by Jacob Helberg, author of The Wires of War. We cover the definition of autocracy, watershed moments in geopolitics, and how the physical infrastructure of the internet can be manipulated. âWe have to see the world for what it is, not as we wish it were.â â Jacob Helberg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/jacob-helberg1-outlier-academy-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/jacob-helberg-outlier-academy-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to the fight between democracy and autocracy for the future of the internet. In it we cover: 00:00:00 â Introduction 00:03:13 â Jacob's background and introduction to geopolitics 00:05:45 â Jacob's book, The Wires of War 00:08:16 â Defining autocracy 00:12:02 â Watershed moments in geopolitics 00:15:27 â The physical infrastructure of the internet, and how it can be manipulated 00:18:13 â China is a peer competitor 00:28:20 â The need for US proactivity with autocracies 00:36:52 â Cold war, gray war, and hot peace 00:40:02 â How the US should work to preserve democracy 00:48:12 â Optimism in geopolitics ABOUT THE WIRES OF WAR The Wires of War is all about the battle being waged that will determine the future of the internet, and in many ways, the future of global society. And it's a battle that's being waged both on the front and back end of the internet. On the front end, that's taking place in the apps we use every day, from Google to Facebook, to TikTok, to Twitter. On the back end, in the hardware, routers, protocols and even the undersea cables that travel hundreds of thousands of miles crisscrossing and connecting the entire world. The Wires of War is deeply compelling, expansive, and an incredibly detailed picture woven together of the world that we're in and what we face. The Wires of War is out now and available on amazon.com. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Best Books & Authors in 2022 â Jason Crawford (Roots of Progress: On Technological Progress and How Innovation and Invention Happens)We explore technological progress and how innovation and invention happens. Weâre joined by Jason Crawford, Founder of Roots of Progress. We cover nurturing progress as a moral imperative, the growth of progress studies, and how bureaucracy can slow progress. âWe can pay it forward to future generations by making sure that progress continues and by making sure that future generations are living as well off compared to us today, as we are compared to the past. So let's have that ambition for the future.â â Jason Crawford EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/progress-studies-roots-of-progress-jason-crawford-ig-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/progress-studies-roots-of-progress-jason-crawford-ig-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to technological progress and innovation. In it we cover: 00:00:00 â Introduction 00:02:09 â About Jasonâs work with The Roots of Progress 00:04:30 â Nurturing progress is a moral imperative 00:06:24 â On Louis Pasteur 00:14:20 â What is progress? What is technology? 00:21:06 â On starting The Roots of Progress 00:25:18 â The growth of progress studies 00:30:30 â Is progress really stagnating? 00:37:38 â How bureaucracy can slow progress 00:42:18 â The speed of innovation 00:48:26 â Advancements in biotech, artificial intelligence, energy technologies, and nanotech 00:56:00 â Appreciating the progress we see on a daily basis ABOUT ROOTS OF PROGRESS Jason Crawford is one of the researchers and writers at the forefront of the progress studies movement, which seeks to understand what's driven human progress historically in order to cultivate and accelerate it moving forward. Jason Crawford, through his blog and non-profit Roots of Progress, has studied and written about everything from the invention of the bicycle and why it took so long to be invented, to the smallpox vaccine. He's one of the world's leading thinkers on how progress happens, why it seems to have slowed in recent years, or at the least narrowed, and what we need to do to accelerate human progress in the coming years. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- âThe Warrior Ethosâ by Steven Pressfield: A Deep Historical Examination of the Values and Ethics of Warriors Throughout HistorySteven Pressfieldâs The Warrior Ethos is a deep historical examination of the values and ethics of warriors throughout historyâfrom the ancient Spartans to Japanâs Samurai to Alexander the Greatâand how these values can be applied to the battles we each fight. We all struggle daily to find and defense our sense of purpose, to show up as our best ourselves, and to overcome the obstacles we face in our own pursuits. In that struggle, there's much we can learn and apply from the world's great warriors and warrior cultures. The Book in Three Sentences When we speak of The Warrior Ethos, we really speak of Warrior ethics and values as ethos is latin for ethics. Warriors prize virtues including courage, honor, loyalty, integrity, love, and selflessnessâmany of which evolved as a counterpoise to fear and self-preservation. True warriors lead from the front, they prize valor and honor as highly as victory, they embrace adversity and shared suffering, they laugh in the face of death, and they exemplify selflessness. About The Book The Warrior Ethos is really a mini-book. The bookâs content is drawn almost exclusively from the ancient world, from Herodotus and Arrian, Plutarch, Vegetius, Xenophon, Thucydides, etc. There are anecdotes about the Spartans, the Romans, the Macedonians, with a few thrown in from the modern British and Israelis and even the Afrika Korps under Rommel. Hereâs one story about Alexander the Great, taken from Plutarch, to give you the flavor of the book: Once, Alexander was leading his army through a waterless desert. The column was strung out for miles, with men and horses suffering terribly from thirst. Suddenly, a detachment of scouts came galloping back to the king. They had found a small spring and managed to fill a helmet with water. They rushed to Alexander and presented this to him. The army held in place, watching. Every manâs eye was fixed upon his commander. Alexander thanked the scouts for bringing him this gift, then, without touching a drop, he lifted the helmet and poured the precious liquid into the sand. At once, a great cheer ascended, rolling from one end of the column to the other. A man was heard to say, âWith a king like this to lead us, no force on earth can stand against us.â Thereâs no other better author to write this book than Steven Pressfield. Heâs spent his career writing about warâexternal and internal wars, ancient and modern ones, real wars from history and imagined ones. One of his books, Gates of Fire, which tells the story of the 300 Spartans sent to fight and die against the Persian emperor King Xerxes, is my all-time favorite book. Steven Pressfield has also written A Man at Arms, The Virtues of War, Killing Rommel, The Afghan Campaign, Tides of War, and some incredible nonfiction books including The War of Art.0 comments0
- Great Books Distilled đ Bestselling Authors, Award-Winning Books, and Book Summaries Nov 27 ¡ 3m Trailer â âThe Warrior Ethosâ by Steven Pressfield: A Deep Historical Examination of the Values and Ethics of Warriors Throughout HistorySteven Pressfieldâs The Warrior Ethos is a deep historical examination of the values and ethics of warriors throughout historyâfrom the ancient Spartans to Japanâs Samurai to Alexander the Greatâand how these values can be applied to the battles we each fight. We all struggle daily to find and defense our sense of purpose, to show up as our best ourselves, and to overcome the obstacles we face in our own pursuits. In that struggle, there's much we can learn and apply from the world's great warriors and warrior cultures. The Warrior Ethos is really a mini-book. The bookâs content is drawn almost exclusively from the ancient world, from Herodotus and Arrian, Plutarch, Vegetius, Xenophon, Thucydides, etc. There are anecdotes about the Spartans, the Romans, the Macedonians, with a few thrown in from the modern British and Israelis and even the Afrika Korps under Rommel. Hereâs one story about Alexander the Great, taken from Plutarch, to give you the flavor of the book: Once, Alexander was leading his army through a waterless desert. The column was strung out for miles, with men and horses suffering terribly from thirst. Suddenly, a detachment of scouts came galloping back to the king. They had found a small spring and managed to fill a helmet with water. They rushed to Alexander and presented this to him. The army held in place, watching. Every manâs eye was fixed upon his commander. Alexander thanked the scouts for bringing him this gift, then, without touching a drop, he lifted the helmet and poured the precious liquid into the sand. At once, a great cheer ascended, rolling from one end of the column to the other. A man was heard to say, âWith a king like this to lead us, no force on earth can stand against us.â0 comments0
- Several Short Sentences About Writing: A Masterclass on Becoming a Better Writer | Verlyn Klinkenborg, Author & Yale ProfessorWe explore becoming a better writer. Weâre joined by Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and Yale professor. We cover learning from farm life and work, finding rhythm in writing, and debunking writing cliches. âSo what I do now is essentially help students escape from their education. That's my enterprise every year. And it's always fun, because they escape quite readily. They all know that what they're making in their classes is an artificial product that doesn't actually have any particular interest for anyone except them.â â Verlyn Klinkenborg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/verlyn-klinkenborg-outliers-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to becoming a better writer. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:01:54) â Rural life and the âhome placeâ (00:04:50) â Raising animals and eating meat (00:11:07) â Learnings from farm life and work (00:15:35) â Verlynâs reading habits (00:28:40) â Verlynâs book Several Short Sentences About Writing (00:34:49) â What is academic prose? (00:40:08) â Why people should use shorter sentences in writing (00:44:43) â Finding rhythm in writing (00:48:49) â Self authorization and noticing the world around you (00:55:26) â Writing cliches that are untrue (01:06:43) â Writing is rooted in experience more than language ABOUT SEVERAL SHORT SENTENCES ABOUT WRITING Verlyn Klinkenborg teaches creative writing at Yale University, and was a member of the editorial board of The New York Times for 16 years. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Harperâs Magazine, Esquire, and National Geographic, and he has authored several books, including Several Short Sentences About Writing. This book aims to debunk general cliches about writing and creativity and remove obstacles keeping us from clear self-expression. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter0 comments0
- The Laws of Creativity: How to Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius | Joey Cofone, Author & Founder of BaronfigJoey Cofone, Founder & CEO of the much loved âtools for thinkersâ company Baronfig, joins me on Outlier Book Club to decode his new book, The Laws of Creativity. We cover why creativity isnât magic, how creators across history from Albert Einstein to Grace Hopper and Bruce Lee wielded creativity to reach incredible heights, practical ways to hone your creativity, a framework for generating ideas, Joeyâs process for writing the book, and so much more. âAt this point in my career, I have art directed over 100 products from a rough idea into consumerâs hands. Iâve collaborated with incredible creators like James Clear and Roxane Gay. There came a point where it was very obvious how it all worked and fit togetherâbecause I was always interested not just in what I was doing but how I was doing it.â â Joey Cofone EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laws-of-creativity-joey-cofone  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/laws-of-creativity-joey-cofone-transcript   CHAPTERS (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:49) - Origin Story of The Laws of Creativity (00:06:39) - Distilling Down the Laws of Creativity (00:08:17) - What Creativity Is and Why It Isnât Magic (00:18:17) - On Zenoâs Paradox and Choosing to Finish (00:22:58) - The Laws of Mindset, Action, and Greatness (00:25:57) - Joeyâs Favorite Law: The Law of Competition (00:29:55) - The Law of Precision (00:33:00) - The Law of The Muse (00:36:06) - On Borrowing vs Stealing Ideas (00:39:42) - The Law of Simplicity (00:42:56) - The Law of Good Enough (00:46:51) - Joeyâs Process for Writing the Book (00:55:54) - Knowing When the Book Was Done (01:02:07) - The Highs and Lows of Creating Baronfig (01:04:54) - Creativity vs Business (01:08:21) - Baronfig: The Idea Company ABOUT THE BOOK In his book The Laws of Creativity, Joey debunks why creativity isnât magic and shares what it is, how it works, and how you can harness it in your everyday life. Learn how to unlock your originality and awaken your creative genius with Joey Cofoneâaward-winning designer and Founder & CEO of the much loved âTools for Thinkers'' brand Baronfig. Each of the 39 Laws of Creativity are illustrated with inspiring, enlightening, and surprising stories of iconic creators across historyâincluding Albert Einstein, Serena Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., Harry Houdini, Grace Hopper, Bruce Lee, and many more. Joey breaks down how these titans of history wielded creativity to reach incredible heights. âDrawing on decades of experience, Joey Cofone has distilled the elements of creativity into an excellent, easy-to-use guide. The Laws of Creativity provides a roadmap for unleashing the creative force inside you.â â James Clear, Author of Atomic Habits đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes15238511820 comments0
- Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create a Category Of One | Nicolas Cole, Author and Co-Founder of Category PiratesNicolas Cole shares the lessons heâs learned as one of the internetâs most-read writers, including why heâs fascinated with reverse engineering written workâfrom James Patterson novels to Twitter threadsâinto templates writers can use, why all great writing changes the reader, why his superpower is his ability to endure boring things for longer than others, and so much more. âWriters without niches are starving artists. Because again, theyâre just competing in these massive competitions. Writers with niches are category kings.â â Nicolas Cole EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/snow-leopard-nicolas-cole FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/snow-leopard-nicolas-cole-transcript  CHAPTERS (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:07:37) - Service Businesses, Linear vs Infinite Scaling, and Picking a Bag of Problems (00:10:02) - Ship 30 for 30 and Finding Your Niche (00:17:01) - The Origin Story of Category Pirates and Snow Leopard (00:20:13) - Category Creation, Competition, and Being Different vs Better (00:28:48) - Content-Free Content and Blinding Glimpses of the Obvious (00:35:34) - The Content Pyramid: Levels One, Two, and Three (00:49:44) - The Content Pyramid: Level Four (Making Non-Obvious Connections) (00:55:32) - Debunking Common Myths About Writing and Category Creation (01:04:10) - The Difference Between More Views and More Dollars (01:11:37) - What is Category Creation? (01:14:27) - How to Create a Category: Weird Problem + Weird Solution ABOUT THE BOOK Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One by Category Pirates (Nicolas Cole, Christopher Lochhead, and Eddie Yoon) shares why all legendary writers who stand the test of time create a category of one. In decades past, David Ogilvy, Gary Halbert, Leo Burnett, Gary Bencivenga, Al Ries & Jack Trout, and many more master communicators have all written about the psychology behind how messages spread. Snow Leopard builds on their work with dozens of new insights and frameworks, and brings category creation and design into the digital age. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past Nicolas Coles include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Trailer â Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One | Nicolas Cole, Author and Co-Founder of Category PiratesListen to one of our favorite moments from tomorrowâs Book Club episode featuring Nicolas Coleâs book, Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One.0 comments0
- Great Books Distilled đ Bestselling Authors, Award-Winning Books, and Book Summaries Sep 14 ¡ 1h 33m Experiment Without Limits: Achieving Peak Performance Through Experimentation | Chris Sparks, Author & Founder of Forcing FunctionWe explore achieving peak performance through experimentation. Weâre joined by Chris Sparks, author of Experiment Without Limits and Founder of Forcing Function. We cover productivity vs. peak performance, eliminating dissonance between goals and reality, and writing your personal vision statement. âRather than thinking about these tactics and how they can work harder, are you working on the right things? This comes back to some of the questions we've been asking today, what do you value? What are you optimizing for in your life? What is your vision? What are you trying to create?â â Chris Sparks EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/experiment-without-limits-chris-sparks FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/experiment-without-limits-chris-sparks-transcript/ CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to achieving peak performance through experimentation. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:02:36) â From poker pro to peak performance (00:06:25) â Productivity vs. peak performance (00:09:51) â Team Performance Training (00:19:33) â Understanding your own values (00:25:16) â Dissonance between goals and reality (00:37:51) â Writing your personal vision statement (00:51:31) â The plan, experiment, reflect flywheel (01:07:08) â Systems minimize downtime (01:21:25) â Maximizing attention and energy ABOUT EXPERIMENT WITHOUT LIMITS Almost exactly two years ago Chris Sparks joined me as our very first guest on Outlier Academy. In this episode heâs back to explore his peak performance and productivity coaching work at Forcing Function. This time, to decode how he works with elite founders, investors, and even artists, to optimize their performance, clarify their goals, and make more progress each day. Chris works with elite founders, investors, and operators in his twice-yearly program, Team Performance Training, which accepts fifteen students at a time and takes them through his ten-week program. If you're ready to become an elite performer, consider applying for Chris Sparks's group coaching program, Team Performance Training. In Team Performance Training, Chris will teach you how to optimize your productivity, increase your personal leverage, and show up as your best self every day. There are fifteen spots available in Cohort 4 with applications open until the 27th of September. Learn more at teamperformancetraining.com. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Willing to Fail (WTF): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success | Brian Scudamore, Author & Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNKIn this episode, we explore how failure can be your key to success. Weâre joined byBrian Scudamore, Author & Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. We cover embracing competition, bouncing back from struggles, and turning down a buyout offer. âA brand is a selection of promises that we make and keep.â â Brian Scudamore EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/800-got-junk-failure-can-be-key-to-success-brian-scudamore-spotlight-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/800-got-junk-failure-can-be-key-to-success-brian-scudamore-spotlight-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to using failure as a key to success. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:02:22) â How Brianâs grandparents influenced his path to entrepreneurship (00:04:41) â The birth and growth of 1-800-GOT-JUNK (00:09:35) â The power of a brand (00:16:33) â Creating a franchise (00:21:45) â Embracing competition (00:26:00) â Bouncing back from struggles (00:33:55) â Turning down a buyout offer (00:39:24) â Growth over time as an entrepreneur ABOUT WILLING TO FAIL (WTF) Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster of trial and error, laughter and tears, confusion and triumph. In WTF?! (Willing to Fail), serial entrepreneur Brian Scudamore takes you on an adventure that will convince you once and for all that you have exactly what it takes to succeed. With engaging stories from his thirty-plus years of failing upward, his book is full of lessons you can apply to your own endeavorsâdeveloping a clear vision, creating an awesome culture, finding gratitude in challenging times, and using setbacks to change your business for the better. Being an entrepreneur means letting go of fear. WTF?! (Willing to Fail) gives you the encouragement and wisdom you need to begin stumbling toward greatness. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Roots of Progress: On Technological Progress and How Innovation and Invention Happens | Jason Crawford, FounderIn this episode, we explore technological progress and how innovation and invention happens. Weâre joined by Jason Crawford, Founder of Roots of Progress. We cover nurturing progress as a moral imperative, the growth of progress studies, and how bureaucracy can slow progress. âWe can pay it forward to future generations by making sure that progress continues and by making sure that future generations are living as well off compared to us today, as we are compared to the past. So let's have that ambition for the future.â â Jason Crawford EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/progress-studies-roots-of-progress-jason-crawford-ig-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/progress-studies-roots-of-progress-jason-crawford-ig-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to technological progress and innovation. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:02:09) â About Jasonâs work with The Roots of Progress (00:04:30) â Nurturing progress is a moral imperative (00:06:24) â On Louis Pasteur (00:14:20) â What is progress? What is technology? (00:21:06) â On starting The Roots of Progress (00:25:18) â The growth of progress studies (00:30:30) â Is progress really stagnating? (00:37:38) â How bureaucracy can slow progress (00:42:18) â The speed of innovation (00:48:26) â Advancements in biotech, artificial intelligence, energy technologies, and nanotech (00:56:00) â Appreciating the progress we see on a daily basis ABOUT ROOTS OF PROGRESS Jason Crawford is one of the researchers and writers at the forefront of the progress studies movement, which seeks to understand what's driven human progress historically in order to cultivate and accelerate it moving forward. Jason Crawford, through his blog and non-profit Roots of Progress, has studied and written about everything from the invention of the bicycle and why it took so long to be invented, to the smallpox vaccine. He's one of the world's leading thinkers on how progress happens, why it seems to have slowed in recent years, or at the least narrowed, and what we need to do to accelerate human progress in the coming years. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- The Wires of War: The Fight Between Democracy and Autocracy for the Future of the Internet | Jacob Helberg, AuthorIn this episode, we explore the fight between democracy and autocracy for the future of the internet. Weâre joined by Jacob Helberg, author of The Wires of War. We cover the definition of autocracy, watershed moments in geopolitics, and how the physical infrastructure of the internet can be manipulated. âWe have to see the world for what it is, not as we wish it were.â â Jacob Helberg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/jacob-helberg1-outlier-academy-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/jacob-helberg-outlier-academy-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to the fight between democracy and autocracy for the future of the internet. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:03:13) â Jacob's background and introduction to geopolitics (00:05:45) â Jacob's book, The Wires of War (00:08:16) â Defining autocracy (00:12:02) â Watershed moments in geopolitics (00:15:27) â The physical infrastructure of the internet, and how it can be manipulated (00:18:13) â China is a peer competitor (00:28:20) â The need for US proactivity with autocracies (00:36:52) â Cold war, gray war, and hot peace (00:40:02) â How the US should work to preserve democracy (00:48:12) â Optimism in geopolitics ABOUT THE WIRES OF WAR The Wires of War is all about the battle being waged that will determine the future of the internet, and in many ways, the future of global society. And it's a battle that's being waged both on the front and back end of the internet. On the front end, that's taking place in the apps we use every day, from Google to Facebook, to TikTok, to Twitter. On the back end, in the hardware, routers, protocols and even the undersea cables that travel hundreds of thousands of miles crisscrossing and connecting the entire world. The Wires of War is deeply compelling, expansive, and an incredibly detailed picture woven together of the world that we're in and what we face. The Wires of War is out now and available on amazon.com. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
- Personal Socrates: On Self-Reflection, Self Improvement, and the Socratic Method | Marc Champagne, AuthorWe explore self-reflection, self improvement, and the Socratic Method. Weâre joined by Marc Champagne, author of Personal Socrates. We cover building a mental fitness practice, simplifying the Socratic method, and the writing process. âYou need to understand if you're climbing the right mountain to begin with and understand who you're optimizing to become.â â Marc Champagne EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/marc-champagne1-outlier-academy-show-notes FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/marc-champagne-outlier-academy-transcript CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to self-reflection, self improvement, and the Socratic Method. In it we cover: (00:00:00) â Introduction (00:01:55) â We are one question away from a different life (00:07:22) â Building a mental fitness practice (00:11:33) â Marc's morning reflection routine (00:16:00) â Behind the Human podcast (00:20:09) â Simplifying the Socratic method (00:28:45) â Profiles and questions in Personal Socrates (00:34:50) â The writing process (00:39:28) â Pausing the autopilot of life and work ABOUT PERSONAL SOCRATES Personal Socrates is filled with profiles of incredible people from Cal Fussman and Robin Williams to Kobe Bryant and Maya Angelou. Each chapter contains a short profile along with a few clarifying questions you can ponder and use as a journaling prompt, questions like how could I be clearer in fewer words or my personal favorite from Cal Fussman, how can I be the most curious person in the room? This is the first book published by Baron Fig. đ FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter đ LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the worldâs best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner0 comments0
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