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The World’s Largest Psychedelic Research Center (#385)

This is something I’ve been working on for ~1.5 years and something diligent scientists have been working toward for 20+ years.



This episode features a recording of the press conference announcing the launch of the world’s largest psychedelic research center and the U.S.’s first psychedelic research center, The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Among other things, researchers there will be investigating the effectiveness of psychedelics as a new therapy for opioid addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (formerly known as chronic Lyme disease), anorexia nervosa, and alcohol use in people with major depression. The researchers hope to create precision medicine treatments tailored to individual patient needs.

I couldn’t be happier, and it wouldn’t have happened without generous support from Steven and Alexandra Cohen (@cohengive), Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt), Blake Mycoskie (@blakemycoskie), and Craig Nerenberg. Many thanks also to Benedict Carey of the New York Times (@bencareynyt) for investigating and reporting on this from multiple perspectives, as he’s done for many years.

As some of you know, I shifted most of my focus from startup investing to this field in 2015, and it’s incredibly important to me that this watershed announcement help to catalyze more studies, more ambitious centers, more scientists entering the field, and more philanthropists and sources of funding taking a close look at psychedelic science. To that end, it’s critical that more people realize there is much more reputational upside than reputational risk in supporting this work in 2019 and beyond. To broadcast this as widely as possible, I have one offer and one sincere ask:

THE OFFER — If you’re involved with media and would like to learn more about the center or speak with the key scientists involved, please visit this contact page.
THE ASK — Please share the the New York Times articles ( here is one tweet ) or the announcement. Whatever you can do to spread the word is most appreciated! The short link tim.blog/nyt will also forward to one of the NYT articles.

For this press conference, I am joined by Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., who initiated the psilocybin research program at Johns Hopkins almost 20 years ago, leading the first studies investigating the effects of its use by healthy volunteers. His pioneering work led to the consideration of psilocybin as a therapy for serious health conditions. Griffiths recruited and trained the center faculty in psychedelic research as well.

Also participating is Matthew Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, who has expertise in drug addictions and behavioral economic decision-making and has conducted psychedelic research at Johns Hopkins since 2004 (with well over 100 publications). He has led studies that show psilocybin can treat nicotine addiction. Johnson will lead two new clinical trials and will be associate director of the new center. 

The conference was moderated by Audrey Huang, Ph.D., a media relations director at Johns Hopkins.

Additional resources: 

Johns Hopkins Opens New Center for Psychedelic Research (New York Times) 

Tim Ferriss, the Man Who Put His Money Behind Psychedelic Medicine (New York Times) 

Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (Official website) 

Johns Hopkins Launches Center For Psychedelic Research (Johns Hopkins Newsroom) 

Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Contact Form

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11 Questions with the Most Curious Man in Hollywood

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The following is a guest post from Brian Grazer (@briangrazer), an Oscar-winning movie and television producer and New York Times bestselling author. His work has been nominated for 43 Academy Awards and 195 Emmys, including A Beautiful Mind, 24, Apollo 13, Splash, Arrested Development, Empire, 8 Mile, Friday Night Lights, American Gangster, Frost/Nixon, Genius, and many others.

He is the author of Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection (coming out September 17th) and the New York Times bestseller A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life. Grazer was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and is the co-founder of Imagine Entertainment, along with his partner, Ron Howard. They are known as having one of the longest-running partnerships ever in Hollywood. According to the New York Times, “…one thing becomes clear when you speak to Mr. Grazer: His desire to win — to remain Hollywood royalty — is undiminished.”

In his guest post, Brian answers many of the questions I asked 130+ of the world’s top performers for my most recent book, Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World. And to get the full Brain Grazer experience, which I highly recommend, click here to listen to our first conversation.

Please enjoy!

Enter Brian…

What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life?

The book that I gift most to people, because it has had a lasting impact on my psyche, is The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee. I admire Bruce Lee for his physicality, of course, but more so for his deep philosophy, known as “Jeet Kune Do” or “the way of the intercepting fist.”  The key element of Jeet Kune Do is its “formless form.” Bruce Lee rejected the rigid rules and structures of Kung Fu and other traditional fighting styles. Instead, he borrowed from several styles to create his own fluid, rapidly efficient technique that was all his. In The Warrior Within, John Little explains how Bruce Lee’s philosophy helped him overcome tremendous challenges and pain to become a man whose originality, intense belief, and commitment I’ve long admired. One of his principles that has become infinitely useful to me is: no action is action. When I’m in disagreement with someone or deciding what action to take during a dilemma, sometimes I will consciously use Bruce’s technique of letting energy go through you, versus refuting a point or getting mad or trying to make my case. Sometimes by not making your case, that’s the strongest case. And sometimes no action is action. Here’s one story that comes to mind.

Many years ago, Seagram’s, led by CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr., bought Universal Studios. Edgar reached out to a few very big producers who had deals with Universal, like Steven Spielberg and Ivan Reitman. I had a deal with Universal as well, but he didn’t reach out to me. In one minute, I impulsively thought of at least 10 actions I could take. I was about to call his office to try to arrange a meeting. But then I paused for a second and thought, “I’m going to do absolutely nothing and let the gravitational forces of the cosmos take over.” Guess what? Just two months later, I was invited to the White House to screen the movie I had just produced, Apollo 13, for President Clinton, the First Lady, and esteemed cabinet members. I arrived at the White House with Tom Hanks and my partner Ron Howard, who was the director. We greeted everyone, and I saw that Edgar Bronfman was there as well. When the movie ended, I was flooded with compliments. Edgar witnessed it all. That became our meeting and birthed one of my strongest relationships ever with a studio. No action became the best action I could’ve taken.

I love this quote from Bruce Lee:

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months (or in recent memory)? My readers love specifics like brand and model, where you found it, etc.



One of my favorite tools that I use daily and that has been life changing for me is the Pocket app. It costs five bucks per month, but I’d easily pay 100x that given how valuable it is to me. Throughout my day, when I come across articles or videos, I store them in Pocket so I’m not distracted by feeling I have to read something that moment or I’ll lose it or forget about it. It takes a millisecond to store in the app, and there’s also an extension for the browser on your computer. When I’m ready to digest them, Pocket converts the articles to audio. It’s incredibly easy to use, and the audio quality is excellent. You don’t even need an internet connection, so it’s awesome for flights.



For me, the value of Pocket goes way beyond the benefit of convenience or organization. Ever since I could pick up a book as a young kid, I’ve had a very hard time with reading. I now realize I had acute dyslexia, before it was even labeled as such, so teachers assumed I was just dumb. I would get Ds and Fs because I couldn’t keep up with the other kids. It was pretty debilitating, and I carried a lot of shame because of it. But what I was proud of was my curiosity. I asked tons of questions. And my grandma Sonia told me to never stop asking questions, saying, “You’re going all the way, Brian!” — despite not having any empirical evidence. She inspired me to work harder to learn. Instead of goofing around in class, I started to pay close attention to my teachers as they lectured. I would also go see them before and after class to talk about the lesson and ask about anything I didn’t understand. My grades went up, and I ended up getting a scholarship to USC. More and more in my life, I would look to people in order to learn.

What started as a survival mechanism in grade school became a habit that would help me thrive. In fact, talking to people is essentially what led me to finding a career that I love and a life that I never thought would be possible for a kid who could barely read. Here’s how it happened…

After college, I created a discipline of meeting people who were experts in, or passionate about, anything. First, I focused on meeting people in Hollywood and then once I learned the industry, I only wanted to meet people who were experts in anything other than what I do (Hollywood). For the past 35 years, I’ve met with people across all disciplines including Jonas Salk, Margaret Thatcher, Andy Warhol, Eminem, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Princess Di, Bill Gates, many Nobel laureates, scientists, spies, neighborhood skateboarders, assistant DAs, Uber drivers, and more coffee baristas than I can count.

How does this come back to the Pocket app? It helps me discover people I would love to meet! When I read about, or listen to, someone interesting, I immediately reach out to them to see if they’d like to have a curiosity conversation with me.

It also helps me prepare. In order to have conversations with people outside my field, I need to do my homework. Being prepared helps me better connect with whomever I’m with. I ask better questions and listen with more understanding. Pocket can’t create the empathy or that trust that only happens when we’re face-to-face with someone, but it does help with the preparation and information-seeking side of that equation. It allows me to digest any topic, including long-form pieces that I would have glossed over in the past because of my difficulty with reading.

Just recently I listened to an article in the New Yorker about a hip-hop manager in Atlanta named Kevin “Coach K” Lee. Coach K has mentored some of today’s most influential rappers, such as Gucci Mane and Migos. I met with Coach K, which led me to meet with Cardi B at my house a few weeks ago. She’s the biggest female rapper in the world and the first ever female to win a Grammy for best rap album. I didn’t go into it cold; I was ready after learning more about her music and her story.

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?  Do you have a “favorite failure” of yours?

At the start of my career, in my early twenties, I had early success as a television producer — two shows in particular: a miniseries based on the Ten Commandments and a made-for-TV movie called Zuma Beach, both of which were very successful — but I wanted to be a movie producer.  I wrote a script called Splash, which was based on my own personal, fruitless search for true love in LA. I realized all of my romantic relationships had been superficial — I was a young producer and could go out with beautiful girls, but there was never any truth or substance to it. I just couldn’t find true love! Meanwhile, I was just starting to write up stories, though I had no formal training. I decided to write a movie called Splash, which is the story of a young man who was on the path to succeeding at many things, except for love. He falls in love with a woman named Madison, who is everything he ever wished for; however, we the audience learn she’s a mermaid, which he later learns as well. As I developed the characters, I kept defining and redefining what would be the perfect girl for me. I decided to make the story even more romantic and mythical by making her a mermaid, which naturally made her more unattainable.

I started to pitch the movie, studio by studio. And everyone, and I mean everyone, said no. Not only did they reject my script, but they felt they had to further humiliate me, saying things like, “This is the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard.” I must have been rejected hundreds of times on Splash. I felt ashamed, yet something in me wouldn’t give up.

Seven years into it, I realized I needed to shift gears on my approach. When I was first pitching Splash, I was painting it as a “mermaid movie.” Well, of course, the studios — all of which are risk-averse in nature — were going to say no to that. It’s a pretty crazy idea. But one day a friend asked me what the story was really about. I said I wrote Splash because I was looking for true love. That was really the theme of the movie. So then it hit me — this isn’t a movie about a mermaid; this is a story about the value and meaning of true love! So I went back to the studios and started pitching it as a love story. The executives started to listen. Because who doesn’t root for love? When I finally sold Splash to Disney in 1983, I realized the importance of universal, human themes in connecting with any person or audience. Whether you’re in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, on Wall Street — it is crucial to find the heartbeat of why what you’re selling matters and why it should exist. To this day, I still start every pitch by first describing the underlying, universal theme. Friday Night Lights, 8 Mile, and American Gangster are all about self-actualization. At first glance, you might think American Gangster is a “gangster movie,” but it’s not. It’s about talent, resourcefulness, and gaining respect — that’s why we root for Frank Lucas even though he’s a cut-throat killer.

If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it — metaphorically speaking, getting a message out to millions or billions — what would it say and why? It could be a few words or a paragraph. (If helpful, it can be someone else’s quote: Are there any quotes you think of often or live your life by?)

This is what my billboard would say:

COULD CURIOSITY + HUMAN CONNECTION BE THE ANTIDOTE TO OUR TIMES?

OPEN THE CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE TODAY, FACE-TO-FACE!

People are more connected digitally yet feel more alone than ever before. We are living in a more polarized world. We are getting further and further away from understanding a fundamental human thing: feelings. We can’t get empathy from our screens. This would be my message because when we are face-to-face with someone, able to look each other in the eye, we are relating to them, we are understanding them, creating a pathway to empathy — to peace, not war.

What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you’ve ever made? (Could be an investment of money, time, energy, etc.)

The tent in the backyard I built to marry my wife Veronica in, in front of my family and closest friends. At the end of the day, the investments that matter the most to me always come back to the most important people in my life.

What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love?

I love food. I post food videos on Instagram because it allows me to be self-effacing, fun, and free. And it makes my kids laugh! 

One day, I was walking down Abbot Kinney in Venice and stumbled upon this matcha shop called Shuhari Matcha Café. I was so curious about it and asked a bunch questions when I walked inside: “What exactly is matcha?” “Why do you choose to work at a matcha shop?” “Why is it so good for me?” “What’s the proper ritual?” I talked to the girl behind the counter and then took a video of myself trying matcha for the first time in their backyard Zen Garden. I posted it and saw that people really like to learn. Food is universal; it’s a unifier.

My latest obsession to capture on IG is a sandwich inspired by David Chang’s BLT. But I add one hormone-free fried egg and my favorite condiment of all time, Chile Crunch — a crunchy, smoky, crazy-delicious blend of garlic, onion, chiles, and spices, made in Denver, Colorado (you can order it on Amazon or at Williams-Sonoma). I put it on everything!

In the last five years, what new belief, behavior, or habit has most improved your life?

Over the last few years, I’ve turned my curiosity onto my spirituality. I grew up with a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, so I have been straddling two faiths since childhood. I’ve always believed in God but never felt at home within a specific place of worship. A few years ago, I met a local pastor named Monsignor Torgerson, who presides over St. Monica Catholic Church, a few minutes from where we live. When I met him, he looked at me without judgment, which I had never felt from a religious figure before. This started a friendship that has led to a very personal spiritual journey that continues in my life today.

What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore?

When I was 23 years old, I worked as a summer law clerk at Warner Bros. that I turned into something that would change the whole course of my life. My job was to deliver legal documents to celebrities and executives around town. I was on the path to becoming a lawyer, and I knew I didn’t want to do it. I quickly became more curious to learn about this industry I knew nothing about. So I spontaneously stretched the truth a little on the job. When I would deliver documents, I would tell the front office or assistants that the papers were “absolutely invalid” unless I personally handed them to the signers themselves. My system worked, and I was able to meet with the biggest stars at the time, like Warren Beatty, as well as the biggest directors and agents. This was long before the internet, when it wasn’t unusual that they would invite me in and have a conversation. One day, I got the opportunity to meet Lew Wasserman, the most powerful person in Hollywood at the time. But as soon as I got off the elevator, before I could even say a word, he picked up a yellow legal pad and a #2 pencil and said, “Put the pen to the pad — they have greater value together than as separate parts. Now get out of here, kid!”

What Lew was saying to me was that I had to create my own IP (intellectual property) and that the next time I walked in the door, I’d better have something to offer. I had no money — I couldn’t buy a script — so what he was saying was that I had to create something of my own. His advice is what inspired me to write Splash, and then after that, I wrote Night Shift, which starred Michael Keaton.

So my advice is, no matter who you are meeting with or what job you are in or interviewing for, always bring something of value. Research the person or the industry you’re in or the product you’re working on, and develop an original point of view and/or a fresh idea. No matter how afraid you might be, you will stand out if you have something to say. Whether they like your idea or comment or not, you’ll stand out. The bigger risk is to not make any impression at all. Preparing ideas will give you something to say, which also will help you feel more confident in whatever environment you’re in. Start there and you will be way ahead of most of your peers. People will remember you for it.

The advice I would ignore is when people try to talk you out of an idea you believe in. After being repeatedly rejected on Splash, I learned that no one really knows what will work and what won’t. The fact of the matter is, Splash was a huge success, and everyone said no to it for seven years. That taught me that “no” is really only a temporary point of view. You should never compromise or give up on the things you believe in most.

In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to (distractions, invitations, etc.)? What new realizations and/or approaches helped? Any other tips?

I’ve been in Hollywood for 40 years, which means a lot of parties, events and award ceremonies. I’m not jaded, but I am now much more thoughtful about where I want to spend my energy. Just this past year, where I would have attended eight or nine functions over Oscars weekend, I went to one lunch and then got dressed for the Oscars. At the last minute, we decided to order takeout and watch it from home. Other than the year I won an Oscar, it was my best Oscars yet.

Here’s a very simple thing I do before committing to an event or responding to an invite:  I ask myself, does it fill me up or does it drain me? The answer leads me to the right decision every time.

I also ask myself: Why am I doing this? What’s my intention? Am I going because I think it will be fun? Am I just curious what it will be like? Is it because showing up for this person is really important? (If I won’t like the event but it’s important to someone I care about, then it makes the cut.) If my intention for going stems from love (love of the event or the person), then I say yes. If it’s an intention based on fear (of missing out or of not being part of the group or of not seeing someone for business), then I say no. That’s not the right intention for me. And I get so filled up by simply staying with my family that there has to be a compelling reason for me to give that up.

I’ll tell you how I transformed something that I felt was a distraction into something I look forward to. For over a year, I dreaded using a sleep apnea machine and would only last a few days at a time before calling it quits. I felt like it was a burden. My doctor kept telling me I needed to use it, but nothing worked until two things happened. First, my wife Veronica started calling it the “tube of life” instead of a sleep machine, which reminded me of the bigger picture. If I use this thing, I may live longer and not have a stroke. OK, pretty important. Second, I discovered an app that connects to the machine and scores my sleep every night. Now I can’t wait to check it first thing in the morning to see how I’ve done. Sometimes reframing or gamifying something mundane can make all the difference.

Lastly, starting my day early and alone helps me say no to distractions later because I am able to ground myself in what I want to achieve for the day. I wake up at 5 a.m. and create an environment which includes a dozen or so small candles, bottles of still and sparkling water, sliced apples, and Four Sigmatic mushroom coffee (thank you, Tim, for the recommendation). I listen to articles and videos and write a lot of notes and ideas — I’m old school, I like to write them out on several note cards, or “buck slips,” as they’re called in Hollywood. Then, throughout the day, I convert them into a more systemized form in Notes on my iPhone so I can follow up on each and every one.

When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do? (If helpful: What questions do you ask yourself?)

When that happens, I immediately have to do something to change up my energy and my environment. A quick bike ride to the rim overlooking the ocean always clears my head. Or sometimes I’ll go in my studio and start painting. I’m not particularly good at painting, but it doesn’t matter. Just the act of getting out of my own head ends up clearing my head. When the tide is right, one of my favorite ways to get clarity is to surf. I’m so focused on every facet of my body and technique that I’m actually not even thinking. I’m in another dimension.

If I’m overwhelmed and facing a decision, I ask, “Am I at my very best to make this decision? Do I need to do a palate-cleansing exercise like meditation, a bike ride, or listening to music outside? I ask myself: does this really need to be decided now? Otherwise, I do the Taoist approach: do nothing until it feels right. Which is also Bruce Lee.

What are you most excited about these days?

My new book! Face To Face: The Art of Human Connection comes out September 17th. I wrote this book because I realized that everything I’ve succeeded at in life and that has mattered to me happened because of two things: curiosity and human connection.

In the book, I share personal stories and take you “behind the scenes” on some of my movies and television shows, like A Beautiful Mind, Empire, Arrested Development, American Gangster and 8 Mile, to show just how much in-person encounters have revolutionized my life and how they have the power to change yours too.

I talk about what I’ve learned through interactions with people like Bill Gates, Taraji P. Henson, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Eminem, Prince, Spike Lee, and the Afghani rapper-activist Sonita — namely, the secret to a bigger life lies in personal connection. I’ve found that only when we are face-to-face, able to look each other in the eye, can we form the kinds of connections that expand our worldviews, deepen our self-awareness, and ultimately lead to our greatest achievements and most meaningful moments.

David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) (#384)

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“Your head’s for having ideas, not for holding them.”

— David Allen



David Allen (@gtdguy) is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on productivity, and his 35 years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach have earned him the titles of “personal productivity guru” by Fast Company, one of America’s top five executive coaches by Forbes, and among The American Management Association’s top 10 business leaders.

David’s bestselling book, the groundbreaking Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, has been published in thirty languages, and the “GTD” methodology it describes has become a global phenomenon, being taught by training companies in 60 countries. David, his company, and his partners are dedicated to teaching people how to stay relaxed and productive in our fast-paced world.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with David Allen:

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen and Brandon Hall
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
43 Folders
Lifehacker
South by Southwest
Simple Advice from David Allen: Get Rid of Brain Clutter, CreativeLive Blog
Mind’s Limit Found: Four Things at Once, LiveScience
Getting Things Done Guru David Allen and His Cult of Hyperefficiency, Wired
Quicken
Braintoss
Dropbox
Evernote
Outlook
WhatsApp
Five Mistakes People Make When Using Productivity Technology, Inc.
Apple’s Thunderbolt Display, 9to5 Mac
Shreveport, Louisiana
American Field Service (AFS)
Where Were You When JFK Was Shot? Only 28.9% of Americans Can Answer That, Pew Research Center
Realgymnasium Z¸richberg
Kunsthaus Z¸rich
Cafe Odeon
Dadaism
Beat Generation
New College of Florida
The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler
Berkeley, California
Palestine, Texas
David (and His Long List of Professions), Wikipedia
Lockheed Martin
GTD Global Summit
Insight Seminars
Lifespring
Getting Things Done: The Power of the Next-Action Decision, The Simple Dollar
David Allen Guides You through a Mind Sweep, GTD Podcast Episode 3
The Six Horizons of Focus, GTD
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Santa Barbara, California
Ojai, California
Shambhala Booksellers Closes After 35 Years, The Berkeley Daily Planet
At the Gates of Spiritual Science by Rudolf Steiner
Great White Brotherhood of Ascended Masters, Ascension Research Center
Theosophical Society in America
Tara Brach on Meditation and Overcoming FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), The Tim Ferriss Show #94
What You Can Expect From a Shiatsu Massage, Verywell Health
Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic
The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman
Stoicism Resources and Recommendations, Tim.blog
The New York Times
Words with Friends
The Power of the GTD Weekly Review, GTD Podcast Episode 43
Never Met a Man I Didn’t Like: The Life and Writings of Will Rogers by Will Rogers and Joseph H. Carter
The Father Of “Getting Things Done”: You’re Getting Me All Wrong, Fast Company
Correspondance by Gustave Flaubert
“Inspiration Is for Amateurs — The Rest of Us Just Show Up and Get to Work.” Lifehacker
EY World Entrepreneur of the Year
Groupon
Uptake Technologies
Chicago Ideas Week
IBM Notes
eProductivity
Evernote
Evernote Web Clipper
Microsoft Word
Organize Your Life! by James Fallows, The Atlantic
The Artist’s Way Workbook by Julia Cameron

SHOW NOTES

As David once told Chase Jarvis: “Your mind is made for having ideas, not for holding ideas.” What did he mean by this? [06:55]
What are the first questions and exercises David presents when he begins coaching high-functioning but overwhelmed people? [10:05]
What are the consequences of breaking an agreement with yourself, why are you most likely to break such an agreement, and what are your options for recovering from a broken agreement? [12:45]
David’s best tips for renegotiating an agreement when the need arises. [16:05]
Where does David keep his backlog? [19:13]
What are the pros and cons of keeping track of information in digital versus analog format? [20:47]
As a teenager, what did David want to be when he grew up? [22:34]
What did David’s college and career path look like, and how did it steer him toward understanding models for navigating life’s complexities? [27:21]
If you can remember being in Berkeley in 1968, you probably weren’t there. But here’s what David can piece together from this time and the long list of careers that followed — leading to the formation of the principles detailed in GTD. [29:16]
What mentors does David credit as being instrumental in his creation of GTD? [34:38]
What are next action decisions, and how do they differ from what people generally put on their to-do lists? [37:27]
The capture list, the two-minute rule, and emptying the in-basket. [41:04]
Top-down versus bottom-up systems and understanding the hierarchy of priorities. [42:08]
What led to the Allens’ relocation to Amsterdam, and what quality of life improvements have he and his wife noticed since moving there? [47:58]
How long did it take for the Allens to go from thinking about the possibility of moving from Ojai to Amsterdam to actually going through with it? [52:15]
What does David consider his most fruitful — though seemingly counterintuitive — life decision? [55:07]
One of David’s mentors in Berkeley claimed to have extra-sensory abilities. Did David ever experience evidence of this in person? [1:00:28]
David shares a particularly difficult period of time in his life, what led to it, and what happened in its aftermath. [1:02:16]
What does the word “spiritual” mean to David? [1:07:18]
What does David’s meditation practice look like these days — and what does he recommend for someone who wants to start meditating? [1:08:20]
What was David’s biggest takeaway from the time he spent in a mental institution? [1:09:10]
Does David ever feel overwhelmed or unfocused? If so, how does he deal with it? [1:10:43]
Are there any new beliefs, behaviors, or habits that have materially improved David’s life in the last handful of years? [1:11:54]
Books (aside from his own) that David has gifted or recommended most to others. [1:13:28]
What are David’s bedtime and morning routines, and how much sleep does he get every night? [1:14:33]
Is there anything about GTD David wishes more adherents would heed? Does anything important get commonly missed? [1:16:27]
What are the steps of the GTD weekly review? Does David recommend doing it at any particular day or time? [1:18:28]
Are there certain categories of things to which David simply says “No” as a default? [1:21:06]
How does David filter unpleasant people out of his life? [1:22:46]
Why GTD is intended as a force for freedom and creativity, not a yawnworthy paean to rigid structure — as Brad Keywell, Howard Stern, Will Smith, and Robert Downey, Jr. can testify. [1:23:49]
Is the GTD weekly review inherently a solo process, or can it involve someone’s group, staff, or family? [1:28:46]
What does David use to organize his email? [1:29:30]
Does David use any particular app or program for pulling material like articles or references from the Web? [1:31:01]
Are there any quotes by which David tries to live his life? [1:32:29]
What would David’s billboard say? [1:33:08]
Does David still have hope that people will do something with the space created by GTD to answer life’s bigger questions? [1:33:43]
Parting thoughts. [1:36:27]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Merlin Mann
Chase Jarvis
Peter Drucker
Claude Monet
Carl Jung
John Clellon Holmes
Shirley Allen Holmes
Jack Kerouac
Oswald Spengler
Dean Acheson
Russell Bishop
Kathryn Allen
Tony Robbins
Jim Rohn
Amelia Boone
Michael Bookbinder
Nick Dobos
Rudolf Steiner
John-Roger Hinkins
Oliver Burkeman
Will Rogers
Gustave Flaubert
Pablo Picasso
Chuck Close
Brad Keywell
Howard Stern
Will Smith
Robert Downey, Jr.
Eric Mack
James Fallows

David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) (#384)

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“Your head’s for having ideas, not for holding them.”

— David Allen



David Allen (@gtdguy) is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on productivity, and his 35 years of experience as a management consultant and executive coach have earned him the titles of “personal productivity guru” by Fast Company, one of America’s top five executive coaches by Forbes, and among The American Management Association’s top 10 business leaders.

David’s bestselling book, the groundbreaking Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, has been published in thirty languages, and the “GTD” methodology it describes has become a global phenomenon, being taught by training companies in 60 countries. David, his company, and his partners are dedicated to teaching people how to stay relaxed and productive in our fast-paced world.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform.

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with David Allen:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen and Brandon Hall
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
43 Folders
Lifehacker
South by Southwest
Simple Advice from David Allen: Get Rid of Brain Clutter, CreativeLive Blog
Mind’s Limit Found: Four Things at Once, LiveScience
Getting Things Done Guru David Allen and His Cult of Hyperefficiency, Wired
Quicken
Braintoss
Dropbox
Evernote
Outlook
WhatsApp
Five Mistakes People Make When Using Productivity Technology, Inc.
Apple’s Thunderbolt Display, 9to5 Mac
Shreveport, Louisiana
American Field Service (AFS)
Where Were You When JFK Was Shot? Only 28.9% of Americans Can Answer That, Pew Research Center
Realgymnasium Z¸richberg
Kunsthaus Z¸rich
Cafe Odeon
Dadaism
Beat Generation
New College of Florida
The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler
Berkeley, California
Palestine, Texas
David (and His Long List of Professions), Wikipedia
Lockheed Martin
GTD Global Summit
Insight Seminars
Lifespring
Getting Things Done: The Power of the Next-Action Decision, The Simple Dollar
David Allen Guides You through a Mind Sweep, GTD Podcast Episode 3
The Six Horizons of Focus, GTD
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Santa Barbara, California
Ojai, California
Shambhala Booksellers Closes After 35 Years, The Berkeley Daily Planet
At the Gates of Spiritual Science by Rudolf Steiner
Great White Brotherhood of Ascended Masters, Ascension Research Center
Theosophical Society in America
Tara Brach on Meditation and Overcoming FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), The Tim Ferriss Show #94
What You Can Expect From a Shiatsu Massage, Verywell Health
Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic
The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman
Stoicism Resources and Recommendations, Tim.blog
The New York Times
Words with Friends
The Power of the GTD Weekly Review, GTD Podcast Episode 43
Never Met a Man I Didn’t Like: The Life and Writings of Will Rogers by Will Rogers and Joseph H. Carter
The Father Of “Getting Things Done”: You’re Getting Me All Wrong, Fast Company
Correspondance by Gustave Flaubert
“Inspiration Is for Amateurs — The Rest of Us Just Show Up and Get to Work.” Lifehacker
EY World Entrepreneur of the Year
Groupon
Uptake Technologies
Chicago Ideas Week
IBM Notes
eProductivity
Evernote
Evernote Web Clipper
Microsoft Word
Organize Your Life! by James Fallows, The Atlantic
The Artist’s Way Workbook by Julia Cameron

SHOW NOTES

As David once told Chase Jarvis: “Your mind is made for having ideas, not for holding ideas.” What did he mean by this? [06:55]
What are the first questions and exercises David presents when he begins coaching high-functioning but overwhelmed people? [10:05]
What are the consequences of breaking an agreement with yourself, why are you most likely to break such an agreement, and what are your options for recovering from a broken agreement? [12:45]
David’s best tips for renegotiating an agreement when the need arises. [16:05]
Where does David keep his backlog? [19:13]
What are the pros and cons of keeping track of information in digital versus analog format? [20:47]
As a teenager, what did David want to be when he grew up? [22:34]
What did David’s college and career path look like, and how did it steer him toward understanding models for navigating life’s complexities? [27:21]
If you can remember being in Berkeley in 1968, you probably weren’t there. But here’s what David can piece together from this time and the long list of careers that followed — leading to the formation of the principles detailed in GTD. [29:16]
What mentors does David credit as being instrumental in his creation of GTD? [34:38]
What are next action decisions, and how do they differ from what people generally put on their to-do lists? [37:27]
The capture list, the two-minute rule, and emptying the in-basket. [41:04]
Top-down versus bottom-up systems and understanding the hierarchy of priorities. [42:08]
What led to the Allens’ relocation to Amsterdam, and what quality of life improvements have he and his wife noticed since moving there? [47:58]
How long did it take for the Allens to go from thinking about the possibility of moving from Ojai to Amsterdam to actually going through with it? [52:15]
What does David consider his most fruitful — though seemingly counterintuitive — life decision? [55:07]
One of David’s mentors in Berkeley claimed to have extra-sensory abilities. Did David ever experience evidence of this in person? [1:00:28]
David shares a particularly difficult period of time in his life, what led to it, and what happened in its aftermath. [1:02:16]
What does the word “spiritual” mean to David? [1:07:18]
What does David’s meditation practice look like these days — and what does he recommend for someone who wants to start meditating? [1:08:20]
What was David’s biggest takeaway from the time he spent in a mental institution? [1:09:10]
Does David ever feel overwhelmed or unfocused? If so, how does he deal with it? [1:10:43]
Are there any new beliefs, behaviors, or habits that have materially improved David’s life in the last handful of years? [1:11:54]
Books (aside from his own) that David has gifted or recommended most to others. [1:13:28]
What are David’s bedtime and morning routines, and how much sleep does he get every night? [1:14:33]
Is there anything about GTD David wishes more adherents would heed? Does anything important get commonly missed? [1:16:27]
What are the steps of the GTD weekly review? Does David recommend doing it at any particular day or time? [1:18:28]
Are there certain categories of things to which David simply says “No” as a default? [1:21:06]
How does David filter unpleasant people out of his life? [1:22:46]
Why GTD is intended as a force for freedom and creativity, not a yawnworthy paean to rigid structure — as Brad Keywell, Howard Stern, Will Smith, and Robert Downey, Jr. can testify. [1:23:49]
Is the GTD weekly review inherently a solo process, or can it involve someone’s group, staff, or family? [1:28:46]
What does David use to organize his email? [1:29:30]
Does David use any particular app or program for pulling material like articles or references from the Web? [1:31:01]
Are there any quotes by which David tries to live his life? [1:32:29]
What would David’s billboard say? [1:33:08]
Does David still have hope that people will do something with the space created by GTD to answer life’s bigger questions? [1:33:43]
Parting thoughts. [1:36:27]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Merlin Mann
Chase Jarvis
Peter Drucker
Claude Monet
Carl Jung
John Clellon Holmes
Shirley Allen Holmes
Jack Kerouac
Oswald Spengler
Dean Acheson
Russell Bishop
Kathryn Allen
Tony Robbins
Jim Rohn
Amelia Boone
Michael Bookbinder
Nick Dobos
Rudolf Steiner
John-Roger Hinkins
Oliver Burkeman
Will Rogers
Gustave Flaubert
Pablo Picasso
Chuck Close
Brad Keywell
Howard Stern
Will Smith
Robert Downey, Jr.
Eric Mack
James Fallows

Mike Phillips — How to Save a Species (#383)

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“Humans and cockroaches and coyotes are going to inherit the earth.”

— Mike Phillips

[Visit tim.blog/wolf for the most important links from this interview and my personal next steps.]

Mike Phillips has served as the Executive Director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund and advisor to the Turner Biodiversity Divisions since he co-founded both with Ted Turner in June 1997. Before that, Mike worked for the U.S. Department of Interior, leading historic efforts to restore red wolves to the southeastern US and gray wolves to the Yellowstone National Park. He also conducted important research on the impacts of oil and gas development on grizzly bears in the Arctic, predation costs for gray wolves in Alaska, and dingo ecology in Australia. These days, Mike is an advisor to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project.

In 2006 Mike was elected to the Montana House of Representatives. He served there until elected to the Montana Senate in 2012. His service in the senate will extend through 2020.

Mike received his MSc in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Alaska in 1986 and his BSc, Ecology from the University of Illinois in 1980.

Please enjoy!

You can find the transcript of this episode here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform.

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Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep. I recently moved into a new home and needed new beds, and I purchased mattresses from Helix Sleep.

It offers mattresses personalized to your preferences and sleeping style without costing thousands of dollars. Visit HelixSleep.com/TIM and take the simple 2-3 minute sleep quiz to get started, and the team there will build a mattress you’ll love.

Their customer service makes all the difference. The mattress arrives within a week, and the shipping is completely free. You can try the mattress for 100 nights, and if you’re not happy, it’ll pick it up and offer a full refund. To personalize your sleep experience, visit HelixSleep.com/TIM and you’ll receive up to $125 off your custom mattress.

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Visit tim.blog/wolf for the most important links and my personal next steps
Get Involved with the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project and Action Fund

Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund | Rocky Mountain Wolf Project | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

SD31: Senator Mike Phillips, Montana State Legislature
Turner Endangered Species Fund
Wolf Restoration, Yellowstone National Park
How Wolves Change Rivers, Sustainable Human
Grizzly Bears in Northeastern Alaska by Michael K. Phillips, Cambridge University Press
Wolf Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Dingoes Vital for Ecosystem Health, UNSW Sydney
Conservation International
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Grizzly Bear Predation Rates on Caribou Calves in Northeastern Alaska, Journal of Wildlife Management
The Brooks Range — Travel Alaska
The Craigheads: Conservation, Controversy, and a Classic Nat Geo Story, National Geographic
Bears Not Attracted to Menstruating Women, LiveScience
Denali Park
Restoration of the Red Wolf by Michael K. Phillips, V. Gary Henry, and Brian T. Kelly, University of Chicago Press
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
X-Men, Marvel
How to Properly Carry and Use Bear Spray, Outside
Jaws
Trophic Cascade in Yellowstone National Park, Access Science
Manifest Destiny: Causes and Effects of Westward Expansion, Khan Academy
Superior National Forest
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Can the Red Wolf Survive Extinction a Second Time? Sierra Club
Thinking Like a Mountain by Aldo Leopold, Eco-Action
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
The Extinction Crisis, Center for Biological Diversity
Starfish Story (aka The Star Thrower), Rebel Shoes Productions
Avatar
Could Colorado Bring Back Gray Wolves By Popular Demand? KUNC
White River National Forest
Little Red Riding Hood by The Grimm Brothers
Why We’re So Divided Over Saving Wolves, National Geographic
Law of the Jungle by Rudyard Kipling
American Farmland Trust
The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss
Wolf Depredation, International Wolf Center
Range Rider Program, Western Sustainability Exchange
Fladry Fencing to Prevent Wolf/Livestock Conflict, People and Carnivores
Archimedes’ Lever: How You Can Move the World, Eric Kim
Horatius at the Bridge by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Bartleby
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold

SHOW NOTES

Who is Mike Phillips? [03:56]
Why might a grizzly bear’s muzzle be bloodstained while its teeth are green? [07:27]
What inspired Mike to become an ecologist who focuses on predators? [12:26]
Is it true that menstruating women shouldn’t hike in grizzly bear country? Here’s how Mike took aim at answering this age-old question. [15:33]
To his mind, what is the craziest study Mike has gotten funded? Two words: radioactive wolves. [18:47]
What are the most effective deterrents, defensive tools, and practices for preventing and reacting to grizzly attacks? [20:39]
What role do predators play in an ecosystem, and what happens when they’re extirpated from that ecosystem? [26:30]
What is a trophic cascade? [30:11]
Why was a 300-year war launched in the US on the once ubiquitous gray wolf, and how was this mass-scale extermination accomplished? [34:23]
How did Mike get the opportunity to lead red wolf recovery in North Carolina and gray wolf recovery in Yellowstone? [38:42]
What changes has Mike personally observed in Yellowstone over the past 24 years since gray wolves were reintroduced? [42:08]
What did two wolves teach Mike about the value of private land in advancing the recovery of endangered species, and how did this lead to Mike leaving Yellowstone in ’97 to co-found the Turner Endangered Species Fund and Turner Biodiversity Divisions with Ted Turner? [45:00]
The extinction crisis and why it matters, the likely fate of humanity should we ignore it, and what conservationists most often get wrong. [47:40]
Does Mike ever get overwhelmed by the seemingly unstoppable harm that humans are wreaking on the planet? If so, how does he overcome the feeling and continue working to counter it? [53:06]
Why does Mike consider western Colorado to be the last missing piece in the effort to restore gray wolves, and why should someone who doesn’t live in Colorado support this effort? [58:12]
If we’re looking at the opportunity to reestablish a major carnivore at an intercontinental scale, how many wolves need to be reintroduced over what period of time for this to stand a good chance of being realized? [1:01:51]
If such an initiative is successful, what would Mike hope some of its ripple effects to be? [1:05:49]
Why is wolf restoration such a controversial topic? [1:08:06]
How hard is it to make a living in the woods with your teeth if you’re a wolf, how often do they fail at hunting, and what two assets do they have going for them? [1:09:33]
What are the justified and unjustified concerns people raise with regards to wolf restoration? [1:14:33]
Tools that can be helpful toward wolf reintroduction efforts in minimizing wolf versus human conflict. [1:20:31]
How can we incentivize ranchers to non-lethally deter predation when the path of least resistance is to just shoot the offending wolf? [1:23:51]
What changes to the Endangered Species Act are currently being proposed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and what does Mike think will come of them? [1:29:54]
How much of its historical range does the gray wolf currently inhabit? [1:31:50]
Why are different animals proposed for delisting at different points in their rehabitation of their historical range? [1:32:33]
What is the state of gray wolf reintroduction in western Colorado right now, what is the time-sensitive nature of the effort, and how can you help? [1:35:15]
If my audience can provide $100,000 to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund within a week of this podcast coming out, I will match that, and provide another $100,000. [1:42:11]
Where can someone who wants to contribute more than a modest sum to this effort make their donation? [1:46:42]
In what other ways can someone who’s strapped for cash help? [1:49:27]
A book recommendation. [1:51:27]
Parting thoughts. [1:53:02]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Sanjayan
John and Frank Craighead
Jerry Jeff Walker
Frank Mundus
Warren Buffett
Aldo Leopold
Ted Turner
James Cameron
Rolf Peterson
Rudyard Kipling
E.O. Wilson
Charles Darwin
Thomas Babington Macaulay

Mike Phillips — How to Save a Species (#383)

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“Humans and cockroaches and coyotes are going to inherit the earth.”

— Mike Phillips

[Visit tim.blog/wolf for the most important links from this interview and my personal next steps.]

Mike Phillips has served as the Executive Director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund and advisor to the Turner Biodiversity Divisions since he co-founded both with Ted Turner in June 1997. Before that, Mike worked for the U.S. Department of Interior, leading historic efforts to restore red wolves to the southeastern US and gray wolves to the Yellowstone National Park. He also conducted important research on the impacts of oil and gas development on grizzly bears in the Arctic, predation costs for gray wolves in Alaska, and dingo ecology in Australia. These days, Mike is an advisor to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project.

In 2006 Mike was elected to the Montana House of Representatives. He served there until elected to the Montana Senate in 2012. His service in the senate will extend through 2020.

Mike received his MSc in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Alaska in 1986 and his BSc, Ecology from the University of Illinois in 1980.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform.

[image error] [image error] [image error] #383: Mike Phillips — How to Save a Species
https://rss.art19.com/episodes/b47b8a89-1ce5-41ad-9e39-abeea1e599d6.mp3Download

Listen to it on Apple Podcasts.
Stream by clicking here.
Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep. I recently moved into a new home and needed new beds, and I purchased mattresses from Helix Sleep.

It offers mattresses personalized to your preferences and sleeping style without costing thousands of dollars. Visit HelixSleep.com/TIM and take the simple 2-3 minute sleep quiz to get started, and the team there will build a mattress you’ll love.

Their customer service makes all the difference. The mattress arrives within a week, and the shipping is completely free. You can try the mattress for 100 nights, and if you’re not happy, it’ll pick it up and offer a full refund. To personalize your sleep experience, visit HelixSleep.com/TIM and you’ll receive up to $125 off your custom mattress.

This episode is also brought to you by ShipStation. Do you sell stuff online? Then you know what a pain the shipping process is. Whether you’re selling on eBay, Amazon, Shopify, or more than 100 other popular selling channels, ShipStation was created to make your life easier. ShipStation lets you access all of your orders from one simple dashboard, it works with all of the major shipping carriers, locally and globally, including FedEx, UPS, and USPS. Tim Ferriss Show listeners get to try ShipStation free for 60 days by using promo code TIM. There’s no risk and you can start your free trial without even entering your credit card info. Just visit ShipStation.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in TIM!

Want to hear another episode with someone who’s working hard to save the planet? — Listen to my conversation with Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan, in which we discuss monkey birthday cakes, storytelling, respect, common misconceptions about conservation, and much more. (Stream below or right-click here to download):

#285: Overcoming Doubt, Battling the Busy Trap, and Enhancing Life — M. Sanjayanhttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/370d31e4-20da-44aa-8f20-32d7a58d7db5.mp3Download

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Visit tim.blog/wolf for the most important links and my personal next steps
Get Involved with the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project and Action Fund

Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund | Rocky Mountain Wolf Project | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

SD31: Senator Mike Phillips, Montana State Legislature
Turner Endangered Species Fund
Wolf Restoration, Yellowstone National Park
How Wolves Change Rivers, Sustainable Human
Grizzly Bears in Northeastern Alaska by Michael K. Phillips, Cambridge University Press
Wolf Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Dingoes Vital for Ecosystem Health, UNSW Sydney
Conservation International
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Grizzly Bear Predation Rates on Caribou Calves in Northeastern Alaska, Journal of Wildlife Management
The Brooks Range — Travel Alaska
The Craigheads: Conservation, Controversy, and a Classic Nat Geo Story, National Geographic
Bears Not Attracted to Menstruating Women, LiveScience
Denali Park
Restoration of the Red Wolf by Michael K. Phillips, V. Gary Henry, and Brian T. Kelly, University of Chicago Press
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
X-Men, Marvel
How to Properly Carry and Use Bear Spray, Outside
Jaws
Trophic Cascade in Yellowstone National Park, Access Science
Manifest Destiny: Causes and Effects of Westward Expansion, Khan Academy
Superior National Forest
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Can the Red Wolf Survive Extinction a Second Time? Sierra Club
Thinking Like a Mountain by Aldo Leopold, Eco-Action
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
The Extinction Crisis, Center for Biological Diversity
Starfish Story (aka The Star Thrower), Rebel Shoes Productions
Avatar
Could Colorado Bring Back Gray Wolves By Popular Demand? KUNC
White River National Forest
Little Red Riding Hood by The Grimm Brothers
Why We’re So Divided Over Saving Wolves, National Geographic
Law of the Jungle by Rudyard Kipling
American Farmland Trust
The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss
Wolf Depredation, International Wolf Center
Range Rider Program, Western Sustainability Exchange
Fladry Fencing to Prevent Wolf/Livestock Conflict, People and Carnivores
Archimedes’ Lever: How You Can Move the World, Eric Kim
Horatius at the Bridge by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Bartleby
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold

SHOW NOTES

Who is Mike Phillips? [03:56]
Why might a grizzly bear’s muzzle be bloodstained while its teeth are green? [07:27]
What inspired Mike to become an ecologist who focuses on predators? [12:26]
Is it true that menstruating women shouldn’t hike in grizzly bear country? Here’s how Mike took aim at answering this age-old question. [15:33]
To his mind, what is the craziest study Mike has gotten funded? Two words: radioactive wolves. [18:47]
What are the most effective deterrents, defensive tools, and practices for preventing and reacting to grizzly attacks? [20:39]
What role do predators play in an ecosystem, and what happens when they’re extirpated from that ecosystem? [26:30]
What is a trophic cascade? [30:11]
Why was a 300-year war launched in the US on the once ubiquitous gray wolf, and how was this mass-scale extermination accomplished? [34:23]
How did Mike get the opportunity to lead red wolf recovery in North Carolina and gray wolf recovery in Yellowstone? [38:42]
What changes has Mike personally observed in Yellowstone over the past 24 years since gray wolves were reintroduced? [42:08]
What did two wolves teach Mike about the value of private land in advancing the recovery of endangered species, and how did this lead to Mike leaving Yellowstone in ’97 to co-found the Turner Endangered Species Fund and Turner Biodiversity Divisions with Ted Turner? [45:00]
The extinction crisis and why it matters, the likely fate of humanity should we ignore it, and what conservationists most often get wrong. [47:40]
Does Mike ever get overwhelmed by the seemingly unstoppable harm that humans are wreaking on the planet? If so, how does he overcome the feeling and continue working to counter it? [53:06]
Why does Mike consider western Colorado to be the last missing piece in the effort to restore gray wolves, and why should someone who doesn’t live in Colorado support this effort? [58:12]
If we’re looking at the opportunity to reestablish a major carnivore at an intercontinental scale, how many wolves need to be reintroduced over what period of time for this to stand a good chance of being realized? [1:01:51]
If such an initiative is successful, what would Mike hope some of its ripple effects to be? [1:05:49]
Why is wolf restoration such a controversial topic? [1:08:06]
How hard is it to make a living in the woods with your teeth if you’re a wolf, how often do they fail at hunting, and what two assets do they have going for them? [1:09:33]
What are the justified and unjustified concerns people raise with regards to wolf restoration? [1:14:33]
Tools that can be helpful toward wolf reintroduction efforts in minimizing wolf versus human conflict. [1:20:31]
How can we incentivize ranchers to non-lethally deter predation when the path of least resistance is to just shoot the offending wolf? [1:23:51]
What changes to the Endangered Species Act are currently being proposed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and what does Mike think will come of them? [1:29:54]
How much of its historical range does the gray wolf currently inhabit? [1:31:50]
Why are different animals proposed for delisting at different points in their rehabitation of their historical range? [1:32:33]
What is the state of gray wolf reintroduction in western Colorado right now, what is the time-sensitive nature of the effort, and how can you help? [1:35:15]
If my audience can provide $100,000 to the Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund within a week of this podcast coming out, I will match that, and provide another $100,000. [1:42:11]
Where can someone who wants to contribute more than a modest sum to this effort make their donation? [1:46:42]
In what other ways can someone who’s strapped for cash help? [1:49:27]
A book recommendation. [1:51:27]
Parting thoughts. [1:53:02]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Sanjayan
John and Frank Craighead
Jerry Jeff Walker
Frank Mundus
Warren Buffett
Aldo Leopold
Ted Turner
James Cameron
Rolf Peterson
Rudyard Kipling
E.O. Wilson
Charles Darwin
Thomas Babington Macaulay

Safi Bahcall — On Hypnosis, Conquering Insomnia, Incentives, and More (#382)

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Safi Bahcall (@SafiBahcall) is the author of Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, which debuted #3 on Wall Street Journal’s bestseller list. Loonshots describes what an idea from physics tells us about the behavior of groups and how teams, companies, and nations can use that to innovate faster and better.

Safi received his PhD in physics from Stanford and his undergrad degree from Harvard. After working as a consultant for McKinsey, Safi co-founded a biotechnology company specializing in developing new drugs for cancer. He led its IPO and served as its CEO for 13 years. In 2008, Safi was named E&Y New England Biotechnology Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2011, he worked with President Obama’s council of science advisors on the future of national research.

In this episode, we talk about many things we haven’t covered before, including hypnosis, conquering insomnia, thoughts on depression, optimizing incentives, and much more. You can also listen to my first interview with Safi at tim.blog/safi.

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Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries by Safi Bahcall
Safi Bahcall — On Thinking Big, Curing Cancer, and Transforming Industries, The Tim Ferriss Show #364 (Safi’s first appearance on this show.)
Trip of Compassion
Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Research Supports the Notion That Hypnosis Can Transform Perception, Stanford Report
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information, The Psychological Review
Hypnotic Induction (3 Effective Techniques), British Hypnosis Research
Introduction To Aikido, Aikido FAQ
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection: How It Works, HSS
Pandora
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston
10 Things Not to Say to a Depressed Person, Thrive Global
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), The Mayo Clinic
About Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), Healthline
Stoicism Resources and Recommendations, tim.blog
How New Ketamine Drug Helps with Depression, Yale Medicine
Ketamine: NMDA Receptors and Beyond, The Journal of Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit
Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More, The Tim Ferriss Show #377
Drug Scheduling, DEA
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William Irvine
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Understanding the Default Mode Network, Verywell Health
Dissolving the Default Mode Network with Michael Pollan, Simulation
Waking Up with Sam Harris (Meditation App)
Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
How to Be Happy (According to the World’s Happiest Man), Esquire
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
The Truth About MDMA Therapy with Dr. Michael and Annie Mithoefer, AMP #131
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Tara Brach on Meditation and Overcoming FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), The Tim Ferriss Show #94
Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony de Mello
Peter Mallouk — Exploring the Worlds of Investing, Assets, and Quality of Life, The Tim Ferriss Show #356
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John R. Ratey and Eric Hagerman
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Its Clinical Implications, Archives of Medical Science
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), The Mayo Clinic
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Film)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), The Mayo Clinic
Electroencephalogram (EEG), The Mayo Clinic
Brain Treatment Center
TMS Is Painful but Not as Painful as Depression, The Bloggess
The Relationship between Individual Alpha Peak Frequency and Clinical Outcome with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Brain Stimulation
Working Memory Revived in Older Adults by Synchronizing Rhythmic Brain Circuits, Nature Neuroscience
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Johns Hopkins Medicine
Functional Magnetic Resonance imaging (fMRI), Scholarpedia
Introduction to Phase Transitions, MIT
Free Rider Problem, Investopedia
Uber
The Innovation Equation by Safi Bahcall, Harvard Business Review
The Hunger Games

SHOW NOTES

Where, how, and why did Safi learn about hypnosis? [06:30]
How Safi has used self-hypnosis and trance induction to calm down and sleep when his racing brain has other ideas. [12:29]
A few common relaxation trance induction techniques. [18:08]
Some of the most effective applications of hypnosis, how it compares to meditation for self-control, and Safi’s chairman of the board routine to try when other tactics aren’t getting through. [21:01]
What does it say about the ego and the mind that splitting it up into these different characters has such tremendous power? Why is it so effective? [30:57]
Understanding anger as a gift and using it as fuel. [35:15]
How Safi makes sure he doesn’t overfill himself with this kind of fuel to the point where it burns him from the inside — thanks to a useful phrase from The Hot Zone author Richard Preston. [38:36]
What is Safi’s relationship with depression, and what does he see as effective and non-effective ways of helping someone cope with it? [43:18]
My own relationship with depression and what I’ve found useful for — and promising for the future of — its treatment. [51:39]
While I’ve suffered from severe depression my entire life, I’ve not had a major episode in the past five years or so. Why do I think this is? [1:00:08]
A mental trick Safi uses when he finds himself wallowing in “a deep brown stew” of thoughts, and a book that’s helped him befriend rather than fight with these thoughts to achieve inner peace. [1:06:55]
Books and tools I’ve found for helping me achieve my own inner peace. [1:14:50]
How my default calibration for joy has changed over time, and the roles place and time have played in this calibration. [1:20:35]
Even when you inherit faulty genetics or programming, it’s empowering to know there are ways you can take control, edit your script, and change how these factors affect you. [1:24:20]
Where is your calendar for the day? [1:28:26]
What is your default question? What might be a better question? [1:31:09]
Two different kinds of anger, and what we can learn by identifying and dissecting them as they appear in our lives. [1:33:39]
Happiness equals reality minus expectations. [1:39:07]
MDMA and rTMS as loonshots for depression. [1:41:04]
We already know that biochemistry can influence thought patterns, but can thought patterns influence biochemistry? [1:55:50]
Safi riffs on position space versus frequency space, new ways of looking at old problems, common paradoxes, and how incentives really drive progress in science as well as business. [2:01:47]
When good ideas really die. [2:12:13]
What would a Chief Incentives Officer bring to the table? [2:14:21]
What are some common default compensation structures or offers that Safi considers problematic, and how is empowering a Chief Incentives Officer like bringing a gun to a knife fight? [2:22:13]
“Culture” is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the business world, but what does it really mean in this context, and how does it relate to a company’s structure? [2:30:51]
Will changing a company’s culture or its structure drive more meaningful, quantifiable progress? “It’s the incentives, stupid.” [2:34:18]
Safi shares two very different examples of how a company might handle a coveted promotion — one promotes politics, and one promotes innovation. Which is preferable? [2:37:06]
Parting thoughts. [2:43:42]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Barack Obama
David Spiegel
Jack Kornfield
Oprah Winfrey
David Letterman
Jay Leno
Michael Jordan
Alexis Ohanian
Richard Preston
Tony Robbins
William Irvine
Dale Carnegie
Usain Bolt
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Michael Mithoefer
Annie Mithoefer
Eeyore
Tara Brach
Maria Popova
Peter Mallouk
Jack Nicholson
Andy Grove
Travis Kalanick
Bob Sutton

Charles Koch — CEO of Koch Industries (#381)

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“When goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will.”

— Charles Koch, quoting Frédéric Bastiat

This episode will no doubt surprise people, and my guest came to me through channels I wouldn’t have expected.

Charles Koch received a bachelor’s degree in general engineering and two master’s degrees, in nuclear and chemical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

He is chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries Inc., a position he has held since 1967. He is renowned for growing Koch Industries from a company worth $21 million in the early 1960s to one with revenues estimated as high as $110 billion by Forbes. It’s one of the largest privately held companies in the world, and by revenue, it’s larger than both Boeing and Disney. He has transformed the business into a diverse group of companies that employ nearly 130,000 people—making everything from Dixie cups to components in your cell phone. 

Charles credits the success of Koch Industries to applying proven principles of social and scientific progress, which led to the development and implementation of his Market-Based Management® (MBM®) business philosophy. He describes MBM and its applications in two of his books, The Science of Success and Good Profit.

Charles is now using those principles in philanthropy, as the founder of Stand Together, to tackle some of the biggest challenges in the U.S. Stand Together is partnering with thousands of social entrepreneurs to help them improve their effectiveness and scale at tackling poverty, improving K-12 education, bringing justice to our criminal justice system, and more.

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Wichita, KS
What Is Time Preference? From: The Audiopedia
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner
Charles Koch Shares the Letter That Guides His Life, ABC News
MIT
Arthur D. Little
Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World’s Most Successful Companies by Charles G. Koch
Why Wages Rise by F.A. Harper
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics by Ludwig von Mises
Understanding Maslow’s Theory of Self-Actualization, ThoughtCo.
Science as Falsification by Karl R. Popper, Conjectures and Refutations
The Republic of Science: Its Political and Economic Theory by Michael Polanyi, Minerva
Inside Charles Koch’s $200 million quest for a Republic of Science, The Washington Post
Everything You Need to Know about Occupational Licensing, Vox
Whole Foods
Coca-Cola
Berkshire Hathaway
Charles Koch on Separating Good Profit from Bad, Wichita Business Journal
Big River Steel
Green Steel: How Arkansas Became Home To America’s Cleanest And Fastest-Growing Steelmaker, Forbes
Walmart
Costco
Boeing
General Electric
Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi
What Is Comparative Advantage? Investopedia
What Is Creative Destruction? Investopedia
Kodak Failed By Asking The Wrong Marketing Question, Forbes
Confirmation of Maslow’s Hypothesis of Synergy: Developing an Acceptance of Selfishness at the Workplace Scale, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The Koch Institute Is Worried About Free Speech on Campus. But Not in the Way You Might Think. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Property Rights, The Library of Economics and Liberty
Defining Decision Rights, The Conscious Leadership Group
Market-Based Management Guiding Principles, Charles Koch Institute
Ludwig von Mises and the Human Action Shift in Economics, Charles Koch Institute
How Liberals and Conservatives Joined up on Prison Reform, CNN
Adversaries Unite to Achieve Historic Criminal Justice Reform, Stand Together
The Cato Institute
Tim Ferriss Goes to Maximum Security Prison, The Tim Ferriss Show #323
How Youth Entrepreneurs Is Transforming the Lives of High School Students, Stand Together
Youth Entrepreneurs: Breaking Through Barriers, Stand Together
Youth Entrepreneurs
The First Step Act
Hudson Link
How the Koch Brothers Are Fighting the Opioid Crisis, The Daily Beast
The Phoenix
Chernobyl
The Declaration of Independence, National Archives
In an Astonishing Turn, George Soros and Charles Koch Team up to End US ‘Forever War’ Policy, The Boston Globe
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
How the Miserable Death of Moammar Gadhafi Factors into Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Ambitions, CNBC
Murray Rothbard’s Ideas of Demonstrated Preference and Their Use in Defense of a Free Market, The Rational Argumentator
The Isle of Grain, The Spectator
Rice University
Texaco
Quanah, Texas
United Negro College Fund

Op-Eds:

Why Free Speech Matters on Campus by Michael Bloomberg and Charles Koch, WSJ
Congress Must Act on the ‘Dreamers’ by Tim Cook and Charles Koch, The Washington Post
Unite with Anybody to Do Right by Charles Koch and Michael Lomax, USA Today

Videos:

A New Model for Juvenile Justice: Why a Pro-Football MVP Is Helping This Restaurant Go National, Stand Together
How to Address the Biggest Challenge of Our Time by Charles Koch, Stand Together
An Inspiring Community Unites to Help the Jobless Secure Jobs, Stand Together
Charles Koch on Businesses Giving Second Chances to Former Prisoners, Stand Together
UNCF/Koch Scholars Program: Unexpected Partners Join Forces for the Future, Koch Industries
Adversaries unite to achieve historic criminal justice reform, Stand Together
Charles Koch on Failure, Charles Koch

SHOW NOTES

What is Charles’s history with digging dandelions?
Charles talks about the letter from his father that hangs framed on his wall and why it’s important to him.
On being talked into returning to Wichita after graduating from MIT to run one of his father’s businesses, and how Charles switched from a mindset focused on instant gratification to one of long-term value.
The authors who have had the largest impact on Charles’ thinking.
How does Charles utilize scientific or engineering principles that he learned at MIT for business? Where do Karl Popper and Michael Polanyi figure into the process?
Specifically, how has Charles applied concepts from Polanyi’s “The Republic of Science” to his work?
Virtuous cycles of mutual benefit, creating value for others, and the two components of finding opportunities in this value.
Now that we know what good profit is, what is bad profit — and how does it reduce value and diminish opportunity?
Do Koch companies participate in bad profit?
What are the major market distortions that Charles opposes?
Within the company, how are disagreements hashed out? Is there a framework of principles in place to guide consensus?
Driving principles: personal knowledge versus conceptual knowledge, three-dimensional learning, comparative advantage, synergy, creative destruction, free speech, property rights, decision rights, market-based management, and the human action model.
If these principles seem so obvious, why are they so often ignored by countries, organizations, and companies?
What Charles has found to be the three requirements of a good, successful partnership.
How has Charles’ approach to policy coalitions changed over time, and what ground has been gained by finding common cause with former adversaries?
What is Stand Together, and what does it aim to accomplish?
How does Stand Together incorporate market-based solutions that have proven successful for Charles’ other endeavors?
A hopeful look forward at Stand Together capturing the national imagination with the same intensity and bipartisan support as prison reform is enjoying today.
Is Stand Together still accepting applications from social entrepreneurs?
Charles weighs in on capitalism, the ideal role of a business in society, environmental priorities, and politicized corruption.
The effect of higher taxes on GDP, the failure of trickle-down economics, and what Charles sees as the best course toward the pursuit of happiness.
Does Koch Industries fund propaganda to confuse people about climate change?
What does Charles consider to be the most legitimate existential threats to humankind?
The cause that unites the seemingly unlikely pairing of Koch Industries and George Soros.
For what would Charles be willing to bet his entire personal fortune?
What would Charles’ billboard say?
After whom was Charles named, and why?
Where did the nonintuitive (to most Americans) pronunciation of “Koch” originate?
Parting thoughts.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dear listeners, timestamps will be added shortly.

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Fred C. Koch
Howard Gardner
Frederick R. Koch
F.A. Harper
Ludwig von Mises
Abraham Maslow
Friedrich Hayek
Sigmund Freud
Karl Popper
Michael Polanyi
Isaac Newton
John Mackey
Richard B. Myers
Edwards Deming
David Ricardo
Joseph Schumpeter
Liz Koch
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Van Jones
George Soros
John Quincy Adams
Moammar Gadhafi
Charles de Ganahl
Carl de Ganahl
Harry Koch
Michael Bloomberg
Tim Cook
Michael Lomax

Ed Zschau — The Polymath Professor Who Changed My Life (#380)

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“Entrepreneurship isn’t about starting companies. Entrepreneurship is an approach to life.”

— Ed Zschau

Ed Zschau is the Interim President of Sierra Nevada College, and he brings to the college 17 years of leading technology companies. He founded System Industries in Palo Alto, California in 1969, and as its CEO led it to a successful IPO in 1980. In the 1990s, he was the General Manager of the IBM Storage Systems Division headquartered in San Jose, California. Ed has a total of 10 years of teaching experience as a professor in the graduate business schools at Stanford University and Harvard University, and he has taught high tech entrepreneurship courses for a total of 22 years in the engineering schools at Princeton University, Caltech, and University of Nevada, Reno. In addition to serving on the boards of major public companies such as Reader’s Digest and StarTek, Ed has helped to start and build several technology companies during the past 20 years, some of which were founded and led by his former students.

In the 1980s, Ed represented the Silicon Valley area of California for two terms in the US House of Representatives, serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Also, during the 1980s, he was a General Partner of Brentwood Associates, a venture capital firm, and he was the Founding Chairman of The Tech Interactive, (formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation), a non-profit educational institution in San Jose, California.

Ed holds an A.B. degree (cum laude) in Philosophy (bridging with Physics) from Princeton University, as well as M.B.A., M.S. (Statistics), and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University and a Doctor of Laws degree (Honoris Causa) from the University of San Francisco. Currently, he is a Senior Fellow of the California Council on Science and Technology.

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Sierra Nevada College
System Industries
IBM
ELE 491: High-Tech Entrepreneurship, Princeton University
Harvard University
Princeton University
Caltech
University of Nevada, Reno
Reader’s Digest
StarTek
US House of Representatives
Brentwood Associates
The TECH Interactive
University of San Francisco
California Council on Science and Technology
Omaha Knights, Ice Hockey Wiki
10 Versions of Murphy’s Law for Universal “Truths“, ThoughtCo.
“If You Fail To Prepare You Are Preparing To Fail”, Quote Investigator
Case Method Teaching, Stanford University
Harvard Business School
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The McPhee Syllabus, The Millions
Kant’s Views on Space and Time, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity: A Simplified Explanation, Space
Newton’s Views on Space, Time, and Motion, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Devastating Impact of the 1961 Plane Crash That Wiped Out the Entire U.S. Figure Skating Team, Smithsonian.com
Officer Candidate School (OCS), Newport, RI
Extemporaneous Speaking: Things to Know, ForCom
113 Extemporaneous Speech Topics, My Speech Class
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr’s Duel, American Experience, PBS
American Electronics Association, NNDB
How Silicon Valley Hacked the Economy, The Nation
House Committee on Ways and Means, GovTrack
1986 United States Senate Election in California, Wikipedia
Zschau Named CEO of Censtor, a Disk Maker, Los Angeles Times
Boy Scouts of America
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Building on Bedrock: What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies by Derek Lidow
The Walmart Museum
Income Share Agreements: What Students Should Know Before Signing, Nerdwallet
Lambda School
Mission Impossible
The Steps of the Simplex Algorithm, HEC Montreal
My Way by Frank Sinatra

SHOW NOTES

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The Princeton engineering course in which Dr. Zschau and I met, and how I convinced him to let me in.
Ed’s background in competitive figure skating and what it taught him about the value of practice, dedication, persistence, and determination.
Where did Ed’s meticulous attention to detail originate?
Learning by doing: the many benefits of the case method.
How does Ed define entrepreneurship?
What’s the role of optimism in entrepreneurship — and, by extension, life — where things can and often do go horribly wrong?
As a teenager going into young adulthood, what did Ed think he was going to be when he grew up?
As an aspiring physics philosopher obsessed with Einstein, what drew Ed to Princeton as an undergrad? Did he find it to be the challenge he was expecting?
How did Ed get into teaching, and what led to his belief that career planning is overrated?
After seizing the opportunity to teach when he’d never taught before, how did Ed actually learn to become good at it? In what ways did his high school experience with extemporaneous speaking help?
What extemporaneous speaking competitively taught Ed about preparation and adaptation.
How does Ed think about focusing for extended periods or opening himself to opportunities?
Why did Ed decide to run for Congress?
What were the two advantages of committing to serve a maximum of three terms — if elected — in the House of Representatives? Why does he, in retrospect, believe he’s made more of a contribution to a better future as a professor than he would have had he won his campaign to become a senator?
After losing his Senate race to the incumbent by a narrow margin, what were the following days and weeks like for Ed? As someone who was generally used to success from his efforts, what did he say to himself at this point?
What was Ed’s decision process like when trading his investor hat for that of a CEO at this time? Over the course of his life, what’s been the primary motivation for most of his decisions?
How does Ed differentiate between the things that will have the greatest impact for others and feeling peer-pressured to commit to something? How does he ensure his skills are put to their most efficient use?
How does Ed’s parenting style compare to his deliberate teaching style?
Ed believes the best way to help people find their way is through encouragement rather than direction. What does this look like in practice, and how did his own parents instill this in him?
Where did Ed’s overarching goal to live a life that matters originate? Has he ever wavered from this goal?
Influential books — particularly biographies — that have inspired Ed, and what he would recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs to read.
What Ed is most excited about these days, and how he’s tackling the modern problem of making higher education affordable through technology.
The mantra by which Ed lives his life, how his mother would respond whenever he’d pivot according to this mantra, and the childhood nickname that follows Ed to this day.
How Ed has always brought the sound of music to his endeavors — whether in finding an optimal solution to a linear programming problem or encouraging students to do things in their own unique way.
How Ed’s desire to change the world has influenced and inspired the lives of many — including me — to hopefully continue his work.
Parting thoughts.

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Benjamin Franklin
John McPhee
Immanuel Kant
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Richard Feynman
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Jonathan Sachs
William A. Steiger
Alan Cranston
James Wei
Thomas Edison
Abraham Lincoln
The Wright Brothers
Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs
David McCullough
Derek Lidow
Sam Walton
Doug McMillon
Batman
Robin

Dita Von Teese — The Queen of Burlesque (#379)

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“You can be a juicy ripe peach and there will still be someone who doesn’t like peaches.”

— Dita Von Teese

Dita Von Teese (@DitaVonTeese) is the biggest name in burlesque in the world since Gypsy Rose Lee, and is credited with bringing the art form back into the spotlight. She is renowned for her iconic martini glass act and dazzling haute-couture striptease costumes adorned with hundreds of thousands of Swarovski crystals. This “Burlesque Superheroine” (Vanity Fair) is the performer of choice at high-profile events for designers such as Marc Jacobs, Christian Louboutin, Louis Vuitton, Chopard, and Cartier. She is the author of The New York Times bestseller Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour, and has a namesake lingerie collection available internationally at prominent retailers. You can join Dita on one of her upcoming tour dates in 2019 and 2020, or at her “Weekend of Glamour” event on August 24th and 25th.

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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with Dita Von Teese:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour by Dita Von Teese
Dita’s Weekend of Glamour: August 24-25, 2019
Dita’s Australian and European Glamonatrix Tour Dates, 2019
Swarovski Crystal Jewelry
Dita Von Teese Likes to Go Where the Old Folks Hang Out, Vanity Fair
What Is the True Definition of Haute Couture? Dressful
Dita Von Teese’s 1939 Chrysler New Yorker Sells For $23,403, Street Muscle Magazine
eBay watch: 1965 Jaguar S-type owned by Dita Von Teese, Retro to Go
A Look Inside the Playboy Mansion, CBS News
Dita Von Teese Takes Her Fleetwood for a Cruise, Roadsister
1940 Cadillac LaSalle for Sale, Classic Cars
Dita Von Teese, International Queen of Burlesque, Still Feels like an Orange County Girl, OC Weekly
Dita Von Teese Magazine Pictorials, Famous Fix
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss
Vaudeville And Burlesque: The Comic Origins of Classic Striptease, Voodoo Comedy
Gypsy
West Branch Visitors Bureau
Torture Garden, London
The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese by Dita Von Teese
Dita Von Teese Arrival for Book Signing at Harrods Department Store, Getty Images
Dita Von Teese, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (2006)
Golden Age of Grotesque by Marilyn Manson
MAC AIDS Fund
Dilbert
The Kristina Talent Stack, Scott Adams Says
60 Times Madonna Changed Our Culture, The New York Times
Mae West On Sex, Health, and E.S.P. by Mae West
Three Plays: Sex / The Drag / The Pleasure Man by Mae West
She Always Knew How: Mae West, a Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler
The Best of Mae West, YouTube
Extra Lessons 2 — Alaska and Mae West, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Episodes Discussing Psychedelics, The Tim Ferriss Show
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Transcendental Meditation
Don’t Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
Advanced Style: Older & Wiser by Ari Seth Cohen
‘The View’ Weighs in on Model Helena Christensen Being Told She’s ‘Too Old’ to Wear Bustier: ‘Fashion Is What Makes You Comfortable’, ABC News

SHOW NOTES

What is haute couture? [04:30]
Dita fondly reminisces about the classic cars she’s collected, refurbished, and flipped over the years. [05:27]
What other vintage things does Dita collect as a self-proclaimed “maximalist,” and how did this hobby begin? [09:51]
From where did the stage name “Dita Von Teese” accidentally originate? [11:53]
How did Dita go from aspiring ballerina to modern-day burlesque breakthrough — reviving an art form that had mostly died out in the 1950s? [15:25]
At what point did Dita realize this was a niche that she could fill full time and quit her day job? [21:22]
Growing up as the shy and introverted Heather Sweet from Michigan, how did Dita find her voice as a performer and spokesperson? What changed? [29:09]
Dita talks about getting kicked out of her father’s house at age 16, going to live with her mother, and where she got the capacity to deal calmly with this passage from her life. [33:38]
Why we should embrace the shortcomings and flaws that make us uniquely us. [39:01]
On Madonna and Mae West as ahead-of-their-time influences. [45:09]
Clearing up something from the rumor mill: Does Dita employ the use of stylists, or does she do everything herself? [52:56]
Why does Dita famously arrive four or five hours early to prepare for performances? [54:41]
New behaviors or beliefs that have had a positive impact on Dita’s life. [58:47]
How meditation, massage, and — believe it or not — going to the dentist help Dita focus and work out her best ideas. [1:00:58]
If Dita could give advice to a younger version of herself, what would the advice be, and at what age would she direct it? What advice does she think her 10-year-older self might offer her now? [1:04:31]
We discuss our attitudes about children: to have or not to have? And a bonus sure to upset a parent or two listening: are pets just as good? [1:07:01]
Wise advice Dita has gotten from older friends. [1:15:52]
At what age should a woman stop wearing clothes that show off her skin? Dita weighs in on the surprising blend of sexism and ageism being promoted by people in the fashion industry who should know better — and why she sees it as her duty to carry on, regardless. [1:18:24]
Final thoughts and touring/event plans for the immediate future. [1:21:24]

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Gypsy Rose Lee
Amanda Palmer
Vivienne Westwood
Jean Paul Gaultier
Dita Parlo
Madonna
Cher
Natalie Wood
Lili St. Cyr
Bettie Page
Judith Regan
Marilyn Manson
Ken Sweet
Bonnie Lindsey
Usain Bolt
BeyoncÈ
Marc Andreessen
Scott Adams
Mae West
The Kardashians
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Jackson
Molly
Mamie Van Doren
Marilyn Monroe
Ilona Royce Smithkin
Ari Seth Cohen
Liz Goldwyn
Helena Christensen
Jennifer Lopez
Gwen Stefani