Τα καλύτερα Sean Murray podcast (2024)

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#69 - The Deadline Effect with Christopher Cox 40:47

3y ago40:47

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My guest this week is Christopher Cox, author of the book, “The Deadline Effect: How to Work Like It’s the Last Minute, Before the Last Minute.” There is something about deadlines. They can motivate and inspire us to do great work and they can create urgency – would we ever complete any significant project without a deadline? – but they can also ca…

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#68 - Journaling and the Power of Reflection with Bob Cancalosi 48:28

3y ago48:28

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My guest today is Bob Cancalosi, the author of several books about journaling, most recently, Four Loops Learning: Reflection Points. Bob has been journaling for over 20 years. I talk with him about why he got started, what kept him going through the years and how it's enhanced his life. He also talks about getting diagnosed, three years ago, with …

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#67 – Investment Master Class with John Garrett 50:21

3y ago50:21

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In today's episode I talk with John Garrett, investment manager at MA Financial and the author of the popular blog, Investment Master Class. John talks about how being a successful investor requires continuous learning, and how the practice of writing has helped him become a better investor. What You'll Learn Why some companies "fight the fade" Wha…

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#66 – Decoding Greatness with Ron Friedman 43:50

3+ y ago43:50

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My guest today is Ron Friedman, author of Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. In this episode Ron applies the principles of reverse engineering to creative fields like writing and investing. We talk about how to study people who are the best in the world at what they do by breaking down what it is they’re doing t…

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#65 - The Former President of Fidelity on Remote Work 52:32

3+ y ago52:32

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Today's guest is Bob Pozen, the former president of Fidelity Investments. He teaches a course at MIT Sloan called "Maximizing your own Productivity" and he recently authored a book with Alexendra Samuel titled, "Remote, Inc.: How to Thrive at Work...Wherever You Are" Topics Why we shouldn't think of ourselves as a "remote worker," rather we should …

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#64 – Working and Living Authentically with Mike Horne 39:14

3+ y ago39:14

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Mike Horne is the author of "Integrity by Design: Working and Living Authentically." Mike consults with organizations to help them build authentic cultures and he works directly with executives as a leadership coach. In this episode we explore what it means to live an authentic life. We look to Warren Buffett as as an example in the business commun…

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#63 – Designing Your Life with Bill Burnett (Replay) 31:00

3+ y ago31:00

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Today’s guest is a former designer from Apple who is now the Executive Director of the Stanford Design Program, and he teaches a hugely popular course at Stanford called Designing Your Life. His name is Bill Burnett and he’s the co-author of the book,Designing Your Life, How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life. Bill has taken the principles of design…

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#62 – Robert Cialdini on Influence 52:47

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My guest this week is Robert Cialdini, Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University and author of the New York Times best-selling book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion . A new and expanded version is being release this week. Professor Cialdini's book has had an enormous impact on those of us in the Value Investing community. In fact,…

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#61 – Jeff Bezos Letter to Amazon Shareholders 2020 32:03

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In today’s episode we’re going to explore the writings of Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon. He recently announced he is stepping down from the role of CEO but will remain as Chairman. And he just published his 2020 Letter to Shareholders, which is the last letter he will write as CEO, I presume. Also, in the past year, a book of his Collec…

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#60 - The World's Greatest Investors with William Green 1:03:35

3+ y ago1:03:35

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Today's guest is William Green, author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. This is an incredible book, profiling some of the greatest investors: Monish Pabrai, Charlie Munger, Bill Miller, Nick Sleep, and many more. Green reveals the principles and habits that contributed to their success in both i…

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#59 – Reading the Great Books with Scott Hambrick (Replay) 43:21

3+ y ago43:21

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On today's show, I talk with Scott Hambrick, the founder of Online Great Books, an organization that hosts virtual seminars for people who want to read the Great Books of Western Civilization. Scott talks about what makes the Great Books great, why they are so important, and how they contribute to living the Good Life. We also do a deep dive into A…

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#58 – Cal Newport on A World Without Email 56:34

3+ y ago56:34

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Description Our guest this week is Cal Newport, author of the book: A World Without email: Reimagining work in an Age of Digital Overload Cal is a professor of computer science at Georgetown and he is the best selling author of two previous best-selling books on productivity and managing our time: Deep Work and Digital Minimalism. Cal is at the for…

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#57 – Learning from Marcus Aurelius with Donald Robertson (replay) 51:16

3+ y ago51:16

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Episode #57: Learning from Marcus Aurelius with Donald Robertson (replay) On today's show, I talk with Donald Robertson, the co-founder of Modern Stoicism and the author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Robertson is an expert on both ancient Stoicism and the modern psychotherapy that evolved from Stoici…

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#56 – How to Think Like Shakespeare with Scott Newstok 58:28

3+ y ago58:28

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My guest today is Scott Newstok, professor at Rhodes and author of “How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education." Scott’s book is ultimately about the craft of thinking and how to improve it. In our conversation we address a very interesting question. How is it that Shakespeare, and his renaissance contemporaries were able t…

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#55 – Stoicism with William Irvine (replay) 55:09

3+ y ago55:09

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This episode is a replay of one of the most popular episodes from last year. The guest is William B. Irvine, professor of philosophy at Wright State University and the author of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy and more recently, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient. Profess…

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#54 – Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders with Jake Taylor 56:06

3+ y ago56:06

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The topic of this week’s episode is Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. My guest is Jake Taylor, the Chief Executive Officer of Farnam Street Investments. Jake has been a previous guest on The Good Life as part of the Decision-Making Mastermind Group. Jake breaks down Warren Buffett's latest Letter to Berkshire Shareh…

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#53 – In Praise of Walking with Shane O'Mara 51:36

3+ y ago51:36

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The topic of this week’s episode is walking, and my guest is Shane O’Mara, author of In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration. Shane is a professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College Dublin and he’s an expert on the physical, psychological and social benefits of walking. We talk about why walking is the trait that makes us …

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#52 – How to Keep Our Cool with James Romm 37:41

3+ y ago37:41

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The topic this week is How to Keep Your Cool, and my guest is James Romm, a Professor of Classics at Bard and the author of the book, How to Keep your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management. This is James’ second appearance on The Good Life, he was a guest on episode #9 where he talked about Seneca. In this episode James talks about Seneca’s fa…

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#51 – How to Live A Good Life with Massimo Pigliucci 55:47

3+ y ago55:47

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Today’s guest is Massimo Pigliucci, a professor of Philosophy at the city College of New York. He has written extensively about Stoicism, but today's topic is much broader than that. Massimo has a new book out titled " How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy." It’s a series of essays, each dedicated to a different phil…

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#50 – The Incredible Mind of Claude Shannon with Jimmy Soni & Mark Levinson (Personal Development) 57:53

3+ y ago57:53

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Our topic this week is Claude Shannon, a mathematician and engineer known as the Father of Information theory for his landmark paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", which he published in 1948. Shannon's seminal work and discoveries ushered in the digital age, and for that alone, his life is worthy of study, but Shannon also had this other…

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TGL049: The Hot Hand with Ben Cohen 33:50

4y ago33:50

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Our topic this week is the mystery and science behind streaks. Ben Cohen covers the NBA for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of “The Hot Hand: The Mystery & Science of Streaks.” We discuss the phenomena of the “hot hand” in basketball and a famous paper from the 1980s that claims the hot hand doesn’t exist. We also explore how the hot hand…

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TGL048: Time Management with Paul Burton 45:22

4y ago45:22

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Description: The topic this week is time management and productivity – how to get more out of each day. Time is our most precious resource. It is the currency of our lives. In this episode, your host, Sean Murray talks with time management expert Paul Burton. Paul offers great advice on strategies on how to stay focused, avoid distraction, get the …

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TGL047: Decision-Making with Brent Snow (Personal Development) 1:00:13

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Sean Murray talks with Brent Snow, the designer of the popular course on decision-making called, "Decision Mojo." Brent teaches decision-making to corporate executives. In today's episode, Brent talks about how to improve our decision-making by recognizing our cognitive biases, and taking steps to mitigate their effect. Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, …

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TGL046: Entrepreneurship, Music & Writing with Nabil Ayers (Personal Development) 46:36

4y ago46:36

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In today's episode, Sean Murray talks with Nabil Ayers, a professional musician, successful entrepreneur, and U.S. head of the independent music label, 4AD. Nabil is also a gifted writer. He has published in the New York Time, and the National Public Radio (NPR). Later this year, Viking Press will publish his memoir. Nabil exemplifies so much of wh…

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TGL045: What We Learned in 2020 - The Best Ideas from the Best Episodes (Personal Development) 34:32

4y ago34:32

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In today’s episode we pause to reflect on the lessons we’ve learned in the first year of The Good Life Podcast. In this retrospective, your host, Sean Murray revisits some of the most impactful guests and topics from 2020. There are a couple of motivations for this. First, we launched in January of 2020, so we're also celebrating the first year of …

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TGL044: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times with Andrew Kaufman (Personal Development) 58:10

4y ago58:10

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On today's show, we talk about the novel "War & Peace." Sean sits down with Andrew Kaufman, Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Virginia, and author of the book "Give War & Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times." Andrew is incredibly knowledgeable about Tolstoy, and the life lessons we can draw from what many consider…

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TGL043: Mastermind Group on Decision Making (Finance Podcast) 1:02:06

4y ago1:02:06

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On today’s show, we brought back by popular demand, our Mastermind group on decision making. I believe decision making is one of those super-powers in living The Good Life. Improving our judgment can have a far-reaching impact on our health, our well-being, our emotions, our happiness – so many different aspects of our life. Decision making is the …

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TGL042: Learning from Warren Buffett with Trey Lockerbie (Personal Development) 44:43

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My guest today is my friend and fellow host on the Investor’s Podcast Network, Trey Lockerbie. Trey is a former professional musician who has toured around the world. He’s also the CEO and founder, along with his wife, of the beverage company Better Booch, which makes Kombucha Tea, and he's an avid Value Investor. We focus this episode on how Trey …

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TGL041: The Naval Ravikant Almanack: A Guide to Wealth & Happiness with Eric Jorgenson 45:05

4y ago45:05

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In this episode, Sean Murray talks with Eric Jorgenson about the latter's new book, "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant." This is a book Eric collaborated on with Naval and they are giving the book away free online. It is essentially a collection of the wisdom of Naval, which was pulled from a variety of sources like Twitter, blogs, podcasts, YouTube, …

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TGL040: Unplugging One Day per Week with Tiffany Shlain (Personal Development Podcast) 38:03

4y ago38:03

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On today’s show, Sean’s guest is a filmmaker and writer, Tiffany Shlain. Tiffany is the author of the book 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day per Week. In our conversation, we address a number of questions many of us have been grappling with for a long time – questions that go to the heart of what it means to live a flourishing human life. Ten y…

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TGL039: How I Invest My Money with Brian Portnoy (Finance Podcast) 44:05

4y ago44:05

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Today’s guest, Brian Portnoy, writes extensively on personal finance and investing. He has a new book out with Josh Brown entitled, "How I Invest My Money." It's a collection of 25 personal essays from financial advisers and experts, where they share the details of how they save, spend, and invest their own money. In this episode, Brian explores ha…

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TGL038: How to Make Better Decisions with Annie Duke (Personal Development) 56:03

4y ago56:03

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Today's guest is Annie Duke, a writer, and expert on decision making. Annie is also the author of Thinking in Bets, a New York Times best-selling book about decision making and her life as a professional poker player that was published in 2018. She has a new book out, How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices. Our topic today is how to …

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TGL037: Montaigne on Living the Good Life with Michael Perry (Personal Development Podcast) 36:32

4y ago36:32

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On today’s show, Sean’s guest is Michael Perry, a writer from rural Wisconsin who was so influenced by Montaigne that he wrote a book, “Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles through Philosophy.” In this episode Michael talks about how he came to discover Montaigne, the lessons he’s learned from Montaigne, how surprised he was that he could rel…

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TGL036: Leadership Lessons from a Former Naval Captain with Michael Abrashoff (Leadership Podcast) 45:27

4y ago45:27

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On today’s show, Sean talks with Michael Abrashoff. In this episode, Michael talks about the leadership principles he relied on to transform the USS Benfold, and how we can use those same principles to improve our own leadership skills. In 1997, Michael took command of the USS Benfold, one of the poorest performing ships in the US Navy at that time…

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TGL035: Being a Good Ancestor and Thinking Long-term with Roman Krznaric 43:58

4y ago43:58

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On today’s show, Sean talks with Roman Krznaric, the author of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-term Thinking. We explore the idea of thinking long-term, and we learn about some very long-term projects. Along the way, Roman takes us on a journey. He talks about a Cathedral in Germany that took over 500 years to build, a clock bein…

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TGL034: Camus & The Quest for Meaning with Robert Zaretsky (Personal Development) 49:56

4y ago49:56

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On today's show, Sean talks with Robert Zaretsky, a professor at University of Houston and the author of A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus & the Quest for Meaning. In 1957 French-Algerian writer, Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was 44 years old, the second youngest person to ever receive the award. Fifteen years earlier,…

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TGL033: The 100-Mile Mindset with Nate Bailey (Personal Development) 24:26

4y ago24:26

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Today’s guest is Nate Bailey. Nate is a former leader in the army, a successful real estate investor, the host of the Championship Leaders podcast and, the author of the book, The 100 Mile Mindset. In the book, he tells the story of his multiple attempts and eventual success at running 100 miles. To complete a race at that distance he had to develo…

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TGL032: Transformative Experiences with L.A. Paul (Personal Development) 40:58

4y ago40:58

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When we look back on our lives we can all point to experiences that transformed us – experiences so impactful they shape who we are. My guest today is Laurie Ann (L.A.) Paul, Professor of Philosophy at Yale and author of Transformative Experience. In our discussion, we delve into these experiences and uncover some surprising dilemmas inherent when …

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TGL031: The Latticework: The Big Ideas From The Big Disciplines with Blas Moros (Personal Development Podcast) 41:46

4y ago41:46

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My guest on today’s show is Blas Moros, a talented writer and the creator of a very popular blog called The Rabbit Hole, where he provides books summaries, essays, and other resources. I stumbled across the Rabbit Hole a few years ago and it has become a valuable resource for me and others. In this episode, Blas announces the launch of a unique res…

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TGL030: The Psychology of Money with Morgan Housel (Finance Podcast) 52:31

4y ago52:31

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On today’s show, venture capitalist and finance writer, Morgan Housel joins me to talk about his new book, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness. We talk about the role that emotions like greed and fear play in investing. Morgan explains why people with no formal finance training can have excellent investment rec…

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TGL029: The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant with Elizabeth Samet (Biography Podcast) 1:03:30

4y ago1:03:30

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My guest today is Elizabeth Samet, a professor of literature at West Point. She has a new book out, the annotated Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. In this episode, Samet reveals the compelling narrative of Grant’s life with its significant highs and lows. Grant goes from being a destitute shopkeeper in his father’s leather goods store to becom…

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TGL028: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark Part II with Jeff Ton (Leadership Podcast) 48:35

4y ago48:35

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On today's show, we will continue to the second part of a double episode on Leadership Lessons from the Lewis Clark Expedition. I brought back Jeff Ton to continue the story of the Corps of Discovery and their incredible journey of exploration in the American West in the early 1800s. Last week, we talked about how the expedition had traveled up Mis…

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TGL027: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark Part I with Jeff Ton (Leadership Podcast) 43:46

4y ago43:46

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On today’s episode, we explore one of the most amazing stories in the exploration of the American West. In 1805, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark lead a small military expedition up the Missouri River to discover a water-passage across North American. Along the way they invited a young native woman and mother, Sacagawea, to be their interpreter. Ea…

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TGL026: Mastermind: Decision Making in Times of Uncertainty with Jake Taylor, Brent Snow, and Annie Duke 57:56

4y ago57:56

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On today's episode, we examine one of the critical skills to achieving the good life: decision making. I’ve invited three experts on decision making, Annie Duke, the author of Thinking in Bets, Jacob Taylor, a value investor and the author of The Rebel Allocator, and Brent Snow, who teaches decision making to executives in corporate America. We hav…

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TGL025: Insights into Happiness & The Good Life with Andreas Elpidorou (Personal Development) 43:40

4y ago43:40

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On today's show, I talk with Andreas Elpidorou, the author of Propelled: How Boredom, Frustration and Anticipation Lead us to the Good Life. Andreas leads us on a fascinating discussion that covers a lot of ground related to happiness and the role emotions play in our pursuit of a meaningful life. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: What makes life diff…

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TGL024: Life Lessons from Winston Churchill with Andrew Roberts (Biography Podcast) 51:15

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On today's show, I talk with Andrew Roberts, the author of a brilliant one-volume biography of Winston Churchill entitled, Walking with Destiny. Andrew will be our guide as we learn from the life of Winston Churchill. It’s the first in a new series here on The Good Life where we will explore biographies of great leaders and investors, and pull out …

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TGL023: Money & Happiness with Jonathan Clements (Personal Development Podcast) 47:17

4+ y ago47:17

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On today's show, I talk with Jonathan Clements, the author of How to Think About Money, and runs the HumbleDollar.com website. Prior to that, he wrote the Personal Finance column in the Wall Street Journal for many years. In this episode, we explore the role money plays in the Good Life. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: The three things money can do …

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TGL022: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life with Bill Burnett 30:24

4+ y ago30:24

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Today’s guest is a former designer from Apple who is now the Executive Director of the Stanford Design Program, and he teaches a hugely popular course at Stanford called Designing Your Life. His name is Bill Burnett and he’s the co-author of the book, Designing Your Life, How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life. Bill has taken the principles of desig…

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TGL021: Aristotle on How to Live The Good Life with Edith Hall 29:23

4+ y ago29:23

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On today's show, I talk with Edith Hall, the author of Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life, and she is a Professor at King’s College in London. We talk about Aristotle, one of the earliest and greatest thinkers to take up the subject of the Good Life. He has had a major impact, especially in the West, on happiness and how we ca…

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TGL020: Meditation, Resilience & Contentment with Sam Morris 43:58

4+ y ago43:58

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On today's show, I talks with Sam Morris, the founder of Zen Warrior Training. Sam coaches business executives on meditation and building resilience and mental toughness. When he was 19, he was hit by a drunk driver and the accident left him paraplegic. He shares his incredible journey from the fear and hopelessness he experienced in the aftermath …

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