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Decision Making

ML200: Taking Action, Living Your Values & The Path to Human Progress

In this episode Nasos & Andrea discuss: closing the gap between knowing & doing, the challenge of living your values and the path to human progress. Show Notes * On MetaLearn’s six years and 200th episode [01:27] * When did Nasos realise the importance of knowing the difference between knowing

Learning

ML199: Questions, Curiosity & The Death of Expertise

In this episode Nasos & Andrea discuss: how to ask great questions, the role of curiosity in progress and the impact of modern media and technology on expertise, sensemaking and democracy. Show Notes * Why is asking questions a uniquely human trait? [02:15] * Why was Alex the Parrot a remarkable

Creativity

ML198: Creativity, Genius and The Gift & Market Economies

In this episode Nasos & Andrea discuss: the importance of creativity for individuals and society, the process of discovering your genius and the difference between the gift and market economies. Show Notes * What paradox about creativity does Nasos struggle with the most? [01:44] * When did Nasos first experience the

Understanding Yourself

ML197: Emotion, Human Nature & Mental Health Culture

In this episode Nasos & Andrea discuss: how to understand your emotions, the patterns driving human behaviour and why mental health culture isn't improving mental health. Show Notes * How have Nasos and Andrea been dealing with their emotions recently? [01:36] * What has been Andrea’s experience with

Understanding Yourself

ML196: Focus, ADHD & The Attention Economy

In this episode Nasos & Andrea discuss: how to focus in a world full of distractions, the challenges of ADHD and how to deal with it and why myths about attention are harming you. Show Notes * Why is attention a critical aspect to discuss? [01:39] * Nasos and Andrea on

Understanding Yourself

ML195: Andrea Domenichini on the 48 Laws of Power in Practice & How To Defend Against Manipulation

Understand how to apply the 48 Laws of Power in practice, how to avoid manipulation and learn about the true nature of power and how we misunderstand it in modern society. Andrea Domenichini is a media producer and podcaster who runs his own show Voices in the Dark, and has

Business

ML194: Raoul Pal on Russia-Ukraine, Investing in Uncertain Times & The Tokenisation of Culture

Discover 3 likely scenarios for how the war between Russia & Ukraine plays out, the outlook for different asset classes and why the tokenisation of culture through communities like Bored Ape Yacht Club is so significant.

Understanding Yourself

ML193: Visa Veerasamy on The Art of Introspection, Confronting Your Inner Tyrant and Becoming Your Own Best Friend

Learn how to develop self awareness, confront your inner tyrant to do the work you were built for and befriend yourself by earning your own self-respect and admiration.

Decision Making

ML192: Iain McGilchrist on The Matter with Things, The 4 Paths to Understanding & Answering The Big Questions

Discover the key differences between the left and right hemispheres and how they shape your view of the world, the 4 pathways to understanding and how the big problems we face as humans are all related.

Communication

ML191: Andrew Warner on Insights from 2000+ Interviews, How To Stop Asking Questions & Learning Anything from Anyone

Discover an expert interviewer's lessons on learning anything from anyone, based on 2000+ interviews. Learn how to ask tough questions & rescue bad conversations as well as strategies for building a business around interviews.

Business

ML190: Demetri Kofinas on The Rise of Financial Nihilism, Understanding Narrative Investing & Building a Modern Media Business

Discover how 9/11, the Iraq War & the 2008 Financial Crisis shaped our world, the rise of financial nihilism and how to build a profitable, honest media business in a post truth world.

Decision Making

ML189: Oliver Burkeman on Using Your 4000 Weeks, Time Management for Mortals & Overcoming Convenience Culture

Discover the time management myths that are holding you back, practical strategies that help you focus on what matters most and the true cost of convenience culture.

Learning

ML188: Armand D'Angour on How To Innovate, Lessons from the Ancient Greeks and The Philosophy of Change

Discover the 3 different types of innovation and how to use them to your advantage, how the Greeks thought about change and the relationship between innovation and ethics.