047 cliff notes from Tim Ferriss show podcast, Astro & Daniel Teller

In writing it is hard to make money
Attacking problems
10 year plans
their ted talks
Marriage - it is impossible to say whether one will love another person forever
movie picks
lady in #6 documentary
There is always market for high quality
small giants book
Long form content
Write evergreen content to make audience fast
Ask 3 times why when you want big audience
1000 true fans
Least crowded channel is long form content
Identify subcultures you belong
Identify 5 sites they go to twitter, instagram, facebook pages, podcasts
You are defining yourself
Psychographics & demographics
Go after markets you belong to
No complaint experiment
Which of these if done makes it easier/irrelevant?
Momentum chrome extension
Maker/manager blocks of day
The most important thing is not to fool yourself, you are the easiest person to fool - Richard Feynman
Good/bad science m.g. goldtaker book

https://castbox.fm/episode/77%3A-What-Do-Google-X%2C-Medicine%2C-and-Great-Relationships-Have-In-Common--id1059468-id51930486

032 cliff notes from Tim Ferriss show podcast, Brian Callen

Ask yourself personal questions

Long term approach is to be honest as much as possible

quest bridge.org

Test assumptions

Creative process

Writing is mindset

Fed up documentary

The enemy is sugar

Bad science book ben goldtaker

Hardcore history dan carlin

balance service to others

Surround yourself with people who make you grow

Focus work harder

There is great insecurity in security

Biggest risk is not taking risks

Every day do something that you are afraid of

https://castbox.fm/episode/Ep-47%3A-Bryan-Callen-on-Eating-Corgis-(Yes%2C-The-Dogs)-and-Improving-Creativity-id1059468-id51930455

028 cliff notes from Tim Ferriss show podcast, Maria Popova

Guided Apasana meditation

Tara Brakh meditation

2010 smile meditation

Note taking method:

Highlight & write notes on sides

Reading is pattern recognition

Create index of ideas at the end of that book with page numbers

Literature is original internet with its source quotes/citations...you can track down sources of ideas

Maria uses proof reader, your mind does not see its own typos

Plyometrics & trx are handy for travel

https://castbox.fm/episode/Ep-39%3A-Maria-Popova-on-Writing%2C-Work-Arounds%2C-and-Building-BrainPickings.org-id1059468-id51930447

007 cliff notes from Tim Ferriss show podcast

Stephen Dubner

Freakonomics book coauthor

Storytelling is very important skill

1st come up with as many ideas as it is possible 

2nd kill all of them 

3rd take those ideas that did not die and use them

Thinking fast and slow book

Correlation vs. Causation 

Daniel refuted stories, experts may not understand your idea, thus do not rely on their expertise, question their & your own assumptions 

Test assumptions 

Uncover biases 

Become a better thinker

You are yourself in all circumstances 

People try to replicate other successful people by reading their biographies, that is common bias among many people

Freakonomics principles & rules 

Train to think in objective way 

Put away your moral compass at considering all kinds of issue or while thinking 

Be curious like a child

Writings is crystallizing your thoughts, clearing thinking

 

7up series documentary - sociology, decision making, nurture vs. nature 

Clothes you wear influences your thinking & behavior

Levels of the game McPhee book