Podville #7: Lex Fridman’s conversation with Chris Voss - FBI chief hostage negotiator

04/18/24 • 53 min

We discuss the difference between manipulation and empathy — The crippling need to be right — The benefits of saying “no” — Why understanding the needs of others works wonders — How knowing what you want gives you the ability to identify a bad deal AND the power to walk away — Is empathy just a form of manipulation? — The difficulties and benefits of getting your counterpart to say no — How being fully present gives you big advantages in life and in negotiation — Problems that come from trying to con people.

Original Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EguLJgkc54&t=7s#

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Original Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EguLJgkc54&t=7s#

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Podville #6: Ed Mylett’s conversation with Dr. Benjamin Hardy — it's easier to be ten times as productive as twice

We discuss the benefits of setting impossible goals.

More reasons why 10x really is easier than 2x, then discuss the benefits of setting impossible goals, the problems and opportunities of modern life, and the practical benefits of operating in gratitude, that is, from a place of abundance.

Why being ten times as productive is much easier than twice.

Why you're operating from your past if you're not working toward an impossible goal .

Some of the unprecedented problems faced by modern man.

Framing experiences in a positive way makes the past useful and the future hopeful.

Does gratitude make us lazy or more fruitful?

How to build success on mistakes and failures.

Doing fewer quality tasks is the way to achieve 10x goals.

What can I do that no one else can?

Benefits of not having to do a deal, of go through life as a discriminating buyer who knows what he wants

Original Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hHCZYrlKng&t=3s

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Podville #8: Chris Williamson’s conversation with entrepreneur and author Alex Hormozi

The value of independent thinking — Is it possible to learn without making mistakes? — How much can we actually learn from the mistakes of others? — What does it really mean to do your best — Benefits of having hard conversations — Benefits of being physically old — Getting into a place where you're willing to let go of the past, where the past becomes irrelevant — Using death and distance as tools for zooming out to a bigger perspective — Incredible advantages of being a servant.

Original Podcast:

23 Harsh Truths Nobody Wants To Admit - Alex Hormozi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4PzOjM5BJQ

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