Daniel and Zan talk about how to make an impactful life through changing how you see the world.
Show notes:
Introduction to Designing Life
The Importance of Conscious Life Choices
Life Changes and Insights
The Art of Friendship
Cultural Differences in Social Interactions
Choosing the Right City for You
The Impact of Environment on Lifestyle
Venture Capitalist Advice
Finding Depth in Your Locale
The Role of Adventure in Life
Decision Making, Intuition, and Leadership
Closing Thoughts
Nov 19, 2023
29 min
Hand-picked frameworks that have personally helped us in life, and that we hope may help you.
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - The grass is greener mindset
3:40 - Don't make decisions when angry
5:10 - The 3-second rule for taking action
6:40 - Circle of competence
8:10 - 80/20 rule
9:30 - Attachment styles in relationships
12:20 - Do things that don't scale
13:50 - Map is not the territory
15:30 - $1000/hr test for priorities
17:00 - Turning work into play
18:40 - Big T and Little T traumas
20:10 - No 7 mindset
21:30 - It's not being wrong that's bad, it's not knowing
23:20 - Focus on what interests you
24:30 - Having agency in your life
Nov 9, 2023
31 min
Daniel and Zan talk about hard-won lessons in dating, authenticity, and attraction.
Sep 16, 2023
17 min
Life's most intriguing 'what ifs', challenging listeners to rethink setbacks, success, and self-perception.
Sep 16, 2023
5 min
Floating within an infinite space, we tend to look for a given "meaning". Yet many of the most fascinating among us craft our own purpose along the way. Through science and philosophy, this podcast liberates us from prescribed meaning. Our choices, not the void, shape our fleeting lives. This is a practice of shaping a perspective to define significance through boldly exercising agency in impermanence.
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Introduction
Humans' brief existence compared to Earth's history
Dinosaurs' lengthy reign on Earth
Earth's age since formation
When life began on Earth
Human genetic similarity
Human population bottlenecks
Current population vs Earth's history
Visualizing 8 billion people
Visualizing population growth
Optimistic nihilism and creating meaning
Agency vs determinism
Quantum physics hints at free will
Embracing life's brevity while defining meaning
Sep 4, 2023
9 min
A framework to build a vision for your career, finding love, and building the life you want.
Jun 17, 2023
11 min
Practical frameworks to understand what growth strategies work depending on your business type. I have worked as an operator and strategist helping dozens of companies deploy strategies to scale, everything from startups that have yet to decide on their product, to companies worth billions in enterprise value.
This podcast is a high-level, beginner's manual to thinking about playbooks for growth.
Add me on LinkedIn here
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16 min
How to be intentional about friendships.
Jun 16, 2023
9 min
The time I bought a one-way ticket to Australia, a dangerous situation at a shipwreck, and some life lessons that shaped me.
Jun 16, 2023
19 min
This is a solo podcast by Zan where he discusses "The Winning Mindset" uncovering the raw, honest truths about success with authentic, real-world strategies.
Let's face reality, together.
May 25, 2023
16 min
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