Charm: a spell suspending critical thinking, prompting instant emotional responses. Julia Sonnevend's antidote? When emotions bubble up - STOP. Ask: "Who benefits from my quick response?" Practice this habit. Over time, your rational brain will learn to engage automatically.
Professor Julia Sonnevend believes that charm is one of the defining political trends of our era. In her latest book, she argues that charm will do no less than “shape the future of democracy worldwide,” exploring how it is weaponized by politicians ranging from Jacinda Arden to Kim Jong Un.…
The simple secret to creative success? . . . . . ...stop wasting your time fighting with the Kaiju of doom, and go find a spot in the grass to play with that golden retriever instead🐶 Not simple enough yet? Here's Bilawal Sidhu breaking it down - Catch the full…
"Maybe it'll take a younger generation that is far more acclimatized to these types of capabilities to start taking advantage of those signals...the experts are always the most averse to adopting this tech." Bilawal Sidhu on AI and the rise of...Underdog Tech Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxVJ_k-Fzyg
If you replaced every brushstroke with an algorithm, would it still be art? Here's Bilawal Sidhu making sense of the "romanticism for doing things the old-fashioned way that seems to persist" Catch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxVJ_k-Fzyg
The billion dollar question for media in the age of AI - "what is going to be the breakup of people putting a huge premium on fully organic human-generated content?" vs "straight-to-the-vein fast food content"? Bilawal Sidhu weighs in on the latest episode of Infinite Loops Catch the full episode…
As a proud owner of the exceedingly rare “two-digit” designation on CompuServe (the internet’s precursor), I’ve always been an early adopter of new tech. I was, therefore, particularly excited to speak to Bilawal Sidhu, a one-man corporation whose prolific output outpaces many creators put together. Since he was 11, Bilawal…
You already know that learning from mistakes is critical for success. But there's a catch. To learn from a mistake, you've got to be able to spot it in the first place. It's tempting to overlook errors that don't cause immediate pain. Like a driver praising their "quick reflexes" after…
“So maybe I lift 10 kilos, I injure myself. I lift five kilos, it's not enough. But there is that seven weights, seven kilos weight, which produces some gain, and those gains make me stronger.” Beware false dichotomies. When facing a new challenge at the gym, your work, or your…
“If you antagonize the population that doesn't like you vandalizing things, you cannot achieve that much […] What would be more effective would be if the activist group ask themselves, "How can we solve the climate change problem in 20 years?" That opens so many better options." Here’s Luca Dellanna…
During the heady days of the space race, President Kennedy visited NASA headquarters. There, he bumped into a janitor. Ever mindful of a PR opportunity, the President started chatting with the broom-wielding worker. “What’s your job here?” JFK inquired. Without missing a beat, the janitor responded: “I'm helping put a…
When Luca Dellanna speaks, I listen. Unlike many of the other management, productivity and behavioral gurus out there, Luca is ruthlessly committed to providing actionable, tangible advice which is rooted in the messy, chaotic reality of daily life. This conversation, my second with Luca, revolves around his excellent new book,…
"You report to everybody. You need to really crush your ego or check it at the door because you will never, from this moment on, be the smartest guy in any room you go into, even the bathroom.” VC is a service business. If in doubt, they're probably your boss.…
Investor Ateet Ahluwalia is the Sherlock Holmes of due diligence. If you're hiding something, he'll find it. So, what red flags does he look for? 1. Question-dodging: "If I asked you a question and you answer an adjacent question, you think either I'm stupid, or you don't know the answer,…
Reid Hoffman once claimed that “in a changing world, playing it safe is one of the riskiest things you can do.” It's a catchy line, but why is it true? And where in the investing world can we see this dynamic play out? Ateet Ahluwalia explains... Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5mcDlFNUJI
Remember that scene in The Dark Knight where The Joker sets fire to a massive pile of cash? Ateet Ahluwalia saw the same thing happen to his Wall Street heroes when Lehman Brothers fell. It was a shocking experience, but it taught him an enduring lesson: "I realized that my…
Let me introduce you to the four horsemen of the investment apocalypse: Fear. Greed. Hope. Ignorance. Notice anything? Three of four are emotions. I’ve long argued that effective investing is far more about emotional control than technical know-how (although the latter certainly helps!) By hook or by crook, the best…
An elite teacher will adapt to their student's interests. Would a dinosaur-mad eight-year-old rather: (A) rotely memorize punctuation rules; or (B) incorporate a comma, semi-colon, and brackets into a story about an encounter with a Tyrannosaurus Rex? Whether it’s video games, cosmetics, or, in Audrey Wisch's case, chicken nuggets, a…
Our education system is built on the idea that success requires a college degree. Kids' schooling resembles a factory line: a carefully structured process optimized for the next step. Great for efficiency. Disastrous for curiosity. Is change coming? Audrey Wisch explains... Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdiaZFpQ5Do
"Curiosity is crucial. We all know the person in any workplace who's uncomfortable with change, or you come in with a new idea and they roll their eyes..." Here's Audrey Wisch on the importance of adaptability… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdiaZFpQ5Do
A student is more likely to feel inspired by their mentor’s success if they are sufficiently proximate in age to feel that this success is achievable. Audrey Wisch explains… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdiaZFpQ5Do
I’ve always tried to encourage curiosity in my three children and now six (!) grandchildren. My kids often reminisce about my default response to their questions: pointing to the bookshelf that flanked our sofa and saying, “look it up in there!” Over the years, I have become increasingly frustrated when…
"It leads to greater catalog value, which means that an asset that you hope to capitalize- a podcast episode, a movie, a series of television- actually has enduring value over time." — Matthew Ball on why good taste provides "remarkable operating leverage" to streaming services… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTKKmwWPV78
"The first surgeon who performed live patient surgery using a mixed reality headset said it was like using GPS to drive for the first time in the nineties." Here's Matthew Ball on the future of Metaverse technologies… Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTKKmwWPV78