Michael Dean explains why the thesaurus fails — it gives clouds of synonyms without telling you when to use one over another. His solution: a re-architected dictionary built on 500 core antonym pairs, with synonyms arranged by nuance. Full Video here: https://youtu.be/CqiQ62NlCxk #infiniteloops #infinitel88ps #infiniteloopsepisode
Michael Dean explains why conditional logic — simple if-then statements — might be the most powerful upgrade to the “human OS.” Instead of bulk-subscribing to identities, break them down conditionally. It’s the kernel of cognitive liberty: thinking for yourself, embracing nuance, and finding freedom in complexity. Full video here: https://youtu.be/CqiQ62NlCxk…
Michael Dean talks about writing as the process that reveals what you think. But editing actually changes how you think. Jim O’Shaughnessy adds why reading aloud and rewriting drafts are essential to the craft. Full video here: https://youtu.be/CqiQ62NlCxk #infiniteloops #infinitel88ps #infiniteloopsepisode
Michael Dean explains why chatbots feel sycophantic and how a simple prompt change could turn them into real partners for thinking. State your assumptions, so they tell you where you’re wrong. Full video here: https://youtu.be/CqiQ62NlCxk #infiniteloops #infinitel88ps #infiniteloopsepisode
Michael Dean — architect-turned-writer, O’Shaughnessy Fellow, and creator of Essay Architecture — joins the show to explore the hidden structures beneath nonfiction and why essays, like buildings, can be designed with patterns rather than left to inspiration. We discuss the origins of Essay Architecture, Michael’s 27-pattern framework that maps essays…
"I love fear. There's almost no quicker path to becoming who you want to be in the world, to finding your own freedom, than following that fear and going into the places that you're scared." ~ Joe Hudson on his love of fear. 👇👇 Full video: https://youtu.be/X4b7klWuTDw
"There is probably 20 to 30% of the hyper successful people just fully driven by passion and love and curiosity" ~ Joe Hudson on how most successful people are often driven by shame, not curiosity 👇👇 Full video: https://youtu.be/X4b7klWuTDw
"As a venture capitalist, the number one thing that you have to invest in is great entrepreneurs because everything pivots, everything changes. The markets shift, the technology changes. So you need a great entrepreneur. It's the number one thing." ~ Joe Hudson on investing in great entrepreneurs 👇👇 Full video:…
"Should is a version of shame obligation, which actually creates stagnation. And so it's just a really ineffective way of actually getting what you want. Shoulding yourself just doesn't work. And you don't need to be a scientist. You can just look at your 3-year-old or your 5-year-old and say,…
What happens when a self-described "not very good" venture capitalist discovers he has an extraordinary gift for coaching the world's most successful CEOs? Joe Hudson joins Infinite Loops to share his unconventional journey from Alaska fishing boats to Hollywood directing to Silicon Valley boardrooms, ultimately finding his calling in helping…
"Can you imagine any startup in Silicon Valley that advertised jobs that said you have a 1 in 5 chance of dying at some point due to the job?" ~ Michael Gibson on how hardship can sometimes be extremely compelling ...
"There is this sense that people don't have agency to solve problems in the world. We meet young people and I guess they're lost to the Borg because they'll tell us that climate change means doom for mankind." ~ Michael Gibson on the need for storytelling to motivate us away…
"Genuineness is so important to what we do at 1517.... [and] the 'misfit toys' [people] I think [are] great because those people can't help but be themselves. And other people probably don't even know what to do with [them]. But we're here for that.” ~ Danielle Strachman on the joy…
"[We believe that] giving to the individual has a very powerful outcome." ~ Danielle Strachman talks about the power of giving people a shot, and how this enables founders like Dylan Field to go from bunk-beds to IPO Full video: https://youtu.be/iBNrOmWW2sw?si=LIBPCfI1YmRCMkeu
Michael Gibson and Danielle Strachman, co-founders of 1517 Fund, join the show to discuss their rebellion against higher education, why universities stifle creativity, why IQ doesn't correlate with innovation, and how betting on "misfit toys" is the way to go—plus we explore Girardian mimesis, the perishable nature of creativity, the…
@EdLatimore1 explains why forgiving yourself can be harder than forgiving anyone else. We can create a story to forgive others, but with ourselves, we’re always there, judging past decisions with present knowledge. Full Video: https://youtu.be/3TcmeHeLUkg #selfforgiveness #mindset #grace #personalgrowth #infiniteloops #infinitel88ps #infiniteloopsepisode
@EdLatimore1 shares why every lesson is not worth the pain of learning it firsthand and how perspective can be the most valuable takeaway from someone else’s story. If his journey proves anything, it’s that your starting point doesn’t have to limit your potential. Full Video: https://youtu.be/3TcmeHeLUkg #infiniteloops #infinitel88ps #infiniteloopsepisode #perspective…
@EdLatimore1 breaks down the two biggest influences on your life: the family you’re born into and the people you spend the most time with. You can’t choose your family, but your environment, the zip code, the school district, the circle you move in, sets the stage for your future. Full…
@EdLatimore1 breaks down a simple truth: self-control is more than resisting bad habits. It’s also about doing the hard, boring, necessary things even when you don’t want to. From showing up on time to keeping your space clean, these small disciplines spill over into every part of life. Full video…
Ed Latimore: boxer, physicist, and author of Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business makes his third appearance on the show to discuss hard-won wisdom about impulse control, self-forgiveness, the challenges of modern parenting and why being discerning (not judgmental) about your social circle might be the simplest rule for a…
"Will Wright developed this company Maxis that made SimCity and SimEarth, The Sims... and [they] were building these strange things that were not actually games but were kind of just toys that were teaching people how to understand all these different models about the world." ~ Sam Arbesman wonders what…
Sam Arbesman explains the nature of our entangled and complicated world ..👇👇
Sam Arbesman on the power of revisiting tech history to guide the future..👇👇
"I still feel deeply that humanity—for all of its goodness and badness and all the weirdness of the human OS, there's something worth preserving, taming, but also really leaning into. " ~ Sam Arbesman on leaning into the richness of humanity 👇👇