My guest today is Tiago Forte author of "Building a Second Brain." Tiago Forte is one of the world’s foremost experts on productivity and has taught thousands of people around the world how timeless principles and the latest technology can revolutionize their productivity, creativity, and personal effectiveness.  Get his book here: https://amzn.to/3ghadcn  TIMESTAMPS: [00:00-01:24] - What is a Second Brain? [01:25] - How Tiago become a productivity expert [03:15] - How to start building...

My guest today is Jay Papasan, the co-author of The ONE Thing. Jay Papasan is an NYT bestselling writer and business executive.  In this episode,  Jay shares advice on how to be more productive by identifying and focusing on your most important task, how to create better to-do lists, why you shouldn’t multitask, tips on work/life balance, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:25] - The big idea behind The ONE Thing [01:25] - Why you should make Success lists, not To-Do lists[09:00] - How...

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My guest today is Sahil Lavingia, author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur. Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad and an angel investor. Before that, he was employee #2 at Pinterest.   In this episode,  Sahil shares advice on building a successful business, why you want to be a creator before becoming an entrepreneur, lessons learned from Naval Ravikant, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:20] - What is a minimalist entrepreneur?[08:57] - How Sahil built his company Gumroad[12:00] - Be a creator...

My guest today is MJ DeMarco, author of The Great Rat Race Escape.  MJ DeMarco is an entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author of The Millionaire Fastlane. In this episode, MJ shares advice on how to escape the rat race, the myth about compounding interest making you rich, how to find the right business opportunity, advice he would give to a 21-year old kid today, and much more.  TIMESTAMPS: [00:17] - Defining the Script that 99% of people follow [2:00] - The myth of compound interest...

My guest today is John Gray, author of Beyond Mars and Venus.  Dr. John Gray is the author of the classic dating book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. His books have sold tens of millions of copies and have been translated into approximately 45 languages in more than 100 countries. In this episode, John shares how relationship dynamics have changed over the past 20 years, why men need Cave Time to get in touch with their masculine side, why women need Talk Therapy to get in touch with...

My guest today is Nate Dallas, author of You’re Too Good To Feel This Bad. Nate’s book is like 10 self-improvement books wrapped into one. He covers over several health-related topics such as sleep, breathing, diet, exercise, mindset, meditation, and many more areas that play a vital role in achieving better health. Listen to this podcast to learn how to sleep better, why you should be breathing through your nose, why you should be drinking more water, why you need to be aware of your...

My guest today is Christian Busch,  author of The Serendipity Mindset. His book is all about the art and science of creating good luck. That’s right, luck is a skill that can be learned and improved upon. In our conversation, Christian explains the difference between blind luck and smart luck (AKA serendipity), how bad luck today can become good luck tomorrow, 10 tips to increase your luck, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:42] - How a car crash changed Christian’s life[02:34] - Blind luck vs....

Learn more about Howard’s speed reading program at berglearning.com/a/alexbooks.  My guest today is Howard Berg, the author of Super Reading Secrets. Howard holds the Guinness record for being the world’s fastest reader, reading at 80 pages per minute. In our conversation, Howard shares advice on how to read faster, bad habits that are slowing down your reading speed, how to take notes while reading, how to remember more of what you’ve read, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:50] - How Howard...

My guest today is John David Mann, the author of How To Write Good (Or At Least, Gooder). John has coauthored over 30 books including The Go-Giver, The Latte Factor, The Slight Edge, and many more bestselling books.  In our conversation, John shares the three ingredients for good writing, how reading more will improve your writing, the writing process John used to write several bestselling books, the differences between traditional publishing and self-publishing, and much...

My guest today is Logan Ury, the author of How To Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love. Logan studied psychology at Harvard, ran Google’s behavioral science team, and now works at the dating app Hinge and as a dating...

My guest today is James Altucher, the author of Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals.  James is an entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master, comedian, and prolific writer. He's also the podcast...

My guest today is  Blas Moros, a talented writer and the creator of a very popular blog called The Rabbit Hole, where he's shared 600+ book summaries, along with dozens of essays and other educational resources.In our conversation, Blass shares advice...

My guest today is Scott Young, the bestselling author of Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your CareerScott is a prolific writer who writes about learning, productivity, and habits. He is known for documenting...

My guest today is Alex Banayan, the author of the #1 international bestseller The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers.At 18-years old, Alex won The Price Is Right and sold the grand-prize...

My guest today is Robin Hanson, the co-author of The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life. Robin is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford...

My guest today is Nir Eyal, the author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir Eyal is a bestselling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert. In Indistractable, Nir explains the hidden psychology...

My guest today is Eric Jorgenson, the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness.  Naval Ravikant is the co-founder of AngelList, investor in 200+ companies, and considered by many to be a modern-day philosopher. This book...

My guest today is James Altucher, the author of several books including the WSJ bestseller Choose Yourself! He is an entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master, comedian, and prolific writer. He is also the podcast host of "The James Altucher Show"...

 My guest today is Greg McKeown, the NYT bestselling author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. He teaches and lectures about the importance of living and leading as an Essentialist around the world. He is among the most popular bloggers...

My guest today is BJ Fogg, PhD, the bestselling author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Fogg founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University and has been researching social behavior for over 20 years.In our conversation,...

My guest today is Morgan Housel, the author of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness. Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal.In his book,...

My guest today is Alan Jacobs, the author of The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction. Jacobs is a scholar of English literature, writer, and literary critic. He is a distinguished professor of the humanities at Baylor University.In his book,...

My guest today is Bob Burg, the co-author of The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea. The book has sold over 950,000 copies and was rated #10 on Inc. Magazine's list of the Most Motivational Books Ever Written. It’s great to be a...