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Finding Serendipity in a Systematic Approach
The speaker discusses relying on a more controlled approach to finding serendipity, rather than obsessing over every detail, using hierarchical systems to help structure personal and professional relationships to create better connections.
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Tim Ferriss shares how he refreshes the supply of serendipity and maintains the habit of saying "no" to things he should not be accepting by relying on friends with diverse social networks to make highly qualified and vetted introductions instead of searching for serendipitous opportunities in his inbox or social media feeds.
1:32:00 - 1:33:42 (01:41)
Summary
Tim Ferriss shares how he refreshes the supply of serendipity and maintains the habit of saying "no" to things he should not be accepting by relying on friends with diverse social networks to make highly qualified and vetted introductions instead of searching for serendipitous opportunities in his inbox or social media feeds.
ChapterFinding Serendipity in a Systematic Approach
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares his thoughts on how having highly successful friends can cause worry and why he chooses not to talk about his non-public friends publicly.
1:33:43 - 1:35:46 (02:03)
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The speaker shares his thoughts on how having highly successful friends can cause worry and why he chooses not to talk about his non-public friends publicly.
ChapterFinding Serendipity in a Systematic Approach
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The ability of films and fiction to help people with hyper rumination and to have high medicinal value in treating depression and chronic anxiety is discussed, with a specific focus on Ingmar Bergman movies.
1:35:46 - 1:39:13 (03:26)
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The ability of films and fiction to help people with hyper rumination and to have high medicinal value in treating depression and chronic anxiety is discussed, with a specific focus on Ingmar Bergman movies.