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The Benefits of Foreign Travel with Michael Lewis
34:34 - 40:33 (05:59)
In this transcript snippet, Michael Lewis discusses the impact of foreign travel on a person's political and social views, as well as the importance of both progressive and conservative mindsets in a functioning society.
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The perfect functioning society needs both a progressive wing and a conservative wing to balance each other out, according to Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind.
34:34 - 37:41 (03:06)
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The perfect functioning society needs both a progressive wing and a conservative wing to balance each other out, according to Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind. It's been observed that foreign travel makes people more liberal because it helps one understand how different things can be.
ChapterThe Benefits of Foreign Travel with Michael Lewis
Episode#644: Jonathan Haidt — The Coddling of the American Mind, How to Become Intellectually Antifragile, and How to Lose Anger by Studying Morality
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker reflects on his experience living in Japan and how it deeply resonated with him on a level that his experience in the United States did not.
37:41 - 39:17 (01:36)
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The speaker reflects on his experience living in Japan and how it deeply resonated with him on a level that his experience in the United States did not. His predispositions and neuroses felt like a warm bath in the meticulous attention to detail in Japanese culture.
ChapterThe Benefits of Foreign Travel with Michael Lewis
Episode#644: Jonathan Haidt — The Coddling of the American Mind, How to Become Intellectually Antifragile, and How to Lose Anger by Studying Morality
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Wealthfront, an app that helps in saving and investing money, is offering 3.8% APY on its cash account that earns 15 times more interest comparing to the savings account in the average bank, with FDIC insurance of up to $2 million.
39:17 - 40:33 (01:16)
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Wealthfront, an app that helps in saving and investing money, is offering 3.8% APY on its cash account that earns 15 times more interest comparing to the savings account in the average bank, with FDIC insurance of up to $2 million. Moreover, the user will receive an extra $50 bonus with a deposit of $500 and is easy to sign up.