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Tim Ferriss on Resilience and Education
41:47 - 49:48 (08:01)
Tim Ferriss suggests that a curriculum to teach people to pick apart and analyze their fears could be formulated with fun exercises to make students more resilient and willing to take risks. He believes in leveling the playing field in specific ways, such as funding projects for schools and teachers that can't afford resources such as headgear and wrestling mats for wrestling programs.
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Stoicism has become a popular way of thinking in Silicon Valley and the NFL.
41:47 - 43:53 (02:06)
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Stoicism has become a popular way of thinking in Silicon Valley and the NFL. By learning to view obstacles as opportunities, becoming less emotionally reactive and separating what we can and cannot control, it helps to inoculate against fear of unknown and worst-case scenarios.
ChapterTim Ferriss on Resilience and Education
Episode#240: Accelerated Learning and Mentors - My Personal Story
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The author suggests that people should be more comfortable with discomfort.
43:53 - 46:37 (02:43)
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The author suggests that people should be more comfortable with discomfort.
ChapterTim Ferriss on Resilience and Education
Episode#240: Accelerated Learning and Mentors - My Personal Story
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss shares why he supports DonorsChoose.org and why he applies the same filters to non-profits as he does to for-profits.
46:37 - 49:48 (03:11)
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Tim Ferriss shares why he supports DonorsChoose.org and why he applies the same filters to non-profits as he does to for-profits. He emphasizes the importance of being specific in donating to non-profits where the impact can be measured.