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Tips for Keeping the Mind Active
23:29 - 30:45 (07:16)
The speaker provides advice on how to keep your mind sharp, including writing out different points of view, listening to complex music, and practicing communication with diverse groups. They also discuss the sophistication of hand percussion in classical Indian music.
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Tyler Cowen shares why he believes writing and reading difficult literature is an important tool to keep your mind active and recommends Harold Bloom's book, The Western Cannon, as a starting point for re-entering the world of complex fiction.
23:29 - 25:05 (01:35)
Summary
Tyler Cowen shares why he believes writing and reading difficult literature is an important tool to keep your mind active and recommends Harold Bloom's book, The Western Cannon, as a starting point for re-entering the world of complex fiction.
ChapterTips for Keeping the Mind Active
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Indian classical music's complexity mindset and highly developed hand percussion system make it a highly underrated and remarkable genre.
25:05 - 26:16 (01:11)
Summary
Indian classical music's complexity mindset and highly developed hand percussion system make it a highly underrated and remarkable genre. The relationship between this genre and Indian preeminence in tech is thought-provoking.
ChapterTips for Keeping the Mind Active
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The importance of a daily writing practice, quitting before getting tired, and just doing it every day.
26:16 - 27:57 (01:40)
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The importance of a daily writing practice, quitting before getting tired, and just doing it every day. Insights into the writing process.
ChapterTips for Keeping the Mind Active
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The interviewee explains their core writing times in the morning before checking emails and how they view responding to emails as a part of their writing process.
27:57 - 28:50 (00:53)
Summary
The interviewee explains their core writing times in the morning before checking emails and how they view responding to emails as a part of their writing process.
ChapterTips for Keeping the Mind Active
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker ponders on the signs that indicate one has crossed the line into over-exposure and made mistakes in their writing.
28:50 - 30:45 (01:55)
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The speaker ponders on the signs that indicate one has crossed the line into over-exposure and made mistakes in their writing. They suggest that the change in the ratio of smart to not-so-smart emails could be an indication, and that if one gets too many not-so-smart emails, they may be doing something wrong with their writing.