Episode
#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
44:53
Published: Thu Jan 30 2020
Description
James Altucher is a chess master, writer, entrepreneur, investor, podcaster and comedian. Overcoming our life's natural inertia is hard. We overplan, overthink and hold off starting a plan because we're not ready. Today James takes us through his approach for experimenting with life and jumping into new things feet-first. This is the second in a two-part episode with James, they can be enjoyed separately or together. I figured I'd try experimenting with ideas too! Extra Stuff: Buy Choose Yourself - https://amzn.to/2GlYDYd Check out James' Website - https://jamesaltucher.com/ Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jaltucher Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcast Check out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact
Chapters
The speaker highlights the importance of traveling to explore new places, activities, and experiences.
00:00 - 03:06 (03:05)
Summary
The speaker highlights the importance of traveling to explore new places, activities, and experiences. He emphasizes that one can never know until they try and recommends trying different ideas and activities to see what they enjoy the most.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
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In this episode, the host talks about turning your long-term vision into daily habits and achieving your goals in small steps.
03:06 - 08:21 (05:15)
Summary
In this episode, the host talks about turning your long-term vision into daily habits and achieving your goals in small steps. He emphasizes the importance of taking action towards your passions in order to truly understand them.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
PodcastModern Wisdom
Experimenting with a variety of skills and interests can create unexpected opportunities at the intersection of those abilities.
08:21 - 17:03 (08:41)
Summary
Experimenting with a variety of skills and interests can create unexpected opportunities at the intersection of those abilities. It is important to explore interests that may not make money immediately but could have future potential.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
PodcastModern Wisdom
The 10,000 hour rule only works for repetitive tasks such as playing the piano or memorization of numbers.
17:03 - 22:49 (05:46)
Summary
The 10,000 hour rule only works for repetitive tasks such as playing the piano or memorization of numbers. James Altucher suggests skipping the line with the 10,000 experiment rule to differentiate oneself and learn something new with every experiment in their area of interest.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
PodcastModern Wisdom
Joe Rogan shares how he has been able to quickly learn different interests and skip the line, using techniques he's picked up from his podcast.
22:49 - 30:16 (07:26)
Summary
Joe Rogan shares how he has been able to quickly learn different interests and skip the line, using techniques he's picked up from his podcast. He created an entire format for a late night TV show in the subway, interviewing people and musicians, while poor Jay struggled to drown out the sound of the wheels on metal.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
PodcastModern Wisdom
Ryan Holiday landed a job at the CIA's internship program by leveraging his knowledge of law and his unique approach to skill acquisition, which involved becoming the best in a smaller pond before moving on to bigger challenges.
30:16 - 36:03 (05:47)
Summary
Ryan Holiday landed a job at the CIA's internship program by leveraging his knowledge of law and his unique approach to skill acquisition, which involved becoming the best in a smaller pond before moving on to bigger challenges.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker considers sending cold emails to corporate businesses and offering to give them a one-hour presentation to optimize productivity in their sales floors.
36:03 - 40:04 (04:01)
Summary
The speaker considers sending cold emails to corporate businesses and offering to give them a one-hour presentation to optimize productivity in their sales floors.
Episode#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment
PodcastModern Wisdom
The power of networking lies in the exponential connections it allows you to create.
40:04 - 44:38 (04:34)
Summary
The power of networking lies in the exponential connections it allows you to create. By reaching out and building relationships with others, you can turn a single connection into a hundred or more.