The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
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Shane Parrish is an entrepreneur and sought-after speaker. His newsletter (https://fs.blog/podcast) offers timeless insights you can use to change your life.
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The Mac and Cheese Millionaire: How I Built a Successful Business That Does Everything Differently (Erin Wade #203)
In this episode, Erin Wade discusses her journey fro...
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Sep 17 2024 1h 5m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 2 mins
Wade's surfing obsessionChapter 3 17 sec
Defeating overthinkingChapter 4 1 min
Wade's background in foodChapter 5 3 mins
Wade's law detourChapter 6 2 mins
On being firedChapter 7 7 mins
Early mistakes and freedomChapter 8 12 mins
Employee-centric companiesChapter 9 2 mins
Homeroom Hard TimesChapter 10 7 mins
How Wade's law background helped (and hurt)Chapter 11 6 mins
The Color Code of ConductChapter 12 6 mins
Why Wade sold Homeroom (and how she felt)Chapter 13 3 mins
Impact vs. IntentChapter 14 4 mins
Why titles are importantChapter 15 1 min
On success
The Storytelling Expert: How to Speak so That Everyone Listens (Matthew Dicks #202)
Shane Parrish sits down with Matthew Dicks, a renown...
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Sep 3 2024 1h 58m
Chapter 1 3 mins
IntroChapter 2 3 mins
What makes a good storyChapter 3 1 min
Stories vs anecdotesChapter 4 9 mins
A Story: The Spoon of PowerChapter 5 3 mins
The art of story architectureChapter 6 15 mins
Create compelling storiesChapter 7 18 mins
Common mistakes & how to fix themChapter 8 8 mins
Strategic listeningChapter 9 1 min
Can you lie in stories?Chapter 10 4 mins
'And' stories vs. 'but / therefore' storiesChapter 11 9 mins
Finding engaging stories in everyday lifeChapter 12 3 mins
Structuring a storyChapter 13 7 mins
Storytelling for an unforgettable brandChapter 14 7 mins
Learn confidenceChapter 15 13 mins
Writing vs telling a storyChapter 16 3 mins
Teach kids to love writingChapter 17 2 mins
Define success
#201 April Dunford: Perfecting Your Product's Positioning
What if people aren’t buying your product or service...
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Aug 20 2024 1h 15m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 14 mins
Positioning, explainedChapter 3 3 mins
Why is positioning important?Chapter 4 8 mins
B2B vs. B2C positioningChapter 5 3 mins
When re-positioning a product failedChapter 6 2 mins
How to identify customer's pain pointsChapter 7 3 mins
How to position a product on a sales pageChapter 8 3 mins
How technology has changed positioningChapter 9 4 mins
How to evaluate product positioningChapter 10 4 mins
Who's in charge of positioning at a company?Chapter 11 6 mins
On storytellingChapter 12 3 mins
Should a company have a point of view on the market?Chapter 13 2 mins
Dealing with gatekeepers in B2B marketingChapter 14 2 mins
Mistakes people make with positioningChapter 15 3 mins
What schools get wrong about marketingChapter 16 2 mins
Secrets of B2B decision-makingChapter 17 3 mins
On success
#200 Brian Halligan: Scaling Culture from Startup to IPO
Brian Halligan, co-founder and former CEO of HubSpot...
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Aug 6 2024 1h
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 7 mins
Halligan's life-changing snowmobile accidentChapter 3 4 mins
Shane's life-changing medical mysteryChapter 4 6 mins
The different phases a CEO goes through while growing companiesChapter 5 2 mins
Lessons learned from Steve JobsChapter 6 4 mins
How to hire and fire people (and when)Chapter 7 3 mins
The problems with "Best Practices" in businessChapter 8 12 mins
The most underrated public CEOs (and why Jerry Garcia from The Grateful Dead is on this list)Chapter 9 7 mins
The history and future of inbound marketingChapter 10 4 mins
On decision makingChapter 11 3 mins
On work-life balanceChapter 12 1 min
On success
#199 Esther Perel: Cultivating Desire (2019)
Few episodes in The Knowledge Project’s nine-year hi...
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Jul 23 2024 1h 17m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 5 mins
Coming back to life after the warChapter 3 3 mins
The myth of stabilityChapter 4 8 mins
The power of reflectionsChapter 5 4 mins
Important conversations for early relationshipsChapter 6 2 mins
Can values change in relationships?Chapter 7 3 mins
Being secure in a relationshipChapter 8 2 mins
Better conversations with your partnerChapter 9 3 mins
What's behind every criticismChapter 10 2 mins
Too much honestyChapter 11 7 mins
What happens if I don't love my partnerChapter 12 3 mins
Why does good sex fade in relationships?Chapter 13 4 mins
Love vs. desireChapter 14 9 mins
How to have difficult conversations with your partnerChapter 15 12 mins
Conscious uncoupling
#199 Esther Perel: Cultivating Desire (2019)
Few episodes in The Knowledge Project's nine-year hi...
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Jul 22 2024 1h 17m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 5 mins
Coming back to life after the warChapter 3 3 mins
The myth of stabilityChapter 4 8 mins
The power of reflectionsChapter 5 4 mins
Important conversations for early relationshipsChapter 6 2 mins
Can values change in relationships?Chapter 7 3 mins
Being secure in a relationshipChapter 8 2 mins
Better conversations with your partnerChapter 9 3 mins
What's behind every criticismChapter 10 2 mins
Too much honestyChapter 11 7 mins
What happens if I don't love my partnerChapter 12 3 mins
Why does good sex fade in relationships?Chapter 13 4 mins
Love vs. desireChapter 14 9 mins
How to have difficult conversations with your partnerChapter 15 12 mins
Conscious uncoupling
#198 Maya Shankar: The Science of Identity
Shane Parrish and Maya Shankar dive into the complex...
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Jul 9 2024 48m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 2 mins
Shankar's "almost unbelievable" story of getting into JulliardChapter 3 6 mins
Why Shankar studied identityChapter 4 3 mins
What is identity?Chapter 5 3 mins
Using your identity to accomplish your goalsChapter 6 50 sec
Using anti-identities to accomplish your goalsChapter 7 7 mins
What to do when your identity is "attacked"Chapter 8 5 mins
How to re-establish trust in institutionsChapter 9 3 mins
Use identity to start a positive habitChapter 10 1 min
How to debunk myths with stories and factsChapter 11 5 mins
How does how we frame our goals help (or prevent) us from accomplishing themChapter 12 2 mins
The one motivational technique Shankar uses every dayChapter 13 2 mins
On success
#197 Michaeleen Doucleff: TEAM Parenting
It's surprising how often we give our kids orders: &...
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Jun 25 2024 1h 12m
Chapter 1 4 mins
IntroChapter 2 3 mins
How (and why) we've lost our way as parentsChapter 3 5 mins
The rise of the nuclear familyChapter 4 3 mins
TEAM Parenting: TChapter 5 5 mins
TEAM Parenting: EChapter 6 3 mins
Why you don't need to praise your childChapter 7 10 mins
TEAM Parenting: AChapter 8 1 min
TEAM Parenting: MChapter 9 37 sec
quot;Kids do not need to be entertained"Chapter 10 23 mins
Technology, parenting, and transmitting valuesChapter 11 1 min
Resources parents can use to educate kids about technologyChapter 12 5 mins
How you can use the environment to give kids autonomyChapter 13 2 mins
Success and parenting
#196 Brent Beshore: Business Brilliance and Happiness at Home
Succeeding in both life and business is very difficu...
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Jun 11 2024 2h 15m
Chapter 1 5 mins
IntroChapter 2 4 mins
Why Brent examined his lifeChapter 3 10 mins
How Brent "fixed" his relationshipsChapter 4 12 mins
How helping hurtsChapter 5 8 mins
How Brent was subtly controlling relationshipsChapter 6 9 mins
Why Brent stopped drinking (mostly)Chapter 7 10 mins
How to run a business with love yet competitivelyChapter 8 4 mins
Win-win relationshipsChapter 9 13 mins
On debtChapter 10 9 mins
On incentivesChapter 11 5 mins
How to hire and fire CEOsChapter 12 10 mins
What most people miss about hiringChapter 13 7 mins
Brent's playbook for taking over a companyChapter 14 4 mins
On projectionsChapter 15 2 mins
Revisiting investmentsChapter 16 9 mins
How "hands-off" is Brent?Chapter 17 5 mins
Where people go wrong in private equityChapter 18 1 min
On success
#195 Morgan Housel: Get Rich, Stay Rich
The skills it takes to get rich are drastically diff...
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May 28 2024 1h 38m
Chapter 1 4 mins
IntroChapter 2 2 mins
Risk and incomeChapter 3 2 mins
On luck and skillChapter 4 2 mins
Buffett's secret strategyChapter 5 3 mins
The one trait you need to build wealthChapter 6 27 sec
Housel's capital allocation strategyChapter 7 4 mins
Index funds, explainedChapter 8 1 min
Expectations and moving goalpostsChapter 9 5 mins
Your house: asset or liability?Chapter 10 4 mins
Money lies we believeChapter 11 2 mins
How to avoid status gamesChapter 12 5 mins
Money rules from parentsChapter 13 1 min
Rich vs. wealthyChapter 14 1 min
Housel's influential role modelsChapter 15 3 mins
Why are rich people miserable?Chapter 16 3 mins
How success sows the seeds of average performanceChapter 17 1 min
On riskChapter 18 1 min
Making money, spending money, saving moneyChapter 19 11 mins
How the Vanderbilt's squandered their wealthChapter 20 2 mins
How to manage your expectationsChapter 21 3 mins
How to talk to kids about moneyChapter 22 4 mins
The biggest risk to capitalismChapter 23 2 mins
The magic of compoundingChapter 24 6 mins
How Morgan readsChapter 25 1 min
How to tell the best storyChapter 26 10 mins
How Morgan writesChapter 27 3 mins
Parting wisdom and thoughts on success
#194 Abigail Shrier: The Parent-Therapy Trap
Over the last decade, therapy has become the de fact...
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May 14 2024 1h 20m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Bad Therapy and Raising Resilient ChildrenChapter 2 9 mins
Impact of Therapy on Parenting TrendsChapter 3 5 mins
Parenting Styles and Social Emotional LearningChapter 4 5 mins
Modern Parenting Dilemmas and AuthorityChapter 5 12 mins
Concerns About Child Mental Health ScreenersChapter 6 6 mins
Preventive Mental HealthChapter 7 3 mins
School Standards vs Over-Treatment TherapyChapter 8 10 mins
Challenges in Child Mental Health SystemChapter 9 5 mins
Navigating Criticism in the Digital AgeChapter 10 9 mins
Mainstream Media and Child ResilienceChapter 11 7 mins
The Impact of Parenting on Society
#193: Dr. Jim Loehr: Change the Stories You Tell Yourself
What if reaching the next level of success wasn't de...
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Apr 30 2024 1h 22m
Chapter 1 3 mins
IntroChapter 2 2 mins
Parenting and storytellingChapter 3 2 mins
How to determine whether or not the stories are limiting or enabling youChapter 4 6 mins
What the stories world-class performers tell themselvesChapter 5 8 mins
How to change the stories you tell yourselfChapter 6 2 mins
Questions to journal aboutChapter 7 5 mins
Private voices vs. public voices (and how they impact your kids)Chapter 8 5 mins
How to help your friends change their storiesChapter 9 7 mins
How to better come alongside your kids to prevent destructive behaviorChapter 10 8 mins
What Loehr knows about high performers that others missChapter 11 13 mins
On time and energyChapter 12 5 mins
Conquering the "between point" ritualChapter 13 4 mins
On rituals vs. habitsChapter 14 7 mins
How to increase your mental toughnessChapter 15
On success
#192 David Segal: Yearly Planning, Daily Action
Working in a business and working on a business are ...
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Apr 16 2024 1h 11m
#191 Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Diet Essentials For Healthy Living
Shane Parrish sits down with the renowned biochemist...
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Apr 2 2024 1h 31m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Mastering Nutrition and Aging With RhondaChapter 2 5 mins
Importance of Micronutrients in DietChapter 3 11 mins
Importance of Magnesium and Omega-3Chapter 4 12 mins
Nutrition and Food ConsiderationsChapter 5 12 mins
Benefits of a Nutrient-Rich SmoothieChapter 6 11 mins
Impact of Grass-Fed vs Non-Grass-FedChapter 7 5 mins
Vitamin D3 and Deliberate Heat ExposureChapter 8 7 mins
The Benefits of Sauna and ExerciseChapter 9 13 mins
Benefits of Heat Therapy for HealthChapter 10 6 mins
Nutrition, Exercise, and Practical Tips
#190 Brad Jacobs: Building a Business Empire
Throughout his tenure, Brad Jacobs has built multipl...
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Mar 19 2024 1h 36m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Adapting Business Strategies for SuccessChapter 2 7 mins
Advances in Technology and TrendsChapter 3 6 mins
Power of Active Listening in CommunicationChapter 4 12 mins
The Music, Math, and Business ConnectionChapter 5 7 mins
Managing Debt and Being ContrarianChapter 6 4 mins
Parental Approval and Confidence BoostChapter 7 10 mins
Effective Feedback and Positive VibesChapter 8 12 mins
The Art of M&A StrategyChapter 9 6 mins
Role of Board in Founder-Led CompanyChapter 10 15 mins
Financial Planning and Analysis ImportanceChapter 11 5 mins
Lessons Learned From People and Technology
#189 Chris Davis: Three Generations of Wealth
Most families who obtain immense wealth squander it ...
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Mar 5 2024 2h 41m
Chapter 1 3 mins
IntroChapter 2 23 mins
Life lessons Davis learned from his grandfather and fatherChapter 3 10 mins
The importance of writing things no one readsChapter 4 15 mins
Davis' experiences through financial crisesChapter 5 3 mins
Why Davis loves managing a mutual fundChapter 6 5 mins
Why Berkshire Hathaway operates with marginChapter 7 2 mins
What is risk?Chapter 8 10 mins
On low interest rates and their future impactChapter 9 1 min
The mismatched timelines between CEOs, companies, investors, and policyChapter 10 6 mins
On happinessChapter 11 8 mins
How Davis and Munger metChapter 12 11 mins
Lessons learned from MungerChapter 13 14 mins
Why avoiding weaknesses is the ultimate recipe for successChapter 14 31 mins
How to raise non-entitled kids and avoid lifestyle creepChapter 15 4 mins
Good vs. bad board meetingsChapter 16 5 mins
Three generations of wealthChapter 17 3 mins
On success
#188: Bryan Johnson: Five Habits for Longer Living
What can you do (or avoid) tomorrow to guarantee you...
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Feb 20 2024 1h 26m
Chapter 1 4 mins
IntroChapter 2 4 mins
On biographiesChapter 3 6 mins
On depression and coping mechanismsChapter 4 12 mins
Self-destructive behavior and how to pitch Blueprint to someoneChapter 5 15 mins
What a day looks like on Blueprint (exercise and what toChapter 6 3 mins
How to turn Blueprint protocols into habitsChapter 7 3 mins
Embracing the hateChapter 8 10 mins
The downsides and lessons of making moneyChapter 9 5 mins
The five habitsChapter 10 2 mins
Why does posture matter?Chapter 11 2 mins
Relationship between biological health and sexual healthChapter 12 5 mins
Hair-loss preventionChapter 13 2 mins
Sunscreen, plastics, and other miscellaneous impacts on agingChapter 14 3 mins
How will AI help us?Chapter 15 2 mins
On success
#187 Dr. Becky Kennedy: A Playbook for Better Parenting
On this episode of the Knowledge Project, Shane asks...
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Feb 6 2024 1h 56m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Understanding Boundaries in Parenting and RelationshipsChapter 2 9 mins
Establishing Boundaries in Relationships and ParentingChapter 3 8 mins
Navigating the Parent-Teen RelationshipChapter 4 7 mins
Building Confidence and Resilience in TeensChapter 5 10 mins
Building Confidence Through Empathetic CommunicationChapter 6 6 mins
Exploring Self-Sabotage and Regulating EmotionsChapter 7 6 mins
Empowering Adults Through Emotional RegulationChapter 8 11 mins
The Importance of Repair in RelationshipsChapter 9 8 mins
Understanding Repair and Responsibility in RelationshipsChapter 10 8 mins
Understanding and Responding to Partner's FeelingsChapter 11 12 mins
Parenting and ScreensChapter 12 3 mins
Effective Communication and Currency in ParentingChapter 13 9 mins
Parenting and Building Relationships With AdolescentsChapter 14 7 mins
Parental Identity and Self-Reflection
#186 Tom Gayner: Short-Term Patience, Long-Term Results
On this episode of The Knowledge Project, Shane Parr...
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Jan 23 2024 2h 8m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Charlie Munger and Living Deserving LifeChapter 2 13 mins
Quaker Roots' Impact on InvestmentsChapter 3 7 mins
Late 90s Struggles and InsightsChapter 4 7 mins
The Importance of Process and TrustChapter 5 5 mins
Timing and Decision-Making in Financial HistoryChapter 6 8 mins
Lessons From the Great Financial CrisisChapter 7 5 mins
Leverage's Impact on Business EthicsChapter 8 15 mins
Long-Term Thinking and Optionality ImportanceChapter 9 14 mins
Navigating Uncertainty During COVID-19Chapter 10 8 mins
Compensation, Mistakes, and Life LessonsChapter 11 5 mins
Value of Books in Reading DecisionsChapter 12 9 mins
Opportunity Cost and Capital AllocationChapter 13 4 mins
Stock Option Accounting and Economic ConsiderationsChapter 14 14 mins
Understanding EBITDA and Investment StrategiesChapter 15 35 sec
The Knowledge Project and Clear Thinking
#185 Blake Eastman: See People, Read People
Blake Eastman has dedicated his entire life to psych...
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Jan 9 2024 1h 39m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Optimizing Behavior for OthersChapter 2 7 mins
Exploring Behavior, Trust, and PerspectiveChapter 3 4 mins
Exploring Relationship Dynamics and CommunicationChapter 4 8 mins
Video Feedback in PresentationsChapter 5 9 mins
Enhancing Communication and Understanding in OrganizationsChapter 6 2 mins
Enhancing Non-Verbal Communication at WorkChapter 7 5 mins
Evaluating Communication and Behavior in LeadershipChapter 8 12 mins
Understanding Nonverbal Communication and Detecting DeceptionChapter 9 6 mins
Dating, Communication, and Cultural DifferencesChapter 10 7 mins
Putting Others First With AI LearningChapter 11 12 mins
Using AI to Understand Human BehaviorChapter 12 6 mins
The Power of Writing for Self-DevelopmentChapter 13 5 mins
The Importance and Practice of Writing
#184 Best of 2023: Conversations of the Year
The Knowledge Project closes 2023 with a look back a...
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Dec 26 2023 1h 34m
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Power of Intention in LifeChapter 2 5 mins
Impact of Striving on SocietyChapter 3 4 mins
Improve Listening Skills in Children and AdultsChapter 4 5 mins
Reflection and Change in Children's Listening BehaviorChapter 5 13 mins
The Importance of Feedback in OrganizationsChapter 6 10 mins
Integrity and AlivenessChapter 7 11 mins
Steve Jobs, AI, and Creativity ImpactsChapter 8 6 mins
Deadlines and Overcoming Victim MentalityChapter 9 5 mins
Personal Agency and IntentionalityChapter 10 7 mins
Behavior and Trust in Organizational CultureChapter 11 10 mins
Push or HoldChapter 12 1 min
Appreciation for Collaboration and Future Plans
#183 Paul Assaiante: Face Your Fear
When Paul Assaiante announced his retirement from co...
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Dec 12 2023 1h 14m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Conquering Fears and Reaching PotentialChapter 2 12 mins
The Importance of Preparation and PracticeChapter 3 7 mins
Realistic Goals and Enjoying the ProcessChapter 4 13 mins
Navigating Emotions and Teaching Life LessonsChapter 5 15 mins
Building Mental Resilience and Owning FailureChapter 6 10 mins
Addressing Differences and Building RelationshipsChapter 7 49 sec
Clear Thinking and Success With Paul and Shane
#182 Todd Herman: Unlocking Your Secret Identity
We all inhabit different identities throughout our d...
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Nov 28 2023 1h 43m
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Power of Mindset and IdentityChapter 2 13 mins
Patience and ActionChapter 3 5 mins
Power of Luck, Surrounding Yourself With the BestChapter 4 12 mins
Imposter Phenomenon and Long-Term ThinkingChapter 5 12 mins
Building Trust and Overcoming JudgmentChapter 6 3 mins
Integrating Ambitions and Multiple IdentitiesChapter 7 5 mins
Developing Strong Identities for SuccessChapter 8 4 mins
The Power of Multiple IdentitiesChapter 9 14 mins
Identity and RiskChapter 10 9 mins
Rituals and Visualization in Personal DevelopmentChapter 11 7 mins
Avoid Complacency, Define Success
#181 Dr. Gio Valiante (Part 2): Failure and Success
In the second of a special two-part episode, perform...
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Nov 14 2023 54m
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Power of FailureChapter 2 14 mins
The Impact of Embarrassment on SuccessChapter 3 4 mins
Learning From Success, Knowing When to QuitChapter 4 11 mins
The Principles of SuccessChapter 5 12 mins
Desire's Role in Human ConditionChapter 6 1 min
Thank You for an Amazing Interview
#180 TKP Insights: Learning and Thinking
In the fifth installment in a series of episodes, Th...
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Nov 7 2023 1h 14m