The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish teaches people to use skills and concepts that experts discovered. Podcast host Shane Parrish interviews accomplished guests about their abilities and well-being. He talks to neuroscientists, Olympians, psychiatrists, and maestros. Their answers help listeners to develop leadership, innovation, and decision-making skills. The guests also share beneficial philosophies. Parrish created the Farnam Street blog and the Brain Food newsletter. He wrote the bestseller Clear Thinking.
Economist Ravi Gupta visits The Knowledge Project to discuss the speed and impact of reality. Gupta is a partner at Sequoia Capital. He emphasizes the importance of "keeping the main thing the main thing." Gupta says his father advised him, "Don't have a work personality and a home personality." His parents also said, "You can't learn someone else's lessons for them."
Gupta believes that earned success generates happiness. He says laziness was offensive in his household growing up. Parrish says it bothers him when his kids are lazy. Gupta reveals a behavior that bothers him even more. On the podcast, the two discuss why giving trophies to everyone removes the chance to learn from loss. They also expose unexpected problems with equality in education.
Dr. Anna Lembke talks about dopamine on The Knowledge Project. Lembke is a psychiatry professor at Stanford. She's also chair of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Lembke wrote Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. Lembke treats patients addicted to drugs, alcohol, and "drugified" things. These include gaming, porn, and social media. Lembke says smartphones are modern-day hypodermic needles that deliver digital dopamine 24/7. She describes the "four C's" of addiction, the warning signs, and the withdrawal symptoms. She also reveals her former addiction.
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish updates every other Tuesday.
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