George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.
If our mind is an operating system, ideas are the apps we install to give us a greater understanding of the world. George is one of my favourite thinkers and today we get to go through 16 of the best ideas we've both discovered since the last time we spoke over 3 years ago.
Expect to learn whether optimism is actually a scam, why it's so sexy to be cynical, why high agency people are the best ones to have in your life, what is the most interesting question of all time, the difference between treadmill friends and sofa friends, why most people die at 25 but aren't buried until they're 75, how to stop worrying about everyone else's opinions and much more...
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#844 - Dr Laith Al-Shawaf - Why Do Humans Actually Have Emotions?
#843 - Richard Dawkins - Why Can No One Agree On Evolution, Race & Religion?
#842 - Dr Mike Israetel - Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management
#841 - Dr Jamil Zaki - How To Be More Hopeful In A Cynical World
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#832 - Rudyard Lynch - Is This The Most Absurd Time In History?
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