Is It Useful? #14

In this podcast Scott speaks with a 26-year veteran navy seal who shares his insights into how to overcome the most difficult obstacles and hardships. We explore the lessons learned from extreme training and real-life experiences and the necessity of artificial hardship.  Join us for a fascinating discussion about managing your mind in the most challenging situations. William Branum is now a sought-after leadership consultant and speaker who works with organizations from universities to fortune 500 companies.  He is the founder of Naked Warrior Recovery and a dedicated supporter of charities like 22zero who are helping to reduce suicide among veterans.

James Whittaker is a three-time bestselling author, award-winning entrepreneur, and host of the Win the Day with James Whittaker podcast. James helps 2M+ people each month to Win the Day and has personally coached Olympic gold medalists, billion-dollar CEOs, and special forces operators. In this episode, we talk about the personal habits, tips, and tricks he has developed to win the day every day. We discuss how to build consistency, how to gamify your routines, and how to improve your planning to align with your purpose.

Twice published fiction author Taylor Garcia and Scott discuss the necessity of building deep lifelong friendships. They discuss the power of uplifting stories  and their influence on the future, and how to engage in meaningful conversations in a superficial world.

In this episode, Scott interviews Michael Cassentini a stand-up comedian, improv specialist, and entrepreneur. They discuss the psychology of comedy and explore what Michael has learned from his journey. Mike Casentini began his pursuit in standup comedy in the late 90's in San Francisco. His comedy style is a combination of life stories and observations. In 2001, he moved to Los Angeles and shortly thereafter became a Hollywood Improv paid regular. He's performed in comedy clubs around the country. He also pursued improvisational acting and writing, becoming a Los Angeles Second City Alumni. As an entrepreneur, Mike Casentini has over 30 years of experience dealing with content creation including website development, video/audio production as well as print work. He's produced over 300 websites as well as over 11,000 episodes of online content.

Have you ever needed to gain clarity, emotional resources, or shift perspectives? Today we talk about the limitless power of thought experiments and how to use them to supercharge your thinking. Scott discusses some of the ways they can be used to gain mental resources and unlock your power. 

In this snackable podcast we talk about becoming more aware of the thoughts that occupy our minds and explore how to make space and amplify the more useful ones.

We love to talk about thinking outside the box, but today we discuss the usefulness of thinking inside the box. How can you utilize constraints and artificial scarcity to bring clarity, focus, and to make better decisions. Scott covers some detailed techniques to improve your inside the box thinking. 

Snackable podcast where we explore the benefits of big expensive risky science investments and why you might consider your own personal big investments to explore your universe. 

Jason Muse is the host of Philosophical Muse on Clubhouse. He has his BA from UCLA in Philosophy. His an educator and debate coach. We discuss insights he has learned about thinking from philosophy and formal logic, how to become more aware of your own logical fallacies, debate tools like steelmanning and how to create environments to constructively discuss ideas with people from other perspectives.   Great discussion with a fascinating man!

Jason Muse is the host of Philosophical Muse on Clubhouse. He has his BA from UCLA in Philosophy. His an educator and debate coach. We discuss insights he has learned about thinking from philosophy and formal logic, how to become more aware of your own logical fallacies, debate tools like steelmanning and how to create environments to constructively discuss ideas with people from other perspectives.   Great discussion with a fascinating man!