Show Notes
Are you your own worst enemy? Ever think that your life would be so much easier if you could just change your mind about a couple things? Yeah, me too.
In this inaugural episode, I am joined by my old friend Derek Sivers, the one person I know who is better at questioning beliefs and changing his mind than just about anyone… and a bona fide grandmaster at not giving a fuck.
We dig into the most fundamental aspects of our psychology and happiness—our beliefs. We talk about how to change them, which ones should be changed and which ones should not, and the wide-ranging effects these beliefs have throughout our lives.
I believe you will get a lot out of this podcast… see what I did there? I did the believe—eh, never mind.
CHAPTERS
Introduction: The Man Who Gives Zero Fucks
Useful Not True: The Philosophy of Choosing Your Beliefs
The Psychopath Problem: Where Are the Limits?
The Kanye West Case Study: When Useful Beliefs Go Wrong
Changing Beliefs: The Journal Method
Evidence Accumulation and Quitting Smoking
Cognitive Flexibility: The Skill of Letting Go
Art, Fiction, and Useful Lies: Why Movies Feel More True Than Life
Religion: Judging by Usefulness Instead of Truth
Tragedy as Transformation: Congratulations on Your Breakup
The Last Third of Life: The Ultimate Procrastination Killer
The Meta Belief: Everything Is Negotiable
Fatherhood: The Priority That Changed Everything (and Nothing)
The Adaptability Problem: Molding Yourself Into a Pretzel
Fuck, Marry, Kill: Music, Writing, and Coding
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