SUMMARY NOTES (w/ TIMESTAMPS) Watched this a while back but had to come back and take notes as was too valuable! 11:39 you can't see the results from what you've created - feedback mechanisms are delayed/nonexistent nowadays 13:33 man's search for meaning forgotten highlander recommended books to checkout 16:04 it's all about contrast, perspective, and positioning - that's life → you get what you think 17:18 Brett Mckay art of manliness podcast episode and Shane Parish checkout! 18:43 Reasoning from analogy 19:36 Paul Graham's why not to start a startup essay 23:00 Analyse relationships from first principles 24:33 George now views life from variables of time and energy and not other arbitrary ways such as comparison to what others are doing or what society expects 26:22 Double Think 26:30 Nassim Taleb's barbell strategy 27:45 super interesting! it's paradoxical but you must be able to fully believe in different things at different times when appropriate 27:49 Matthew Syed analogy with golfers 30:40 signal vs noise 32:02 read a lindy book (something that's been around d for a while - changes are there's signal there 33:09 ANALYSE THE GREATS! IF YOU'RE INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP ANALYSE AND LEARN ABOUT THE LIVES AND PRINCIPLES FROM PPL WHO WERE GREAT ENTREPRENEURS! Eg Benjamin Franklin, Sam Walton, JD Rockefeller, etc ppl who have changed society! 33:35 go back through history and analyze the people whose legacies still survive - that's signal and you'll find gems there! 36:11 Scott Adams 36:29 90% of ppl never even reach their (fitness?) goals 36:35 focus on systems as these are linked to your habits 37:54 stay the course - showing up and putting in the work is the real "signal" when it comes to you reaching your goal NOT your plan, wishes, resolutions, who many people you tell, etc 39:17 an analogy to understand signal vs noise 41:40 mental models are never usually alone - they're usually interlinked and working together to create an interesting phenomenon 43:05 high agency 44:03 never outsource your locus of control - you control your mental state and beliefs - reminds me of stoicism a little 46:10 high agency behavior is the moost important value if you want to have an impact! 47:28 omds I LOVE THIS! This is facts! (Will make for a great YT series tbh) 48:08 asymmetry - Nassim Taleb talks about it as well I think (black swans?) 48:52 factsss 50:04 2nd and 3rd order thinking - again reminds me of Sam Ovens video where he talks about this 51:08 good point here! Something you would see as a simple straightforward thing can have drastic effects on you in the future! 51:16 What gives you the most return in the 1st order you pay in the 2nd and 3rd and what you pay short term in the 1st order you reap the rewards 2nd and 3rd (kinda like how Naval talks about how most self-improvement can be broken down into choosing long term over the short term)
52:22 I really wonder - were cavemen ever lazy? Or perhaps it depended on the resources they had available? Or was laziness not even a thing as it would directly lead to a decrease in survival? 52:44 it's easier to spot mistakes in other people than it is in yourself 52:50 be friends with people who want the best for you and treat yourself like someone you have the task of helping 53:43 The Buffet-Franklin super stack: this is a great activity to do if you want to figure out your values and the type of ppl you surround yourself with - think about your friends or ppl in your life - who would you invest 'x' (money/happiness/wisdom, etc) in? - and who would you short? ask yourself why? - This way can see what you value in others and hence what your values are 55:14 Benjamin Franklin's 13 virtues 56:09 again mental models are just mental tools to use on your journey towards the desired situation - focus on the process > results and stay the course! 56:47 the gaming industry is a great place to look at when analyzing what mental models are being used to understand/manipulate human psychology 57:28 man, that's so interesting - life when it comes to worldly pursuits is basically just a video game - so what's the difference? Why are all high-level gamers not necessarily smashing it in life as well? What's the difference? 58:30 damn ok, perhaps life is about setting clear goals and a clear process to follow? Limit choice to reduce decision fatigue and anxiety? 58:42 how can you design your env so everything is simple and your process is defined? Does this go against human instinct? (I presume not, as high-level entrepreneurs usually live this way - or maybe it does, as high-level entrepreneurs are in the minority) 58:51 video games also have set levels 59:48 video games also have a strong identity whilst it's a bit more abstract in reality 01:00:01 reminds me again of Sam Ovens - "design an avatar and imagine you're controlling yourself in 3rd person" 01:00:35 whoever takes psychological principles and creates mental models from them and applies them to their own life will be very powerful! → are there ppl already doing this? 01:00:49 Quickfire round 01:01:34 inputs and outputs - Sammy Kamkar 01:01:49 embrace being weird - perhaps the way you think is the signal amongst noise 01:02:14 great video by school of life as well - it comes down to creating your own community and connecting with others who think like yourself! 01:02:53 choose honesty - acceptability will just dilute your potential 01:03:20 lool, love it! 01:03:58 it's about what you drill every single day! Not about the acute actions you take like reading a book or watching a motivational video! - Focus on the process > results 01:04:15 chase authenticity - embrace the way you think and go down that tunnel - usually what makes you unique can be sculpted into your strength/moat 01:04:40 really interesting point 01:05:00 Run monthly Ash conformity tests to instill personal agency and embracing authenticity 01:06:06 interesting is conformity the necessary evil in order to have stability? 01:06:07 Map vs Terrain 01:06:54 super interesting point - humans usually move away from pain rather than only always towards pleasure - how can you put yourself in an env where there's +ve stress? how can you design your env where the thought of pain from inaction > leaving your comfort zone? 01:07:20 where would you be if you did all of the worst habits you have? Where would you be if you did all of the best habits you had - compare the two characters 01:07:31 reminds me of James Clear when he talks about improving 1% each day leads to around a 33x improvement after a year 01:07:39 map vs terrain 01:07:58 ****advice George would give to his 20-year-old self 01:08:22 the closer you can get to reality the better 01:09:42 great point 01:09:55 yep, that's my current issue I'm trying to work against - being a plan addict! 01:10:21 Green number fallacy and Planck knowledge 01:11:49 the difference between chauffeur knowledge and actual Planck knowledge - do you have skin in the game? What's your P&L? 01:11:50 a lot of information and content you see on social media is pretty much regurgitation of someone else - try to find the real signals/ppl with skin in the game and learn from the source! 01:14:57 balance is key! you cannot live in the theoretical over reality!
@7:00 Things to avoid 1 avoid comfort 2 hanging around people I don’t admire 3 doing easy things avoiding building career moats 4 abusing health 5 building liabilities and debt 6 toxic relationships 7 feed-backless environments
Absolutely mentally stimulating discussion that is 100% worthy of my time. I've saved this video into my vault. Thank you for having this on TH-cam. This should go viral.
I can't remember ever wanting to watch a series of videos for a second nor third time in my life. This is amazing, thanks for making me obsessed on the subject!
Full of gold this episode. I was procrastinating about running earlier and I decided to start listing the downsides to not going. Guess what, just got in from my run. Thanks guys for a great 75minutes
@@ChrisWillx If I may speak for him, my preconception was "typical silicon Valley enlightened making every rhyme a life lesson, like an ambitious English teacher assigning meaning to blue curtains". But I was wrong, the ideas were super well presented and you didn't linger needlessly on a single idea, all were helpful and digestible. One thing with preachers I get faitgued by is them saying "fail fast" but also "don't move fast on a bad path!" yet you guys even touched on this with quantum think a bit
This young man sounds like he is working on bettering himself. Regarding Mental Models check out THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE by Peter Senge, Ph.D. Regarding the frog in boiling water; Adam Grant, Ph.D. disproves this myth in his work THINK AGAIN. Definitely give feedback; the good, the bad, and the ugly (Josey Wales based reference). Thank you for your time.
32:00 - If I am trusting content based on how well it's survived than anything groundbreaking wouldn't have been discovered? For instance, because earth was thought to be flat, and then the new theory of earth being round came in, everyone should not have trusted the new theory because at that point it's a day old. If this content of earth being round wouldn't have been consumed then we wouldn't have come to where we are....
It’s a rule which is extensive not exhaustive. Focus on classics which stand the test of time, not novelty. For every correct new theory of the round earth there’s 10,000 incorrect ones about something else. Time is a filter.
Great conversations here. great video, only thing I would have to add as a useless commenter is the bit on political campaign prowess. I suppose you can personally hold opinions on candidates and their persuasion abilities, but to say that is the reason they won is not really true in my opinion. There is too much circumstantial evidence that would imply that most, if not all campaigns on the national stage are decided before they begin. But again, great vid. thanks for upload.
@@ChrisWillx im already subscribed dude come on.. lol. and no need to tell george, honestly if people don't come to these conclusions themselves, based on their own research - theres no point in forcing it on them.. IMO. but ill keep an eye out for your further vids per usual.
@@ChrisWillx Simone De Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Lou Andreas Salome, Emily Weiss, Joan Didion, Hedy Lamarr, Mary Walton etc. human beings that offered inventions and new mental models to the world. Tons to choose from rather than only focusing on one gender :)
Coming back to this after 2.5 years. Still a classic. Mental Models 102 is here - th-cam.com/video/CyqkpUpsR6w/w-d-xo.html
'Don't strive for success, avoid stupidity' - Love this quote! You've given me a new life motto to live by :)
So much great stuff in this episode isn’t there!
SUMMARY NOTES (w/ TIMESTAMPS)
Watched this a while back but had to come back and take notes as was too valuable!
11:39
you can't see the results from what you've created - feedback mechanisms are delayed/nonexistent nowadays
13:33
man's search for meaning
forgotten highlander
recommended books to checkout
16:04
it's all about contrast, perspective, and positioning - that's life → you get what you think
17:18
Brett Mckay art of manliness podcast episode and Shane Parish
checkout!
18:43
Reasoning from analogy
19:36
Paul Graham's why not to start a startup essay
23:00
Analyse relationships from first principles
24:33
George now views life from variables of time and energy and not other arbitrary ways such as comparison to what others are doing or what society expects
26:22
Double Think
26:30
Nassim Taleb's barbell strategy
27:45
super interesting! it's paradoxical but you must be able to fully believe in different things at different times when appropriate
27:49
Matthew Syed analogy with golfers
30:40
signal vs noise
32:02
read a lindy book (something that's been around d for a while - changes are there's signal there
33:09
ANALYSE THE GREATS! IF YOU'RE INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP ANALYSE AND LEARN ABOUT THE LIVES AND PRINCIPLES FROM PPL WHO WERE GREAT ENTREPRENEURS! Eg Benjamin Franklin, Sam Walton, JD Rockefeller, etc ppl who have changed society!
33:35
go back through history and analyze the people whose legacies still survive - that's signal and you'll find gems there!
36:11
Scott Adams
36:29
90% of ppl never even reach their (fitness?) goals
36:35
focus on systems as these are linked to your habits
37:54
stay the course - showing up and putting in the work is the real "signal" when it comes to you reaching your goal NOT your plan, wishes, resolutions, who many people you tell, etc
39:17
an analogy to understand signal vs noise
41:40
mental models are never usually alone - they're usually interlinked and working together to create an interesting phenomenon
43:05
high agency
44:03
never outsource your locus of control - you control your mental state and beliefs - reminds me of stoicism a little
46:10
high agency behavior is the moost important value if you want to have an impact!
47:28
omds I LOVE THIS! This is facts! (Will make for a great YT series tbh)
48:08
asymmetry - Nassim Taleb talks about it as well I think (black swans?)
48:52
factsss
50:04
2nd and 3rd order thinking - again reminds me of Sam Ovens video where he talks about this
51:08
good point here! Something you would see as a simple straightforward thing can have drastic effects on you in the future!
51:16
What gives you the most return in the 1st order you pay in the 2nd and 3rd and what you pay short term in the 1st order you reap the rewards 2nd and 3rd (kinda like how Naval talks about how most self-improvement can be broken down into choosing long term over the short term)
52:22
I really wonder - were cavemen ever lazy? Or perhaps it depended on the resources they had available? Or was laziness not even a thing as it would directly lead to a decrease in survival?
52:44
it's easier to spot mistakes in other people than it is in yourself
52:50
be friends with people who want the best for you and treat yourself like someone you have the task of helping
53:43
The Buffet-Franklin super stack:
this is a great activity to do if you want to figure out your values and the type of ppl you surround yourself with - think about your friends or ppl in your life - who would you invest 'x' (money/happiness/wisdom, etc) in? - and who would you short? ask yourself why? - This way can see what you value in others and hence what your values are
55:14
Benjamin Franklin's 13 virtues
56:09
again mental models are just mental tools to use on your journey towards the desired situation - focus on the process > results and stay the course!
56:47
the gaming industry is a great place to look at when analyzing what mental models are being used to understand/manipulate human psychology
57:28
man, that's so interesting - life when it comes to worldly pursuits is basically just a video game - so what's the difference? Why are all high-level gamers not necessarily smashing it in life as well? What's the difference?
58:30
damn ok, perhaps life is about setting clear goals and a clear process to follow? Limit choice to reduce decision fatigue and anxiety?
58:42
how can you design your env so everything is simple and your process is defined? Does this go against human instinct? (I presume not, as high-level entrepreneurs usually live this way - or maybe it does, as high-level entrepreneurs are in the minority)
58:51
video games also have set levels
59:48
video games also have a strong identity whilst it's a bit more abstract in reality
01:00:01
reminds me again of Sam Ovens - "design an avatar and imagine you're controlling yourself in 3rd person"
01:00:35
whoever takes psychological principles and creates mental models from them and applies them to their own life will be very powerful! → are there ppl already doing this?
01:00:49
Quickfire round
01:01:34
inputs and outputs - Sammy Kamkar
01:01:49
embrace being weird - perhaps the way you think is the signal amongst noise
01:02:14
great video by school of life as well - it comes down to creating your own community and connecting with others who think like yourself!
01:02:53
choose honesty - acceptability will just dilute your potential
01:03:20
lool, love it!
01:03:58
it's about what you drill every single day! Not about the acute actions you take like reading a book or watching a motivational video! - Focus on the process > results
01:04:15
chase authenticity - embrace the way you think and go down that tunnel - usually what makes you unique can be sculpted into your strength/moat
01:04:40
really interesting point
01:05:00
Run monthly Ash conformity tests to instill personal agency and embracing authenticity
01:06:06
interesting is conformity the necessary evil in order to have stability?
01:06:07
Map vs Terrain
01:06:54
super interesting point - humans usually move away from pain rather than only always towards pleasure - how can you put yourself in an env where there's +ve stress? how can you design your env where the thought of pain from inaction > leaving your comfort zone?
01:07:20
where would you be if you did all of the worst habits you have? Where would you be if you did all of the best habits you had - compare the two characters
01:07:31
reminds me of James Clear when he talks about improving 1% each day leads to around a 33x improvement after a year
01:07:39
map vs terrain
01:07:58
****advice George would give to his 20-year-old self
01:08:22
the closer you can get to reality the better
01:09:42
great point
01:09:55
yep, that's my current issue I'm trying to work against - being a plan addict!
01:10:21
Green number fallacy and Planck knowledge
01:11:49
the difference between chauffeur knowledge and actual Planck knowledge - do you have skin in the game? What's your P&L?
01:11:50
a lot of information and content you see on social media is pretty much regurgitation of someone else - try to find the real signals/ppl with skin in the game and learn from the source!
01:14:57
balance is key! you cannot live in the theoretical over reality!
@7:00 Things to avoid
1 avoid comfort
2 hanging around people I don’t admire
3 doing easy things avoiding building career moats
4 abusing health
5 building liabilities and debt
6 toxic relationships
7 feed-backless environments
Big wins.
whats the meaning of 7th point?
Feedbackless: an environment without feedback
Absolutely mentally stimulating discussion that is 100% worthy of my time. I've saved this video into my vault. Thank you for having this on TH-cam. This should go viral.
Thank you! Need someone on Reddit to grab a hold of it
George is such a clear thinker even at my age, it's inspiring to see.
I can't remember ever wanting to watch a series of videos for a second nor third time in my life. This is amazing, thanks for making me obsessed on the subject!
Full of gold this episode. I was procrastinating about running earlier and I decided to start listing the downsides to not going. Guess what, just got in from my run. Thanks guys for a great 75minutes
Thanks Stephan. George is the real deal!
Next time just exercise while you listen!
High agency truly has to be the most life changing thing. Thank you for this. Really solid content and looking forward to more
This is the absolute best video I have seen all this year, Thank you both for this.
Thank you from everyone in the peanut gallery
I had preconceptions before watching this. The content blew me away. Subscribed, keep it up!
Thanks Adam. Out of interest, what were the preconceptions?
@@ChrisWillx If I may speak for him, my preconception was "typical silicon Valley enlightened making every rhyme a life lesson, like an ambitious English teacher assigning meaning to blue curtains". But I was wrong, the ideas were super well presented and you didn't linger needlessly on a single idea, all were helpful and digestible. One thing with preachers I get faitgued by is them saying "fail fast" but also "don't move fast on a bad path!" yet you guys even touched on this with quantum think a bit
Great to see/hear two guys in their twenties listening to 96 year old Charlie Munger and recognizing the transcendent genius!
He’s the king. Also I’m 31 - thanks for the compliment! Haha!
PS the sequel to this episode is live - th-cam.com/video/CyqkpUpsR6w/w-d-xo.html
Modern Wisdom may I send a private reply?
Modernwisdompodcast at gmail.com
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
best thing since joe rogan podcasts, for me. thank you bud.
Huge compliment. Thank you very much
@@ChrisWillx Yes, thank you
This is really underrated.
This is one of my favorite ones every. Thank you.
Thanks Max. I loved recording this
This was gold. Both of ya'll did great job. This is my favorite listen since Joe Rogan & Naval. Thoroughly enjoyed the last 75 minutes 🙌
Such a good video
"I'm fascinated by how many people want to be normal, yet... want completely different results to everyone else". Damn.
Serious bomb eyh.
Very insightful and helpful. Following George on Twitter
It's what you drill into yourself!
Alex Hormozi talks about many of these mental models.
This is soo valuable!
Avoid feedback-less environments is so good
George MacGill and Chris Williamson are walking bibliographies in this episode. Reading everyone they reference is better than a college education.
Very kind Drew, thanks bro. Sequel coming soon
2 minutes in. pause.
Wait thats the word ive been looking for! all my life! wait wait wait2.
hi im Asian btw :0
Excellent work
Thanks Tiger. Lots more coming soon
@@ChrisWillx #subscribed
I always enjoy your podcasts! Don’t you have one with fluid social coming soon?
I’ll be honest - I don’t remember if I do, but I have so many booked in then quite possibly!!
George Mack, I just binged your tweets last night
Unbelievable reading eyh
@@ChrisWillx Did he say he was only 25 years old?
a great video. Thanks.
Thank you! 🙏
great video, thank you, you have gained a subscriber, looking forward to making my way through more of your videos :)
Sickk brahh!!🙌🙌
This is too good to ignore
Nassim Taleb on Chris Williamson's podcast later this year is going to be epic. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help this happen.
This is really good-------------you have improve my I.O by 10%
What is IO?
Wicked stuff
Thank you Reece, hit subscribe if you haven’t already - lots more coming!
@@ChrisWillx Don't just hit it, smash that subscribe button
Quality Podcast! Subscribed.
Thank you Vivek. Any favourite takeaways?
@@ChrisWillx High Agency, Inversion...whole podcast was a pleasure listening to. I can't wait for when you have Nassim Taleb on!
High Agency is a BIG one for me. Hugely useful. Part #2 coming with G soon, hold tight
Juicy!
Big one this
Great video, would you mind posting the titles and authors of the books mentioned by you around 14.00? Thanks!
Sure! The last highlander - alistair urquhart
Man’s search for meaning - victor frankel
@@ChrisWillx Thank you!
34:06 Availability bias?
This young man sounds like he is working on bettering himself. Regarding Mental Models check out THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE by Peter Senge, Ph.D.
Regarding the frog in boiling water; Adam Grant, Ph.D. disproves this myth in his work THINK AGAIN.
Definitely give feedback; the good, the bad, and the ugly (Josey Wales based reference).
Thank you for your time.
32:00 - If I am trusting content based on how well it's survived than anything groundbreaking wouldn't have been discovered? For instance, because earth was thought to be flat, and then the new theory of earth being round came in, everyone should not have trusted the new theory because at that point it's a day old. If this content of earth being round wouldn't have been consumed then we wouldn't have come to where we are....
It’s a rule which is extensive not exhaustive. Focus on classics which stand the test of time, not novelty. For every correct new theory of the round earth there’s 10,000 incorrect ones about something else. Time is a filter.
Great conversations here. great video, only thing I would have to add as a useless commenter is the bit on political campaign prowess. I suppose you can personally hold opinions on candidates and their persuasion abilities, but to say that is the reason they won is not really true in my opinion. There is too much circumstantial evidence that would imply that most, if not all campaigns on the national stage are decided before they begin.
But again, great vid. thanks for upload.
Great point. Will get George to consider it (he’ll probably do a twitter thread on it haha). Hit subscribe - we’ll have a sequel soon!
@@ChrisWillx im already subscribed dude come on.. lol. and no need to tell george, honestly if people don't come to these conclusions themselves, based on their own research - theres no point in forcing it on them.. IMO.
but ill keep an eye out for your further vids per usual.
@@username4441 Bring on the sequel!
This is the content I subscribed to your channel for. More of this less of Carl Benjamin.
To those unaware; BRK-A shares go for ~$525,000 a share
Dont do that "going up at the end of sentences?" thing.
Known as an “upwards inflection”. I think it’s cute
@@ChrisWillx Yea 25 years old.
What word is that at 24:57
“Go Solar ? “ “Go solo?”
Go sober :)
Oh my god he has hair 😂😂😂
I swear Video Guy Dean never does what you say he'll do...
Sometimes he does, sometimes he tells me to fuck off. These creative types are very temperamental Amin 😂🤷🏻♂️
What is he saying: "la la poser effect"? ??
👀
Must Watch: th-cam.com/video/ziHqz6x6TVs/w-d-xo.html
P.S. quite sad to see all the great people and thinkers mentioned were mainly men.
Who would you add in that’s female Eva?
@@ChrisWillx Simone De Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Lou Andreas Salome, Emily Weiss, Joan Didion, Hedy Lamarr, Mary Walton etc. human beings that offered inventions and new mental models to the world. Tons to choose from rather than only focusing on one gender :)
In my defence I’ve not heard of any of those thinkers. Would you suggest a blog for me to find out more about them?
No blog, The School of Life always mentions some good ones but hopefully your sheer curiosity could drive the way to expand that knowledge
Actually the book Great Thinkers by the school of life is a great start!
I am building a startup in United States, and mental models really helps, can I have your email address so that we can share more models?