The Joe Rogan Experience is the biggest podcast in the world.

It got 2+ BILLION downloads last year alone.

Here are 20 @joerogan podcasts worth watching:

1/

Naval Ravikant (@naval)

Naval is a successful entrepreneur and investor who's also a brilliant thinker and philosopher. He shares a ton of original insightful advice on getting rich, being happy, and living a better life.

Listen

2/

David Goggins (@davidgoggins)

Goggins is one of the toughest men on the planet. He's an ex-Navy SEAL turned extreme endurance athlete who does 100+ mile runs for fun. If you want to develop a never-quit mindset, study him.

Listen

3/

MrBeast (@MrBeast)

MrBeast has 100+ million subscribers on YouTube, 50+ million followers on social media, and he's only 24. If you want to learn how to grow a huge audience, listen to this pod and take notes.

Listen here:

4/

Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

Not only is Elon one of the richest people in the world, but he's also one of the smartest. Listen to learn about how he sees the world, updates on Tesla and SpaceX, the thread of AI technology, and so much more.

Listen

My last thread on interviews talked about KILLER questions to ask.

But, I only gave you a few.

Here are 14 GOLDEN interview questions that will give you an advantage:

1. What is the biggest challenge facing the team today?

You can immediately tell them how you'll help solve the problem.

Or, take their response with you and send them a follow-up email later with your solution.

2. What does greatness look like in this role?

This will give you insight into their expectations.

Also

Use their response and talk about how you've done things in the past that aligns with their definition of greatness.

3. What has your career looked like at this company?

This accomplishes 2 things -

- You'll see what career progression/opportunity looks like at the company.

AND

- You'll get them to talk about themselves. Dale Carnegie taught us that this will make you more memorable.

4. Why did the last person who held this job leave their role?

I know, this one is pretty direct and slightly uncomfortable.

I would only ask this if you sense a bad work environment.

Their answer will be very telling.

I've interviewed thousands in my career, and I usually know my decision in the first 10 minutes.

Here are 5 tips that will separate you from the crowd:

Most people go into an interview with the wrong mindset entirely.

You have ONE goal.

It's not about your skills
It's not about qualifications
It's not about proving worth

It's about being MEMORABLE.

1. Master the art of telling YOUR story

This is first because it's the MOST IMPORTANT.

You will be remembered for telling your story in an interesting, relatable way.

Study storytelling and practice your stories in the mirror.

Why does this work?

EVERYONE talks about their experience, but few people can communicate it memorably.

Improve this one thing and you'll outperform 80% of your competition.

But, to take it further, let's look at the next one...

2. Become an investigator

SCOUR the internet to learn everything you can about the company.

Here are your best sources of information:

- Their webpage
- Linked-In
- Google

BUT, this only benefits you if you know what to do with the information...

Every single day, the 5 tech giants use your online property to make massive profits.

Last year alone, they took in $1,400,000,000,000.

Here's what you need to KNOW & DO:

The internet was designed to be free for users.

Instead, these corporations turned it into their CASH COW by collecting and monetizing your digital property.

Whether you know it or not, you pay a heavy price every time you log on.

On the internet, you are no more than a serf.

You don't control your own identity.

You can't take your content or community from one site to another.

You are tied to a platform. FOREVER.

Even worse, you're being surveilled.

Your every move is tracked, then turned into massive profits for Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and others.

Here's the breakdown:

GOOGLE

In 2021, Google's revenue was $257.6B

Most of it came from advertising:

That means, from tracking your online behavior and identifiers, and selling it to the highest bidder.

Naval Ravikant is one of the most respected thinkers of our time.

He's built companies worth millions and invested in several companies that are now worth BILLIONS.

Here are 20 interviews that will help you understand the unique and brilliant mind of @naval:

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5 billion people use the internet.

Less than 1% understand it.

This mega thread will get you up to speed—starting today:

1/47 The internet begins in the 1960s as a US government response to the Cold War.

Military leaders are concerned about potential attacks on US communication systems.

And the govt funds the development of a network of computers that can talk to one another—the Arpanet.

2/47 ARPANET

On October 29, 1969, ARPAnet delivers its first message.

The first computer is located in a research lab at UCLA, the second is at Stanford.

By the end of 1969, four computers are connected to the ARPAnet.

3/47 The network grows steadily throughout the 1970s.

4/47 EMAIL

In 1971, computer programmer Ray Tomlinson implements the first email program on the ARPANET system.

He uses the @ sign to separate the username from the name of their machine.

This scheme has been used in email addresses ever since.

10 YouTube channels that will make you smarter

~ thread ~

1. Kurzgesagt ( @Kurz_Gesagt

2. Ali Abdaal ( @AliAbdaal )

@AliAbdaal 3. Eddie

@AliAbdaal 4. Andrew

Chrome is the most popular web browser.

It’s not always safe to use.

Here are 7 Chrome settings you need to change immediately:

1) Site Permissions

Some websites can access your location, camera, or microphone.

Control that:

• Settings>Privacy and security>Site settings
• Disable access for Location, Camera, and Microphone.

2) Secure DNS and Connections

There are some websites that don’t have secure connections.

Safely visit any:

• Settings>Privacy and security>Security
• Turn on ‘Always use secure connections’
• Turn on ‘Use secure DNS’

3) Pop-ups and Redirects

Many websites have annoying pop-ups and redirect you to other pages.

Block that:

• Settings>Privacy and security>Site settings>Pop-ups and redirects
• Disable ‘Pop-ups and redirects’

4) Third-party Cookies

Chrome enables third-party cookies when it’s installed.

Disable it:

• Settings>Privacy and security>Cookies and other site data
• Select ‘Block third-party cookies’

Google Docs is used by 1.8+ billion people worldwide.

The recent updates are perfection.

11 g-docs features so good, you'll kick yourself if you didn't know:

🔸 Pageless

Most people don't print anymore.

Get rid of your page breaks entirely.

So much cleaner-looking.

1. File >
2. Click'Page Setup'
3. Toggle 'Pageless'

🔸 Emoji Reaction

Instead of commenting, you can now react.

1. Select part of your doc to react to
2. Insert >
3. 'Emoji Reaction'

Some good shorthand:
✂️ Cut this
❓ Confusing
💖 Love this

🔸 Dropdown

Add a Notion-like dropdown toggle you can put anywhere.

Extra cool because it accepts font styling.

1. Insert >
2. 'Dropdown'
3. Choose a preset or click 'New dropdown'

🔸 Building Blocks

Pre-made trackers to quickly add project management to your doc.

Powerful functionality in a ready-made template.

1. Insert >
2. Building Blocks >
3. Choose which pre-set you want

Facebook & Instagram are NOT listening to your conversations.

What they are doing is MUCH more effective!

Here’s how it works👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

1/ The two most valuable pieces of software on earth are:

1. The FB pixel
2. The FB newsfeed

When you wonder how $FB is worth > $400BN while Twitter is < $30BN, these two pieces of software are your answer.

What are they?

2/ The FB pixel is a tiny piece of code that nearly every website/mobile app on the planet has embedded.

It collects anonymized data for FB to aggregate: websites visited, how much time was spent, did you buy or not, etc.

3/ The newsfeed algo looks at that as a signal along with hundreds of other data points like age, friends, what you click on, and even where you post to determine which ad to place in front of you, when.

All of this is done in aggregated groups.

Not personal/specific to you.

4/ When it works: right message in front of right person at right time….everyone wins.

A brand finds a new customer.

You find a product you want.

FB makes $.

35 super uncomfortable facts about life that'll make you indestructible.

1: The vast majority of millionaires are self-made.

2: Money is attracted to people who work.

3: Marrying the right person is the greatest life hack.

4: If you're easily offended, you have too much free time on your hands.

5: Boasting about working 12-hour days isn’t a mark of productivity; it’s a sign of poor boundaries.

6: You have more opportunities today than anyone in history.

7: Marrying late > Marrying wrong.

8: Work ethic *WILL* outperform natural ability throughout a career.

9: Most people are too self-absorbed to understand what they want.

10: Happiness is a choice.

11: CEOs do more for this country than politicians, and it’s not even close.

12: Don't keep up with the Joneses; they're broke.

13: One of the best ways to remain poor is to hate those who are rich and successful.

14: The “woke” are usually broke.

15: It is your *responsibility* to be as fit, healthy and financially secure as possible for your family.

What is EBITDA?

Why is it important?

1/ What does it stand for?

EBITDA is an acronym that stands for:

Earnings
Before
Interest
Taxes
Depreciation
Amortization

2/ Not a GAAP measure

EBITDA is not a number that you will typically see on a company’s financial statements

It’s a measure that companies calculate separately in a 10K filing or one that you could calculate yourself

3/ What does it mean?

You probably have a good idea of what “Profit” is

Profit is what is left over after deducing expenses from a
company’s revenue

EBITDA is an adjusted measure of profit

You can calculate it as follows:

1) Start with Net Profit

2) Add: Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization

3) The result is EBITDA

Steve Jobs famously said innovation is "saying no to 1000 things" before you say yes.

For more than a decade, Apple has used Pablo Picasso's Bull to drive home the lesson.

Here's a breakdown 🧵

In Dec. 1945, Picasso created "The Bull", a series of 11 lithographs (stone prints).

With each successive print, a bull is simplified and abstracted. Picasso's goal was to find "spirit of the beast".

At Apple, employees are taught this philosophy.

Below are the 1st, 4th and last stone print.

The bull progresses from:
◻️a realistic drawing
◻️to a deconstructed image w/ the famous "abstract" style
◻️to lines outlining a shape

Through 11 iterations, Picasso simplified the image until it captured the "essence" of the bull.

Picasso said of the abstraction process:

"Two holes. That’s the symbol for the face, enough to evoke it without representing it. But isn’t it strange that it can be done through such simple means? Whatever is most abstract may perhaps be the summit of reality.”

Enter Apple University.

In 2008, Steve Jobs tapped the dean of Yale School of Management to create an internal training curriculum for Apple.

The program was meant to teach new employees Apple's culture and design philosophy (the teachings are rarely shared with the public).

4 AI tools you should try today:

1. Lumen5 —Create videos online in minutes.

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3. MagicEraser —Remove unwanted things from images in seconds.

4. Streams Speak —Generate realistic-sounding audio from text.

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