#163 Luck Maximization — Jovian Gautama on being Indonesian in Taiwan, learning English from MTV and Reddit, graduating from a tourism high school, selling steel, podcasting, learning "tech" online, becoming the CEO of Castro
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
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Navigating Ideas and the Impact of American Pop Culture
In this chapter, the speakers discuss the pressure on young people in Taiwan to speak English and the value of being able to navigate ideas rather than speaking textbook English. They mention that their strength in navigating ideas may have come from absorbing American pop culture, such as movies and TV shows. They also talk about their limited access to the internet in their early years and how it impacted their ability to explore online content.
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