The Tim Ferriss Show
#322: Adam Robinson — Outflanking and Outsmarting the Competition
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Quick takeaways
- Adam Robinson's diverse career journey emphasizes persistence and adaptability.
- LinkedIn Jobs provides an efficient platform for connecting with potential hires.
- Accumulating excess information can hinder decision-making accuracy in investing.
Deep dives
Record Number of Employees Considering Job Switches
With a record number of employees contemplating changing jobs, LinkedIn Jobs offers a platform to connect with potential hires efficiently. By creating a free job post on LinkedIn Jobs, reaching over 770 million professionals becomes effortless. Adding a job post with the hashtag hiring frame on your LinkedIn profile can garner attention and aid in finding suitable candidates through screening questions.
Benefits of Athletic Greens Supplement
Athletic Greens, a comprehensive supplement with over 75 vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, offers a convenient way to enhance nutrition. Known for its diverse components like probiotics, prebiotics, and adaptogens, it provides a nutrient-dense option especially when whole foods are not readily available. Regular intake can support immunity, gut health, and overall well-being.
Adam Robinson's Diverse Expertise and Achievements
Adam Robinson, a chess master and former co-founder of the Princeton Review, delves into his remarkable career journey on the podcast. From being mentored by Bobby Fischer to revolutionizing test preparation, his expertise extends to artificial intelligence and global macro advising. Robinson emphasizes the importance of persistence, adaptability, and continuous learning in achieving success.
The Perils of Seeking Excessive Information in Investment
A study by Paul Slovic involving professional horse handicappers reveals how accumulating excess information can hinder decision-making accuracy. In the realm of investing, excessive information can lead to overconfidence and poor judgment. The complexity of financial trends challenges the notion of fully understanding the world's dynamics, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach to information acquisition.
Advantages of Meditation and Heart Rate Variability Training
Learning to meditate and practice heart rate variability training has had a transformative impact, allowing for mental calm and enhanced productivity. By focusing on creating smooth heart rhythms through breathing, individuals can achieve a sense of balance and relaxation. Taking time for meditation and self-care proves invaluable in managing stress and optimizing overall well-being.
Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where I share the habits, tools and patterns of world-class performers. This special short episode features insights from Adam Robinson (@IAmAdamRobinson). His answers to my questions were highlighted in my most recent book, Tribe of Mentors.
For those of you not familiar with Adam, he has made a lifelong study of outflanking and outsmarting the competition. He is a rated chess master who was awarded a Life Title by the United States Chess Federation. As a teenager, he was personally mentored by Bobby Fischer in the 18 months leading up to his winning the world championship.
Then, in his first career, he developed a revolutionary approach to taking standardized tests as one of the two original co-founders of The Princeton Review. His paradigm-breaking — or “category killing,” as they say in publishing — test-prep book, The SAT: Cracking the System, is the only test-prep book ever to have become a New York Times bestseller. After selling his interest in The Princeton Review, Adam turned his attention in the early ’90s to the then-emerging field of artificial intelligence, developing a program that could analyze text and provide human-like commentary. He was later invited to join a well-known quant fund to develop statistical trading models, and since, he has established himself as an independent global macro advisor to the chief investment officers of a select group of the world’s most successful hedge funds and family offices.
Adam has also been one of this show's most popular guests, and you can check out his first appearance here, and his second here.
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