
The Knowledge with David Elikwu
On The Knowledge Podcast, you’ll hear from the best and brightest minds in business, entrepreneurship, and beyond. Hosted by writer and entrepreneur David Elikwu, each episode features in-depth interviews with makers, thinkers, and innovators from a variety of backgrounds.The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. In every issue, David shares stories, ideas and frameworks from psychology, philosophy, productivity and business. With insights that are both practical and thought-provoking, The Knowledge will help you think more deeply and get more done.Follow David's newsletter at: theknowledge.io / Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @Delikwu using the hashtag #TheKnowledge
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Jun 27, 2024 • 35min
105. Dreams, Doubts and Creative Conflict with Kelly Wilde Miller
David speaks with Kelly Wilde Miller, a writer and speaker giving voice to the necessity of authentic self-expression. She is a self-help author who was challenged to write and publish her first book in 5-days, an award-winning speaker and creator of the growing newsletter Wild on Purpose.They talked about:📉 Lessons from missed opportunities🎭 Finding your agency🎨 The struggle between creativity and stability🏆 The successes and setbacks in writing🧠 The power of choices⚖️ How to balance self-doubt and success📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/kellywildemiller-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/9fXvcvKk5F8🗣 Mentioned in the show:Sundance Film Festival | https://festival.sundance.org/program/films/DisneyQuest | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisneyQuestGoogle | https://www.google.com.ph/Microsoft | http://www.microsoft.com/Radio City Rockettes | https://www.rockettes.com/Broadway | https://www.broadway.com/University of California | https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/Disney | https://www.disney.com/Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAuAmazon Kindle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_KindleBhagavad Gita | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita👤Connect with Kelly:Twitter: https://x.com/kellycwildeWebsite: https://www.kellywildemiller.com/Newsletter and Podcast: Wild on Purpose by Kelly Wilde Miller | https://www.wildonpurpose.co/5-Day Creative Momentum Challenge | https://fivedaycreative.com/challenge/Creative Regulation Self-Assessment | https://creativedysregulation.scoreapp.com/Book: Creative Dysregulation | https://amzn.to/3xIbSAu👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

Jun 20, 2024 • 39min
104. Systemic Racism and Healthcare with Layal Liverpool
David speaks with Layal Liverpool, an author and science journalist with expertise in biomedical science, particularly virology and immunology. She worked as a biomedical researcher at the University College London and the University of Oxford in the UK. Her writing has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, WIRED, the Guardian, and elsewhere, and she has worked on staff as a reporter for both Nature and New Scientist.They talked about:🎭 The difference between perceived racism and actual racism🚫 The ineffectiveness of racial categorization🏗️ The idea of race as a social construct🩺 The misconceptions of 'black' and 'white' diseases📉 Systemic racism in healthcare🌍 Racism as a public health issue📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/layalliverpool-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/OV8p5yLuhbU🗣 Mentioned in the show:Liverpool slave trade | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_slave_tradeInternational Slavery Museum | https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/international-slavery-museumSystematic racism | https://theknowledge.io/issue13/Islamophobia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IslamophobiaAntisemitism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntisemitismAAA Statement on Race | https://americananthro.org/about/policies/statement-on-race/Garrett Jones | https://theknowledge.io/garettjones-1/Sickle cell disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_diseaseLyme disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_diseaseMalaria | https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malariaAnti-blackness | https://www.bu.edu/antiracism-center/files/2022/06/Anti-Black.pdfCystic fibrosis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystic_fibrosisCOVID-19 | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/Influenza A (H1N1) | https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/influenza-a-(h1n1)-outbreakSamuel A. Cartwright | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_A._CartwrightAmerican Thoracic Society | https://site.thoracic.org/European Respiratory Society | https://www.ersnet.org/FIVEXMORE | https://fivexmore.org/Maternity Discrimination | https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/black-maternity-experiences-survey-five-x-more/William Turner | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Turner_(anatomist)Long lunches in Paris | https://theknowledge.io/issue65/#:~:text=Long lunches in ParisClandestine Pad Thai | https://theknowledge.io/issue65/#:~:text=Clandestine Pad ThaiMurder of George Floyd | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd👤Connect with Layal:Twitter: https://twitter.com/layallivsWebsite: https://layalliverpool.com/Book:SYSTEMIC: How Racism is Making Us Ill | https://amzn.to/4c9lnaW👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

Jun 13, 2024 • 28min
103. Mindset, Stress, and Resilience with David Robson
David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behaviour. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection.They talked about:🧠 The brain's influence on physiology🤝 The connection of mind and body💭 Cultural and psychological influences on health💪 The importance of building mental resilience🛠️ How to manage stress effectively🔗 The impact of social connections on healthThis is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the third part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: 🎙️ Science, Reasoning, and The Intelligence Trap with David Robson (Episode 97)Part 2: 🎙️ The Expectation Effect with David Robson (Episode 100)📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davidrobson-3/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/hNHeV7umWa4🗣 Mentioned in the show:Mass Psychogenic Illness | https://theknowledge.io/issue33/#:~:text=The power of,be socially influenced.The June Bug Epidemic | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterical_contagionJonathan Haidt | https://jonathanhaidt.com/The Coddling of the American Mind | https://amzn.to/4cfEU9pHavana Syndrome | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome#:~:text=Havana syndromeNocebo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoceboDancing plague of 1518 | https://theknowledge.io/issue33/#:~:text=The power of,be socially influenced.Allostasis | https://theknowledge.io/the-prediction-machine/Yerkes–Dodson Law | https://theknowledge.io/issue23/The Laws of Connection | https://amzn.to/3z9VKrR👤Connect with David:Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_a_robsonWebsite: https://davidrobson.me/Books:The Intelligence Trap | https://amzn.to/4aWELqZThe Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4bkisveThe Laws of Connection | https://amzn.to/3z9VKrR👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

Jun 6, 2024 • 40min
102. The Path to Effective Leadership with Dave Kline
David speaks with Dave Kline, an entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and coach who trains leaders on the playbook for leading high-performance teams. He is the founder and developer of the MGMT Accelerator, a cohort-based program that helps executives improve by developing established management playbooks and systems. He also owns SkillScouter, a leading source of online courses, learning techniques, and career guidance.They talked about:📉 Lessons learned from failed ventures🤝 Managing vs Leading🌐 The reality of theoretical and practical leadership💡 Empowering teams through unique values📌 The number one management lesson🔄 The power of delegation📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davekline-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/EsTtENxD1ko🗣 Mentioned in the show:Kodak | https://www.kodak.com/en/Xerox | https://www.xerox.com/en-usMayer Brown | https://www.mayerbrown.com/enBridgewater Associates | http://www.bridgewater.com/Brian Armstrong | https://www.brianarmstrong.org/Moody's | https://www.moodys.com/Netflix | https://www.netflix.com/Ray Dalio | https://www.bridgewater.com/people/ray-dalioGreenfield Team | https://www.greenfieldteam.net/MBTI | https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-testWPI | https://www.ixly.com/tests-work-related-personality-inventoryGoldman Sachs | https://www.goldmansachs.com/Google Company | https://about.google/MIMO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMOZappos | http://www.zappos.com/👤Connect with Dave:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dklineiiLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkline/Website:SkillScouter | https://skillscouter.com/about/MGMT Accelerator | https://maven.com/dave-kline/mgmt-accelerator👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

May 30, 2024 • 39min
101. Conversation, Curiosity, and Connection with Joe Ferraro
David speaks with Joe Ferraro, a teacher, professional speaker, and the host of The One Percent Better Podcast, where he’s interviewed some of the world's most successful people. He is also the founder of DamnGoodConversations.com, a company whose mission is to teach repeatable ways to have the best conversations in your life and work.They talked about:🎧 Joe as a one-man team podcaster⚾️ Life lessons from baseball🏅 The common ground between sports coaching and fatherhood💬 The reward of having great conversations🧠 The power of curiosity in conversations❓ The best question that Joe has ever asked📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/joeferraro-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/f-uTljSwbUA🗣 Mentioned in the show:Malcolm Gladwell | https://www.gladwellbooks.com/Outliers: The Story of Success | https://amzn.to/4chjh8TD1 Training | https://www.d1training.com/American Legion | http://www.legion.org/VHS | https://sites.google.com/venturaedu.org/vhsathletics/aboutOne Percent Better Podcast | https://www.onepercentbetterproject.com/KDWB-FM | https://kdwb.iheart.com/James Clear | https://jamesclear.com/Seth Godin | https://seths.blog/Atomic Habits | https://amzn.to/3KoufgKLarry King | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_KingFrank Sinatra | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_SinatraJackie Gleason | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_GleasonJackie Robinson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_RobinsonUber | http://www.uber.com/Airbnb | http://www.airbnb.com/Oscar Trimboli | https://www.oscartrimboli.com/Roy Firestone | http://www.royfirestone.com/ESPN | https://www.espn.com/watch/Up Close | https://www.espn.com/tvlistings/programs/upclose.htmlJerry Maguire | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116695/Cuba Gooding Jr. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Jr.Ansel Adams | https://www.anseladams.com/Laura Gassner Otting | https://www.lauragassnerotting.com/Firestone | https://www.firestone.com/👤Connect with Joe:Twitter: https://x.com/ferraroonair?lang=enPodcast: One Percent Better | https://www.onepercentbetterproject.com/Blog: DamnGoodConversations.com👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

May 23, 2024 • 45min
100. The Expectation Effect with David Robson
David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behaviour. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection.They talked about:🧠 The stereotypes and misconceptions of intelligence🧬 Genetic and environmental influences on intelligence💡 The expectation effect💊 The science behind placebos💪 How powerful our minds can be🚫 The limits of the expectation effectThis is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: 🎙️ Science, Reasoning, and The Intelligence Trap with David Robson (Episode 97)📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davidrobson-2/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/UjQChGlxQ_4🗣 Mentioned in the show:Garret Jones | https://theknowledge.io/garettjones-1/Hive Mind | https://amzn.to/4bM6T0fHow the Potato Changed the World | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-potato-changed-the-world-108470605/Charles C. Mann | https://theknowledge.io/charlescmann/The Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4dq8UkhPlacebo effect | https://theknowledge.io/mind-over-matter/French paradox | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_paradoxCholecystokinin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CholecystokininGhrelin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GhrelinLisa Feldman Barrett | https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/The Predictive Brain | https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26707Mind and Body Lab - Stanford University | https://mbl.stanford.edu/Alia Crum | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alia_CrumPygmalion Effect | https://theknowledge.io/pygmalion-effect👤Connect with David:Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_a_robsonWebsite: https://davidrobson.me/Books:The Intelligence Trap | https://amzn.to/4aWELqZThe Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4bkisve👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

May 16, 2024 • 38min
99. Level Up Your Startup with Rob Fitzpatrick
David speaks with Rob Fitzpatrick, author of three books, including The Mom Test and Write Useful Books, both of which are among the most universally recommended books for early entrepreneurs and non-fiction writers. His books are used in universities such as Harvard, MIT, and UCL, and are also manuals for training at companies like SkyScanner and Shopify. He has led training programs at companies like HP and Sony Mobile, and has supported many startups and entrepreneurs.They talked about:🚀 Rob’s Y Combinator journey🔄 Lessons learned from a failed pivot💡 What to learn and unlearn in bootstrapping✍️ The process of writing the Mom Test⏰ Knowing the right time to quit in entrepreneurship🌱 Embracing feedback for growth📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/robfitzpatrick-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/K6gtBxXFKhc🗣 Mentioned in the show:Y Combinator | http://www.ycombinator.com/Georgia Institute of Technology | https://gatech.edu/node/1Hacker News | https://news.ycombinator.com/BBC | https://www.bbc.com/Sony Pictures | https://www.sonypictures.com/MTV | https://www.mtv.com/Golden Handcuffs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_handcuffsBootstrapping | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(statistics)The Mom Test | https://amzn.to/3UeADcNWrite Useful Books | https://amzn.to/3Vp1HYjSeed Camp Week | https://seedcamp.com/The Lean Startup | https://theleanstartup.com/The Sunk Cost Fallacy | https://theknowledge.io/sunk-cost-fallacy/Useful Books | https://www.usefulbooks.com/PBS | https://www.pbs.org/Annie Duke | https://www.annieduke.com/Thinking in Bets | https://amzn.to/44NWiQcAngela Duckworth | https://angeladuckworth.com/Workshop Survival Guide | https://www.workshopsurvival.com/Alice Bentick | https://alicebentinck.com/Why we use Edge to generate ideas | https://medium.com/entrepreneur-first/👤Connect with Rob:Twitter: https://twitter.com/robfitzWebsite: https://www.robfitz.com/homeThe Mom Test | https://amzn.to/3UeADcN👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

May 9, 2024 • 35min
98. Curiosity, Creativity, and Careers with Buster Benson
David speaks with Buster Benson, an entrepreneur and former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, Slack, and Patreon. He writes for Medium and busterbenson.com and is currently the CEO of 750words.com. He is the author of ‘Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement.’They talked about:🌱 Having a positive mindset despite early experiences💻 The influence of the internet in transforming career opportunities📝 Buster’s journey in writing and building his career🔍 The power of following your curiosity🌐 How the Internet is reshaping our world💡 The inspiration for writing 'Why Are We Yelling?’📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/busterbenson-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/9vCz4OHbqNA👤Connect with Buster:Twitter: @buster | https://twitter.com/busterLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/busterbenson/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bustrbensn/Website: busterbenson.comBook: Why Are We Yelling? | https://amzn.to/3QmkJ1a🗣 Mentioned in the show:David Letterman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_LettermanTrade Wars | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_WarsDiaryland | https://members.diaryland.com/edit/LiveJournal | https://www.livejournal.com/Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/NaNoWriMo | https://nanowrimo.org/AdFarm | https://adfarm.com/HabitLab | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/habitlab/The Locavore | https://thelocavore.in/750 words | https://750words.com/Macintosh | https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/MacintoshAtari computers | https://atari.com/Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet | https://busterbenson.com/pile/cognitive-biases/👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

May 2, 2024 • 39min
97. Science, Reasoning, and The Intelligence Trap with David Robson
David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behavior. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connections.They talked about:🔍 How outdated science can mislead us🔬 The replicability crisis in behavioural science📡 How scientific information gets distorted🧠 The problem with IQ🌱 The importance of intellectual humility💡 Motivated reasoning and the intelligence trap📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/davidrobson-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/jU4ZZDlZsjo👤 Connect with David:Twitter: @d_a_robson | https://twitter.com/d_a_robsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-robsonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidarobson/Website: https://davidrobson.me/Books:The Intelligence Trap | https://amzn.to/4aWELqZThe Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4bkisve🗣 Mentioned in the show:University of Cambridge | https://www.cam.ac.uk/University of Oxford | https://www.ox.ac.uk/Dan Ariely | https://danariely.com/all-about-dan/Thinking, Fast and Slow | https://amzn.to/44q2FZDLizard Brain | https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/where-addiction-meets-your-brain/201404/your-lizard-brainDunning Kruger Effect | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effectThe Language Instinct | https://amzn.to/4dktX7SDaniel Kahneman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_KahnemanAmos Tversky | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_TverskyPsychological Priming | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priming_(psychology)Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_MuskBill Gates | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_GatesSteve Jobs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_JobsPhilip Tetlock | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_E._TetlockNobel Prize Disease | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_diseaseKary Mullis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_MullisPolymerase Chain Reaction | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reactionArthur Conan Doyle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_DoyleSherlock Holmes Books | https://amzn.to/4bjJFyoHarry Houdini | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

Apr 25, 2024 • 30min
96. The Path to Authentic Writing with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
David speaks with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a neuroscientist, writer, entrepreneur, and the founder of Ness Labs, which provides content, coaching, courses and community to help makers put their minds at work.They talked about:🌟 Choosing authenticity over Mimetic desires🎨 Embracing individuality⚖️ Work-life balance as an entrepreneur💪 Overcoming self-consciousness⏳ Mindful productivity vs. toxic productivity✍️ Going from writing posts to booksThis is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: 🎙️ Neuroscience, Writing, and Mindful Productivity with Anne-Laure Le Cunff (Episode 92)📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/annelaurelecunff-2/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/0An0HkLBWG4👤Connect with Anne-Laure:Twitter: https://twitter.com/neuranneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neuranne/The Ness Labs Newsletter | https://newsletter.nesslabs.com/🗣 Mentioned in the show:The Ness Labs Newsletter | https://newsletter.nesslabs.com/Zapier | https://zapier.com/The War of Art | https://amzn.to/4aVrbEEMKBHD | https://www.youtube.com/@mkbhdTiago Forte | https://fortelabs.com/Building a Second Brain | https://amzn.to/44lSqWoPygmalion and Galatea | https://theknowledge.io/pygmalion-effect/👨🏾💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations