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Jan 8, 2021 • 1h 16min

How to Conduct a Powerful Annual Review with Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson is the host of Modern Wisdom, a top 20 podcast in the UK with 2.5+ million downloads. Chris owns an events company and teaches his clients how to discover their purpose and get the most out of life using findings from performance, fitness, and psychology.Chris Williamson joined Chris Sparks in a look behind the scenes at their 2020 Annual Reviews. They discussed how to extract maximum value from your end-of-year reflection and craft goals that will propel you to become your best self.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/chris-williamson. 
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Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 12min

The Meta-Skills of High Stakes Poker with Garrett Adelstein

Garrett Adelstein is a force of nature in the world of high-stakes poker. He’s known for routinely raking in six-figure pots with his creative and aggressive style of play. Garrett is a fixture on poker's largest televised cash games such as Live at the Bike and Poker After Dark and he made an appearance on CBS’s Survivor Season 28: Cagayan.Garrett joined Chris to unfold poker’s hidden dimensions: the dark matter which separates winners from the rest of the field.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/garrett-adelstein. 
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Oct 16, 2020 • 1h 10min

Level Up Your Decision-Making with Social Scientist Spencer Greenberg

Spencer Greenberg is a serial founder, mathematician, and social scientist, with a focus on improving human well-being. He is the founder of Uplift and Mind Ease, apps for helping people with anxiety and depression, as well as ClearerThinking.org which provides 40 tools and training programs to improve decision-making. Spencer is also the founder of Spark Wave, a startup foundry that creates novel software products from scratch.Spencer joined Chris to discuss principles and techniques for improving our decision-making and reducing thinking biases.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/spencer-greenberg. 
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Sep 25, 2020 • 1h 6min

Seeing into the Future with Author Taylor Pearson

Taylor is the author of The End of Jobs, a book about our entrepreneurial future. He is currently writing a book about the cascading effects of blockchain technology. Taylor is also a principal at Mutiny Fund, a long-volatility and tail-risk focused hedge fund and is the operator of a SaaS private equity fund.Taylor joined Chris to discuss becoming more accurate predictors of the future and positioning ourselves to be antifragile to an uncertain world. For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/taylor-pearson.
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Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 7min

Building Your Personal Monopoly with Write of Passage Founder David Perell

David Perell is a writer, teacher, and podcaster. David’s online course, Write of Passage, teaches a step-by-step method for publishing quality content and distributing your ideas and has been taken by 500+ students from over 40 countries. David is also the host of the North Star Podcast where he has conducted 100 interviews exploring the methods and principles of successful creators, artists, and entrepreneurs.David joined Chris to discuss revealing your unique ability, leveraging your strengths, and building a personal brand that attracts inbound opportunities.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/david-perell. 
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Aug 21, 2020 • 1h 8min

Learn the Secrets of Launching a Six-Figure Course with Tiago Forte

Tiago Forte is the founder of Forte Labs and a writer dismantling stagnant productivity paradigms. Building A Second Brain, has taught 2,000 students how to save their best ideas, organize their learning, and dramatically expand their creative output.Tiago joined Chris by popular demand for a sequel to episode 2, The Lifecycle of an Online Course. They dive deeper into the lessons Tiago has learned launching 10 courses over the last 7 years which have generated well over one million dollars in sales including the 4P’s model for successful course launches.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/tiago-forte-2. 
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Jun 19, 2020 • 1h 9min

Maximize Your Creative Output with Nat Eliason

Nat Eliason is the CEO of the marketing agency Growth Machine and a master of scaling businesses with SEO-driven content. Nat is also the co-founder of Cup & Leaf, a boutique tea brand, the creator of Effortless Output With Roam, a course on knowledge management, and the publisher of Monday Medley.Nat joins Chris to discuss quickly getting new projects off the ground, systematically accelerating your learning curve, and making your creative output feel more effortless. Nat is incredibly prolific and has a proven knack for quickly turning ideas into action. For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/nat-eliason.
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May 22, 2020 • 1h 9min

Systems for Living the Good Life with Khe Hy

Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads, a community dedicated to transforming our relationships with time, work, money, and ourselves. His latest course, Supercharge Your Productivity, teaches how to use Notion as an interface to discover and elevate what is truly important in your life.Khe joined Chris to discuss ways to systematize living your version of The Good Life by discovering what you really want, designing your life dashboard, and avoiding the "When-Then" trap.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/khe-hy.
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Apr 23, 2020 • 1h 7min

How to Create Profitable Online Courses with Tiago Forte

Tiago Forte is the founder of Forte Labs and the creator of three successful online courses which have generated over one million dollars in sales. Building A Second Brain has taught 2,000 students how to save their best ideas, organize their learning, and dramatically expand their creative output.Tiago joined Chris to discuss the evolution of online education, why most online courses fail, and how to design, build, and market a profitable online course.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/tiago-forte.
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Mar 20, 2020 • 60min

Navigating Turbulent Times with Venture Capitalist Steve Schlafman

Steve Schlafman has been one of the most respected and prolific seed investors in NYC for the last decade. He is also a highly sought-after coach for CEOs, helping them lead more authentically and effectively.Steve joined Chris to discuss startup fundraising, the anatomy of leadership, and executive performance.For the video, transcript, and show notes, visit forcingfunctionhour.com/steve-schlafman.

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