Shit You Don't Learn in School

We all know that where you live is one of the most important decisions you can make, but it may be more important than you think. And with more people working remotely, there is no more freedom than ever in deciding where you call "home."In this episode, Steph and Cal discuss how to think about where you should live, why it matters more than you think, and how you can make a decision when it involves two people who have different desires from a location.In one of our next episodes, we'll be answering listener questions! You can ask your questions here: Next StepsPaul Graham's essay: http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.htmlIf you liked this episode, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. To receive the latest updates, follow The Sh*t You Don't Learn in School on Twitter.

Life feels like a bunch of micro-decisions, yet a few macro-decisions often end up determining how you spend most of your time.Perhaps one of the most significant are the degree you choose and the first job you take. The decisions that follow those are inevitably pulled by their inertia.In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the importance of exploring the diversity of jobs out there and how many people become fixed in a singular path.If you liked this episode, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. 

We believe that the desire to give is universal, but is just as much a skill as anything else in life. In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the how you can make a difference during your limited time on this earth, with the limited resources you have -- especially during times like these.They dive into...Creative ways that people have supported UkraineStriking a balance between hedonism and altruismMaking difficult problems tractableA breakdown of the gender pay gapImpact starting with small actionsWTF is effective altruism?Whether charities should be structured differentlyIf you'd like to join us in giving back, we're giving to givewell.org. 

Language is one of the most powerful tools that humans have accessible to them.Don't believe us? Consider the fact that someone could walk up to you and say something that could immediately change your mental state.Nothing around you has changed, other than the words echoed through the air.In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the power of words and how language can shape the way we think. They use untranslatable words to convey these concepts and share how language has been shown to impact anything from our impression of time, space, or even emotional regularity.If you're interested in digging into this more, Steph has built a directory of untranslatable words (Eunoia, which itself is an untranslatable word) and has written an article about the topic here. Send us a message with your favorite "untranslatables"!Liked this episode? Make sure to subscribe and leave a review. 

The allure of getting rich quick is intoxicating.It's even more intoxicating when you're trapped inside and it seems like all your friends have cashed in big.In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss Cal's experience with active investing over the last 20 months and ultimately, why it's time to walk away from the casino.If you liked this episode, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. You can also read Calvin's article on the topic here. And if you're also stuck in the casino, don't be afraid to reach out to Cal or Steph on Twitter. We'd love to hear your story.

"The only constant is change", they say.In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss just how drastically the world has changed and will continue to change.From the iPhone... to the Internet... to antibiotics... to human flight... to to the sequencing of DNA... to perhaps the most important fact that humans now live more than double as long... these developments all happened within the last 100 years.Given that things within a single lifetime can go from being inconceivable to ubiquitous, it's mind-blowing to imagine what might be come.They use the remainder of the episode to explore what might be to come, whether it be proactive medicine, computer-brain interfaces, printed food, digital warfare, and much more.If you liked this episode, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. Resources: The Great (TV show)Life expectancy dataNeal's fun tools

There's an endless sea of advice online.Whether it's from a vague Twitter thread or a clickbait blog post, the advice sounds catchy, but if we're honest... often holds little water.However, we all know from experience that the right lessons, sometimes even sitting in plain sight, can genuinely change the trajectory of one's life.In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the few pieces of advice that they think matter most and shouldn't be ignored.Love this episode? Give it a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/learnResources:Calvin's article: https://calvinrosser.com/40-pieces-of-advice/Josh Pigford's project page: https://joshpigford.com/projectsDoing Time Right: https://doingtimeright.com/

In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the hidden side of risk: the infrequent, often unpredictable events that make the biggest differences in our lives.If you look around, rare, high-impact events are everywhere. A small number of days in the stock market drive the bulk of the returns.Large businesses like Google, Amazon, and Best Buy have tested thousands of products, yet have a single profit puppy. Insurance companies make money on most customers, but have to pay out very large claims to a few people.A handful of people have had more of an effect on the future than the other 7 billion people combined.This episode is all about navigating tail risk and tail opportunity. You'll learn how to better avoid the catastrophic events in life, and on the flip side, to take advantage of the life-enhancing opportunities with asymmetric upside.Love this episode? Give it a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/learn

In this episode, Steph and Cal break down the best of 2021. You'll find out the...Best New IdeaBest New SkillBest New Life HackBest New ExperienceBest/Worst PurchaseBest/Worst InvestmentBest/Worst TrendBest PodcastCreator of the YearBest Personal Win/Accomplishment#1 Goal for Next YearPrediction for the New YearJumpstart 2022 by doubling down on the best activities and avoiding the worst. It's going to be an awesome year.PS: If you liked the sound effects in this episode, we found them here.

What do airplanes, railroads, and jazz music have in common? They were all innovations that people feared.In fact, if you look into any key technology shift from the past, you'll find a wealth of fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding it. And while this shouldn't be surprising, we can still learn from the skeptics of the past.We can learn just how difficult it is to predict what's to come and look toward our future with a humble perspective, an acceptance that we probably will get it wrong again.In this episode, Calvin and Steph talk through how people viewed inventions seemingly as innocuous as the bicycle or teddy bear, what we can learn from these stories, and how to stay open minded and capitalize on opportunities as technology takes us into the future.