The Warrior Poet

Sri does what few others will by taking a dispassionate look at team diversity. Unsurprisingly, corporate leaders are more concerned with looking good — and good intentions — than truth or nuanced approaches. The “hotness” of the topic also means that usually no one in an organization is brave enough to have a reasoned discussion. Is it possible that this results in a de facto blind faith that diversity is better in every situation?Plus, the golden nuggets that everyone misses in Scott Page’s “diversity bonus.” 💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

The mind is a software creation machine -- that consumes its own output. Sri throws his Amazon Echo against the wall and, in a somewhat more mature state of mind, explores what features of ourselves are features vs. bugs. And gets real about high-school hangups. EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually notesMy first Youtube video cited in the episode: How to Properly Throw Your Alexa DeviceRadiohead stuff MUST LISTEN: Idioteque by Radiohead (cover by Alexa Melo) If you’ve never listened to the OK Computer album before, listening with the Vinyl Junkies channel is highly recommended. Old Guy Listens to Radiohead OK Computer FIRST REACTION | VJ Pirate Radio (Youtube) Commentary worth watching: Why is OK COMPUTER so good?KID A, The Greatest Left Turn In Music History”Cover by young South Koreans of “Electioneering” (Youtube) The “Creep” sample was from this remastered live performance (Youtube) Ruth B’s lovely live cover of  “Heart of Gold” originally by Neil Young (Youtube)The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry)Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

To paraphrase Joe Biden: Trust is a big f-ing deal. Sri mulls over 'servant leadership' and explains why trust in an organization is a one-way street.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

Edward Norton returns to the program and helps Sri discuss his 'five illusions of leadership.'It is easy to feel like you're succeeding as a leader. We all lie to ourselves, and Sri suggests five key ways that authority figures convince themselves that they are actually leading. Sri relates stories from basic SEAL training (BUD/S), the private sector, and elementary school elections while you figure out which illusion is your delusion. EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually notesRelated episode: We talked about Paul Giamatti in #28: In Vino VeritasIntro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

Sri offers tips on training the mind's attention on what really matters with help from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau.Mindfulness has been in the public consciousness for years, and Buddhism has been around for millenia. Sri argues that the way the mind is "wired to win" makes it even more important to train its focus.Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually  notesRelated episodes: The “no-future-selves fallacy” was first introduced in episode #12. Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Roulette ball sound courtesy of hereDisclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

Doc Holliday helps Sri explore truth while under the influence. EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually notes‘WTF is a cortado?’ — an article by yours truly about hiring mistakesThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonMastery by Robert GreeneAtomic Habits by blogger James Clear (start with his free blog first!)The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggWhen by Daniel PinkIntro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

You can drown without knowing it. It happens. Under the right (wrong) circumstances, a diver underwater can get less oxygen than they need and pass out -- without even feeling like they are out of breath. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic tons of healthy adults have shown up in emergency rooms under their own power and in good spirits. When nurses check their vitals during triage they discover that these patients have deathly low oxygen concentrations in their blood. They have come to be known as the "happy hypoxics."  In this episode Sri explores how hypoxia (lack of oxygen) can be a metaphor for slow-boiling catastrophes in your relationships and business. notes/Kafka on the Shore/ by Haruki MurakamiRolling Stone review of Van Halen’s Diver DownHypoxia and Hypoxemia: Symptoms, Treatment, Causesdiver down album and videoLines about how “life moves pretty fast” were from Ferris Bueller’s Day OffIntro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Credits: Freesound - “Underwater sounds - loopable “ by carmsieFreesound - “r_vh-intro_filtered.ogg” by iktinusDisclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

Sri explores paleo child-rearing and a$$h**$ in the workplace. notesThe Art of War by Sun Tzu —> The Kindle version right now is only 49 cents :)  (The audiobook is a mere 66 cents, but I doubt it’s possible to get the value without slowly pondering each line — which is challenging with the audio format.) The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk. Nothing describes ship life as accurately as this bestselling classic. (I highly recommend the audiobook. I couldn’t stop listening.)Vitamin String Quartet performs “How Soon Is Now” by the Smiths, aka that “I am human” song (Youtube) The only video I could find of Mike Tyson actually saying his most famous quote (which I believe was originally said to a journalist off-camera) (Youtube)Habits: Check out author James Clear — love his insights!Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

What if you applied the logic of the paleo diet to your career -- and life?! Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually notesThe Alliance by Reif Hoffman, et alArticle on “tours of duty” in Harvard Business Review by Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn), et alThe Startup of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha The “career capital book” I referred to: So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal NewportDesign the Life You Love by Ayse BirselLiar’s Poker by Michael LewisIntro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

Stop taking things for granted and come up with ideas that matter. Sri offers up his "Time Warner Cable" framework for ideation and distinguishes between "positive" and "negative" approaches to asking "why." Plus, thoughts on another great Pixies song. This episode is a continuation from Episode #23, though there's a good chance you can start here and survive.Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually notesAwesome Pixies songs: "Where Is My Mind"Pixies live performance in 1988 of "Where Is My Mind" (Youtube)Beautiful acoustic cover by Brittin Lane (Youtube) Another acoustic version worth a listen (Youtube)"Debaser" (see Episode #23 for more)OK Go's live cover of "Debaser" (Youtube)The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clay Christensen (Amazon)Podcasts to check out: "‎The Accidental Creative""The Edge of Sleep"  "48 Days to Work You Love" 1984 Apple’s First Macintosh Commercial (Youtube)Photos of Sri behind the scenes working on the showIntro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair 💬 Have a question? Shoot us a text! 📌 FEELING STUCK? LIMITED TIME: Book a free clarity call with Sri to get your priorities in order and start getting unstuck. 📩 Get free elite performance tools weekly through the Warrior Poet newsletter 👉 join ✅_____Follow Sri for elite leadership tips: ➡️ LinkedIn.com/in/andrewsridhar Connect on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧 Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.