The Lie About School and Being Smart

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The idea that doing well in school equates to intelligence is a common misconception
Attending a prestigious university doesn't necessarily make someone smart
The three main career paths for undergraduates are investment banking, management consulting, and law

Tucker Max is a writer and entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about why Tucker wanted to get famous, his emotional abandonment, why Tucker is always early on trends (like writing on the internet, Austin, and now psychedelics), what it’s like to raise children, and the moment he thought he was going to die. (0:00) Intro (3:12) Starting Journey At 27 (6:33) Academia Is A Scam (18:00) Best Dressed Professions Feel Worse (19:38) Getting Famous (30:50) Tucker’s Emotional Abandonment (35:07) The Moment Tucker Thought He Was Going To Die (38:33) Why Did Tucker Face His Issues? (44:22) Body, Mind, Soul, Gut (47:00) Thinking + Feeling (54:49) Why Are Younger People Waking Up? (59:22) Why Is Tucker Always Early? (1:04:55) Raising Children (1:24:56) Poopy Daddy (1:28:39) Lying About Santa (1:31:21) God (1:48:02) It’s Going To Get Better For Young Men (1:53:55) Challenge Tucker's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuckerMax Website: https://tuckermax.com/ My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda