17 Raw Lessons About Human Nature - Steven Bartlett - #688
October 2, 2023
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Episode 688 · October 2, 2023
17 Raw Lessons About Human Nature - Steven Bartlett - #688
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17 Raw Lessons About Human Nature - Steven Bartlett - #688
Summary
Steven Bartlett is the Founder of Social Chain, an entrepreneur, a podcaster and an author.
How to become a functioning human is a difficult skill to work out. Should I focus on achieving goals or inner peace? Can I become confident without being arrogant? Thankfully Steven has spent the last 2 years distilling a ton of lessons into his new book, and today we get to go through my favourites.
Expect to learn Steven’s equation for unbreakable discipline, the biggest lesson from dealing with mainstream media pile-ons, why there are so few actual practitioners in the world, how to stop being your biggest critic, why your weirdness is the ultimate competitive advantage, how Steven discovered he was riddled with fake ambition and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Frame Matters More Than the Picture
(07:33) You Don’t Get to Choose What You Believe
(21:29) Why Self Respect is So Important
(35:12) Most People Strategise Instead of Executing
(47:51) Are You Driven or Being Dragged?
(58:54) The Loneliness & Hedonism of Elite Achievers
(1:06:30) Why You Need to Sweat the Small Stuff
(1:15:09) Do the Thing
(1:19:28) Pressure is a Great Privilege
(1:25:02) Steven’s Experience Becoming a Person of Public Interest
(1:35:49) Do Our Beliefs Limit Us?
(1:41:42) Context Is Worth More Than Skills
(1:46:25) How to Avoid the Trap of Mono-Thinking
(1:58:12) Fame Changes Everybody Around You
(2:06:20) Where to Find Steven
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