Smart Nonsense

Episode 49 with Henry and Dylan—Today they're breaking down Man's Search for Meaning, a book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experience in a Nazi concentration campRead today's BOOK CLUB BOOK:Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklDishin' out Smart Nonsense about:Man’s Search for Meaning: A perspective few people tellThe power of your spiritual freedomLife through love, humor, and meaningLinksPod Club: Interview with Kevin Kelly—Co-Founder of Wired & Most Interesting Man In The World?—on Tim Ferriss Show | Smart Nonsense Pod #25Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklThe Diary Of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynBlue Eyes and Brown Eyes: The Jane Elliott Experiment David Blaine Started Hallucinating During His "Frozen in Time" Stunt | JRE ClipsJocko Motivation "GOOD"The Myth of SisyphusElie WieselChadwick BosemanNaval RavikantMichael LewisBlack Panther | IMDbSparkNotesHere's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

Episode 48 with Henry and Dylan—Today they're discussing Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing by Jacob GoldsteinRead today's BOOK CLUB BOOK:Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing by Jacob GoldsteinWatch on YouTube & SubscribeRead the full Show Notes.Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:How money originated from the IOU How goldsmiths led to the beginnings of banksThe effect of attitudes on monetary stabilityLinksPod Club: Interview with Ian Lapham - Blockchain for Dummies | Smart Nonsense Pod #43Planet Money | NPRWhat monkeys can teach us about money | BBCInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. CialdiniHere's the full Show Notes.Subscribe on YouTubeWatch Henry's last YouTube video.P.S. Toss us a 5-star review :)

Episode 47 with Henry and Dylan.Read today's BOOK CLUB BOOK:The Innovation Stack by Jim McKelveyDishin' out Smart Nonsense about:Imitation is for winnersHow Square defeated AmazonMarketing and advertisingLinksThe Innovation Stack by Jim McKelveyPod Club: Interview with Kevin Kelly—Co-Founder of Wired & Most Interesting Man In The World?—on Tim Ferriss Show | Smart Nonsense Pod #25Book Club: Anything You Want | Smart Nonsense Pod #39Book Club: The Coddling of the American Mind | Smart Nonsense Pod #41Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey Reveals The One Trick to Build a Billionaire Dollar Business | James AltucherJim McKelvey, co founder of Square with Jack Dorsey, author of, The Innovation Stack | The Future of WorkJack Dorsey | Joe Rogan Experience #1236Matthew Kobach: Social Media Brands | David PerellHow I Built This with Guy Raz | NPRThe Tim Ferriss Show | Podcast8 Mile | Eminem's Final Rap Battles | Universal PicturesReview - Smash-Off! | Comedy CentralLinked In 5: Hot Takes On Microsoft, Samsung, Ibm, And Calvin Klein | Gary VaynerchukZero to One by Peter ThielThe Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan HaidtNever Split the Difference by Christopher Voss and Tahl RazJack DorseyJeff BezosTycho BraheRamit SethiNaval Ravikant Warren BuffettBank of ItalyInvisiblyIBMBasecamp[Heads up: We get a $ kickback from some of these recs, so if you buy something, thanks for supporting the pod.]Here's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

*LIVE* episode 46 with Henry and Dylan.Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:Dunbar: Answering Peter Thiel’s seven questionsFriction vs money Investor pressuresLinksHenry Belcaster: We're going to destroy facebook and fix the human race. | YouTubeHenry Belcaster: VitaLives | YouTubeFriend Chats: Consultant or Scuba Diver? Pt. 1 | Smart Nonsense Pod #29Jennie Dyer: How to Find Purpose With Healthy Habits | Smart Nonsense Pod #40Zero to One by Peter ThielRework by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason FriedConspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan HolidayThe New New Thing by Michael LewisPeter Thiel’s 7 Questions for Product InnovationJason Fried: Non-Serial Entrepreneur | David PerellRyan Holiday: Timeless Lessons From History | David PerrellAirbnb: Joe Gebbia | How I Built This with Guy RazHow I Built Resilience: Brian Chesky of Airbnb | How I Built This with Guy RazTim Ferriss Interviews Noah Kagan of AppSumo.com | CreativeLiveNobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press |  NetflixMark ZuckerbergRobin DunbarJim ClarkSilicon GraphicsNetscapeLean Startup BasecampCD BabyNotion[Heads up: We get a $ kickback from some of these recs, so if you buy something, thanks for supporting the pod.]Here's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

*LIVE* episode 45 with Henry and Dylan.Read today's BOOK CLUB BOOK:Zero to One by Peter ThielDishin' out Smart Nonsense about:Why Competition is for losersWhat important truth do few people agree with you on?Humans vs robotsLinksHow to make $40,000/year from a SIDE HUSTLE | Smart Nonsense Pod #21Avthar Sewrathan: How to Stumble Upon a Business Idea | Smart Nonsense Pod #37How to Get Rich: Every Episode | NavalDerek Sivers INTERVIEW: Seth GodinTalking Tech with Elon Musk! | Marques BrownleeAnything You Want by Derek SiversSilicon Valley | IMDbThe Social Network | IMDbNobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press |  NetflixPeter Thiel: Going from Zero to One | Chicago IdeasKevin Kelly Ray KrocMark TwainPalantirFounders FundThe Lean StartupSnapchatUberPayPalEtsy[Heads up: We get a $ kickback from some of these recs, so if you buy something, thanks for supporting the pod.]Here's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

Episode 44 with Henry and Dylan—Today they're talking with Avthar Sewrathan, a Princeton CS grad who founded Afari, and is now currently working as a developer advocate.Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:How a Kid from South Africa Ended up at PrincetonEverything is negotiableRethinking the Schooling SystemLinksConnect with Avthar Sewrathan:Avthar.com | Weekly Wisdom Email | Twitter | InstagramAvthar’s Articles:Starter Kit: Your Reflected Best Self (RBS)Princeton Talk: Self-Awareness and Finding Your Fit Avthar Sewrathan: How to Stumble Upon a Business Idea | Smart Nonsense Pod #37Book Club: Anything You Want | Smart Nonsense Pod #39Ian Lapham: The hidden backdoor to success | Smart Nonsense Pod #43Getting Strategic With Personal Productivity | David AllenDesigning Your Life | Bill Burnett | TEDxStanfordWIRED By Design: Radical Ideas for Reinventing College, From Stanford's D.School | WIREDHenry Belcaster: VitaLives First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge | Farnam StreetThe Story Behind Building a Second Brain | Forte LabsThe 4-Hour Workweek by Tim FerrissExcellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczDesigning Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave EvansDesigning Your Work Life by Bill Burnett and Dave EvansNaval RavikantRamit SethiJosh WaitzkinChamath PalihapitiyaDavid ProudTiago ForteTED TalksNamecheapHere's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

Episode 43 with Henry and Dylan—Today they're talking with Ian Lapham, a classmate from Brown, on discovering the hidden backdoor to success. Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:The importance of "suitcase skills"Why you need a Twitter MBAINTENTIONS - The reason why you don't know your purposeLinksConnect with Ian Lapham:Twitter | Medium | UniswapBrian FlynnIan Lapham: Blockchain for Dummies | Smart Nonsense Pod #42Would You Pay $200K for Harvard Online? | Smart Nonsense Pod #11Avthar Sewrathan: How to Stumble Upon a Business Idea | Smart Nonsense Pod #37Book Club: The Coddling of the American Mind | Smart Nonsense Pod #41How to Get Rich: Every Episode | Twitter | NavalMaking Money Isn’t About Luck | NavalThe Playing Field | Graham DuncanThe 4-Hour Workweek by Tim FerrissYam.Finance | TwitterCoinbaseOpenSeaJohn Hancock FinancialCamelBakNordstromTelegram MessengerReddit[Heads up: Sometimes we get a $ kickback from these recs, so if you buy, thanks for supporting the pod.]Here's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

Episode 42 with Henry and Dylan—Today they're talking with Ian Lapham, a classmate from Brown, on all things crypto.Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:A peek to the WORLD of cryptocurrenciesCryptocurrencies: The good and the badHow algorithms can be used as a WEAPON against youLinksConnect with Ian Lapham:Twitter | Medium | LinkedIn | InstagramUniswapThe New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael LewisHow to Get Rich: Every Episode | NavalThe Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo | The Tim Ferriss Show#56 Zardulu | Reply AllInvestor Bulletin: Initial Coin Offerings | US Securities and Exchange CommissionSatoshi NakamotoSteve JobsDevin FinzerDeadmau5Cream.FinanceCoinbaseCompound.FinanceYam.Finance | TwitterSpaghetti.Money4chanMaker DAOUMA SolanaJavaScriptJohn Hancock FinancialHere's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

*LIVE* episode 41 with Henry and Dylan.Read today's BOOK CLUB BOOK:The Coddling Of The American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan HaidtDishin' out Smart Nonsense about:HOW YOU are being coddledThe THREE great untruthsPrepare your child for the road, not the road for the childLinksThe Coddling Of The American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan HaidtFriend Chats: Active vs Passive Investing—what’s better? | Smart Nonsense Pod #20Book Club: Excellent Sheep Pt. 1 | Smart Nonsense Pod #34Book Club: Excellent Sheet Pt. 2 | Smart Nonsense Pod #35The Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtExcellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczRange by David EpsteinThe Better Angels Of Our Nature by Steven PinkerThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderHow To Become Batman | Invisibilia | NPR25 Things I Wish I Knew As A Freshman In College | Henry Belcaster New Zealand's School Without Rules | SBS DatelineCNNFox News[Heads up: We get a $ kickback from some of these recs, so if you buy something, thanks for supporting the pod.]Here's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.

Episode 40 with Dylan—Today he's talking with Jennie Dyer, a hometown friend who is currently getting her doctorate in occupational therapy from Duquesne University.Dishin' out Smart Nonsense about:JENNIE DYER: Going in-depth with an occupational therapistThe main reason most people FAIL in building healthy habitsDiscover how to SUCCEED when motivations waneLinksConnect with Jennie:Website | Instagram Friend Chats: How to Build Habits You Crave | Smart Nonsense Pod #26Tiny Habits by BJ FoggThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. CialdiniDuquesne UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityThe Office | IMDbCarl RogersLinkedInHere's the full Show Notes.Watch Henry's last YouTube video.Read Dylan's last blog post.