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402: Cheryl Strayed | Creativity, Meltdowns, and Leaving It All Behind Sep 10, 2020

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Cheryl Strayed (@CherylStrayed) co-hosts the Dear Sugars podcast and is the award-winning author of several books, including Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.

What We Discuss with Cheryl Strayed:

Why sometimes the only way to do something right is to do some things wrong.
Why we give our best advice to others even when we can't follow through with it for ourselves.
The value of surrendering to your own mediocrity in order to finish what you've started.
How to avoid getting trapped in the need for other people's approval.
What Cheryl really means when she says "Don't let your dreams ruin your life."
And much more...

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401: Robert Wittman | The Undercover Hunt for Stolen Art Sep 08, 2020

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Robert Wittman (@robertwittman) is the former senior investigator/creator of the FBI's national art crime team and author of Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures.

What We Discuss with Robert Wittman:

Why criminal and terrorist organizations find art less risky to smuggle than contraband like cash, drugs, or guns.
The three things that make an art piece valuable: provenance, authenticity, and good title.
Why the US has only relatively recently begun to take art crime seriously, whereas Italy's art crime team has a freaking submarine!
Simple but effective tactics for remaining undercover without arousing suspicion from the targets.
Why losing his fear instinct was a clear signal for Robert to retire from undercover work for good.
And much more...

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400: The Doggy Doo-Doo Debacle | Feedback Friday Sep 04, 2020

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Instead of hounding your neighbor for letting his pooch poop in your yard, you've instituted a pawsive-aggressive campaign of terrier against them. But what's the best way to solve the problem before somebody gets seriously ruffed up? Retriever the answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/400

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

Were we off-base with our advice to the person who romantically matched with a mask-refusing COVID-19 denier a couple of weeks back?
Your neighbor's in the doghouse and doesn't even know it for letting his convivial canine crap all over your yard. What's the best way to preserve peace between your houses?
You were raised to care about others and your community, but it's never made you rich. Should you raise your child to be the kind of person who puts himself first -- even if it sometimes means stepping on others to get ahead?
You're working in a system where networking and name recognition are just as important as being good at your job, but you have a plan to move across the country five to 10 years in the future. How would you start building that network now?
Happily married for two years with thoughts of having children ahead, you're still trying to agree on a last name to share, even though you're both attached to the ones you already have. What kind of resolution do we suggest?
As a methodical consultant, you consistently put in more than your approved billable hours and eat the time as part of doing business with budget-conscious, mid-tier companies. But is there a better way?
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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And if you want to keep in touch with former co-host and JHS family Jason, find him on Twitter at @jpdef and Instagram at @JPD, and check out his other show: Grumpy Old Geeks.

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399: Jennifer L. Eberhardt | The Science of Why We're Biased Sep 03, 2020

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Jennifer L. Eberhardt is a professor of psychology at Stanford University whose research explores race, bias, and inequality; she is the author of Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do.

What We Discuss with Jennifer L. Eberhardt:

What's going on in the brain that creates and maintains bias.
How bias can alter what we feel and even what we see.
How bias is contagious, and why we may have evolved bias in the first place.
Why bias doesn’t just hurt the person who is on the receiving end of it.
How we can spot bias in ourselves and act to mitigate it.
And much more...

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398: Danny Trejo | Inmate #1 Sep 01, 2020

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Danny Trejo (@officialDannyT) is an instantly-recognizable actor, producer, and restauranteur with a resume that includes crime, hard time, and battling his own addictions while helping troubled youth overcome theirs. His latest project is the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo.

What We Discuss with Danny Trejo:

What it was once like for Danny to ponder if he was doing robberies to support his drug habit, or doing drugs to support his robbery habit.
How Danny got his act together after spending 10 years in and out of every prison in California.
How Danny walked onto a Hollywood movie set as a drug counselor and left as a bona fide actor.
Why Danny doesn't do his own stunts.
How Danny has maintained sobriety for over 50 years -- and continues to help others maintain theirs.
And much more...

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397: My Future vs. My Special Needs Sister | Feedback Friday Aug 28, 2020

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You've been helping your single mom care for your special needs sister for 19 years, but you're 24 now and need to set out on your own life. How do you cope with the guilt you're feeling for putting your needs first for perhaps the first time, ever? We'll tackle this and more here on Feedback Friday!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/397

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

You've been helping your single mom care for your special needs sister for 19 years, but you're 24 now and need to set out on your own life. How do you cope with the guilt you're feeling for putting your needs first for perhaps the first time, ever?
As a skillful, reliable contractor who has worked on an as-needed basis with several companies for six years, how do you ask for a raise without making it seem like an ultimatum?
Is it possible to maintain friendships with people you've known your whole life but who differ from you not only in matters of opinion and lifestyle choices, but core values?
You're at a point in your career where you want to focus on your target market, but you don't want your peers to think you're brushing your rejects off on them. When you're in a small industry where word travels fast, how do you nicely decline to work with someone?
You've applied for a job that seems like a great fit, but you're concerned your criminal record might be an issue during the interview in spite of having drastically turned your life around. Should you bring it up first, and if so, how?
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396: Dr. Anders Ericsson | Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Aug 27, 2020

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Before passing away earlier this year, Dr. Anders Ericsson was the cognitive psychologist who discovered that deliberate practice, not natural talent, is the key to developing expertise. He was the co-author of Peak: Secrets From The New Science Of Expertise.

What We Discuss with Dr. Anders Ericsson:

Why innate talent is a myth.
How to set up a deliberate practice regimen to become more effective at anything you do.
The truth about the 10,000-hour rule to mastery popularized by Malcolm Gladwell.
Why “try differently” is a better recipe for success than “try harder.”
Contrary to what was once believed, the brain can be rewired to excel toward a specific goal at any age with the proper training.
And much more...

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395: How to Avoid Scams | Deep Dive Aug 25, 2020

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Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive into common scams to watch out for, why even the smartest among us get suckered into falling for scams, and what we can do to help ourselves and others break free of scams for good.

What We Discuss with Gabriel Mizrahi:

The most common scams to look out for — from multi-level marketing (MLM) pyramid schemes and large-group awareness training (LGAT) to fake gurus and spiritual shysters.
The dangerous consequences you or someone you care about can face when suckered into participating in these predatory scams.
The qualities of people who often fall for scams — and why even the smartest among us are vulnerable to chasing their empty promises once hooked.
The role of environment (like economic crisis and upbringing) in scam susceptibility.
The right — and wrong — ways to approach someone who’s fallen for a scam (even if that someone is you).
And much more…

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394: Was I Unknowingly a Sugar Daddy? | Feedback Friday Aug 21, 2020

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When you gave your girlfriend a place to live rent-free while she went through college -- only to have her break up with you over the phone after graduating because she had to "find herself," were you unknowingly a sugar daddy? We'll get to the bottom of this and more right here on Feedback Friday!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/394

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

When you gave your girlfriend a place to live rent-free while she went through college -- only to have her break up with you over the phone after graduating because she had to "find herself," were you unknowingly a sugar daddy?
As a new project manager at a high-speed startup where the learning curve has been tough and your confidence has been low, how can you forge new working relationships during COVID at a company where everyone is seemingly heads-down focused on work all day?
The person you're romantically interested in accidentally totaled your mailbox with their car. Should you let them slide on taking responsibility for it (even though it means lying to your parents) in hopes it'll earn you brownie points with this person?
You're writing your first children's book, and you're wondering about the best ways to publicize it -- possibly through influencers and podcasts. How do you make sure you stand out to your potential audience and the people who can help you find it?
You want to learn and grow and you assumed that conferences were another way to do so, but you're becoming skeptical of anything or anyone offering any sort of education or training. How can you tell the legit courses and teachers from the scam artists?
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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393: Joaquin "Jack" Garcia | Undercover in the Mafia Part Two Aug 20, 2020

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Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is the former undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Gambino crime family of Cosa Nostra in New York for nearly three years, resulting in the arrest and conviction of 35 mobsters -- as revealed in his book Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family. This is part two of a two-part episode; listen to part one here!

What We Discuss with Joaquin "Jack" Garcia:

How Jack got a mob boss to carry around a mobile phone that was bugged by the FBI.
What Jack did to avoid violating his FBI oath without arousing suspicion while undercover.
How much weight Jack gained during three years of hanging out with gangsters in the best Italian restaurants New York has to offer.
What Jack misses most about being in the mafia.
The biggest organized crime threats to the United States today.
And much more...

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