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358 Your Purpose In Life Can Change Nov 20, 2018

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One of the alluring goals of the productivity system Getting Things Done (GTD) is to identify your purpose in life and align everything you do with that purpose. That idea sounds good, but what does it really mean to have a purpose in life? That's the topic of this episode.

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357 You Provide The Purpose Nov 12, 2018

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Your job as an entrepreneur is to be Chief Enthusiasm Inspirer for a purpose that others can rally to. This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

356 The Subversive Family Nov 02, 2018

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Is the family subversive to politics and religion? That's the argument in a book called The Subversive Family by Ferdinand Mount, reviewed in this episode.

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The Subversive Family by Ferdinand Mount

355 Why I Am Passionate About Financial Independence Oct 21, 2018

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Here are ten reasons why I am passionate about the topic of financial independence.

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Job Free: Four Ways to Quite the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms by Jake Desyllas
The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality by Ludwig Von Mises

354 The True Believer Oct 13, 2018

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This episode is a review of Eric Hoffer's book The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements. Hoffer argued that all political and religious activists share the same motivations: Those who dedicate their lives to a cause are running from themselves. There are some interesting ideas in the book about the dark consequences that follow when you evade the responsibility for improving yourself and choose to act out your frustration on the world instead.

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353 Something People Want Oct 05, 2018

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What do you need in order to start a business? This episode is a chapter from the audiobook Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

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352 Value Investing Sep 27, 2018

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I've talked a lot about my strategy for investing in previous episodes, but in this interview you will hear from an investor who takes a different approach. Rob Marstrand is the founder of the investment newsletter and blog Ofwealth. He uses an approach called value investing, in contrast to the passive investing approach that I use. In this episode, Rob explains value investing from his perspective. He also provides an outsider's take on the permanent portfolio strategy that I follow.

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351 Travel, Parenting, And The Challenges Of Choosing A Different Lifestyle Sep 20, 2018

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In this Touring Families podcast interview, Jake Desyllas talks about pursuing the travel lifestyle with kids, finding principles in parenting, and the challenges of choosing your own lifestyle.

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350 Why Predicting Doom Always Sounds Clever Sep 12, 2018

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This episode presents some interesting research demonstrating that following the news and current events can make you more stupid. Understanding the psychology behind this effect helps improve your rational thinking. It also explains why predicting doom is so popular and always sounds clever.

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The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Good News is Gradual, Bad New Sudden by Matt Ridley

349 Free-Range Kids Reviewed By a Former Free-Range Kid Sep 04, 2018

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This episode provides my perspective, as a former free-range kid, on the concept of free-range childhood. It is a review of the book Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children by Lenore Skenazy.

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