Dan Heath

I just loved hearing him talk about what was involved with that and how do you train for it? And what are some of the crazy questions they get asked on the exams? And it was heartbreaking to hear that in the modern age, So there are two paths to basically get one place from one place to another in London.

I just loved hearing him talk about what was involved with that and how do you train for it? And what are some of the crazy questions they get asked on the exams? And it was heartbreaking to hear that in the modern age, So there are two paths to basically get one place from one place to another in London.

You can either take one of these proud London cabbies that have passed the knowledge, or you can use Uber. And the qualifications to become an Uber driver are effectively nothing, right? You've got spare time in a car. Maybe you pass a background check. There's no exam. There's no special vehicle. And it was just heartbreaking to hear such a proud profession kind of chipped away by the new entrant.

You can either take one of these proud London cabbies that have passed the knowledge, or you can use Uber. And the qualifications to become an Uber driver are effectively nothing, right? You've got spare time in a car. Maybe you pass a background check. There's no exam. There's no special vehicle. And it was just heartbreaking to hear such a proud profession kind of chipped away by the new entrant.

You can either take one of these proud London cabbies that have passed the knowledge, or you can use Uber. And the qualifications to become an Uber driver are effectively nothing, right? You've got spare time in a car. Maybe you pass a background check. There's no exam. There's no special vehicle. And it was just heartbreaking to hear such a proud profession kind of chipped away by the new entrant.

Well, Jamie told me one of the funniest ones is he said, if they thought you hadn't done your homework in a particular area, they would ask you for some just incredibly obscure detail. That government building on the corner of such and such an Elm, what color is the front door? So it's not just, you can't just stay at home and study the map. It's not just that. It's all the contextual knowledge.

Well, Jamie told me one of the funniest ones is he said, if they thought you hadn't done your homework in a particular area, they would ask you for some just incredibly obscure detail. That government building on the corner of such and such an Elm, what color is the front door? So it's not just, you can't just stay at home and study the map. It's not just that. It's all the contextual knowledge.

Well, Jamie told me one of the funniest ones is he said, if they thought you hadn't done your homework in a particular area, they would ask you for some just incredibly obscure detail. That government building on the corner of such and such an Elm, what color is the front door? So it's not just, you can't just stay at home and study the map. It's not just that. It's all the contextual knowledge.

It's what does this look like? And what's the history of such and such? And they might ask you to get from a certain hotel to a restaurant, but they don't tell you the name or address of the restaurant. They just tell you which chef just opened it. And so you have to know all of that kind of secondary knowledge like that. And I was just in awe of it.

It's what does this look like? And what's the history of such and such? And they might ask you to get from a certain hotel to a restaurant, but they don't tell you the name or address of the restaurant. They just tell you which chef just opened it. And so you have to know all of that kind of secondary knowledge like that. And I was just in awe of it.

It's what does this look like? And what's the history of such and such? And they might ask you to get from a certain hotel to a restaurant, but they don't tell you the name or address of the restaurant. They just tell you which chef just opened it. And so you have to know all of that kind of secondary knowledge like that. And I was just in awe of it.

I mean, it's like a kind of intellectual Everest to me is the way I look at it.

I mean, it's like a kind of intellectual Everest to me is the way I look at it.

I mean, it's like a kind of intellectual Everest to me is the way I look at it.

I think that's a multi-dimensional question. And it's fun being the host of this podcast because it's, I get to see how a lot of different people address that. And it is, it's fascinating to see how different their answers can be. Sheldon, the the Christmas tree farmer.

I think that's a multi-dimensional question. And it's fun being the host of this podcast because it's, I get to see how a lot of different people address that. And it is, it's fascinating to see how different their answers can be. Sheldon, the the Christmas tree farmer.

I think that's a multi-dimensional question. And it's fun being the host of this podcast because it's, I get to see how a lot of different people address that. And it is, it's fascinating to see how different their answers can be. Sheldon, the the Christmas tree farmer.

He has this beautiful moment at the end when he talks about how on a day-to-day basis, he's occupied with the mechanics of the job. It's mowing the weeds in between the rows of Christmas trees. And he is a master of shearing the Christmas tree using a very long blade and kind of hand sculpting their growth. And he does that thousands of times a year.

He has this beautiful moment at the end when he talks about how on a day-to-day basis, he's occupied with the mechanics of the job. It's mowing the weeds in between the rows of Christmas trees. And he is a master of shearing the Christmas tree using a very long blade and kind of hand sculpting their growth. And he does that thousands of times a year.

He has this beautiful moment at the end when he talks about how on a day-to-day basis, he's occupied with the mechanics of the job. It's mowing the weeds in between the rows of Christmas trees. And he is a master of shearing the Christmas tree using a very long blade and kind of hand sculpting their growth. And he does that thousands of times a year.