Steven

Or find the link in the description below. One of the things I was thinking about over the Christmas period was identity and the pitfalls of having an identity in life. And it reminds me of Law 48 in the 48 Laws of Power, which is to assume formlessness. What do you think of the subject of identity?

Because it's useful to some degree, but it can also be a downfall, as you alluded to at the start of this conversation. When you say that, you know, someone gets to 30, 40 years old and they've almost have like a midlife crisis because they're now like successful, I don't know, accountant.

Because it's useful to some degree, but it can also be a downfall, as you alluded to at the start of this conversation. When you say that, you know, someone gets to 30, 40 years old and they've almost have like a midlife crisis because they're now like successful, I don't know, accountant.

And that's their identity. That's their friendship circle. I'm wondering what your perspective on identity is.

And that's their identity. That's their friendship circle. I'm wondering what your perspective on identity is.

the book you're referring to that you're currently writing and you're getting to the end of thankfully um is it called the law of sublime oh the sublime yeah you've progressed with that book since we last spoke so i'm just wondering if i ask you the question now what that book is about and why you're writing it you know you talked earlier on in this conversation about being really clear on why you're doing something why are you writing that book

the book you're referring to that you're currently writing and you're getting to the end of thankfully um is it called the law of sublime oh the sublime yeah you've progressed with that book since we last spoke so i'm just wondering if i ask you the question now what that book is about and why you're writing it you know you talked earlier on in this conversation about being really clear on why you're doing something why are you writing that book

And you think it will be ready by 2026? Yeah.

And you think it will be ready by 2026? Yeah.

Do you mean that when you say that you're not sure if your body can take it anymore?

Do you mean that when you say that you're not sure if your body can take it anymore?

Something nice and simple. One of the clips that I saw the other day, that's one of the most viewed clips from you, was about the primary law of human psychology is that people judge based on appearances. This isn't a nice thing to confront, although everybody knows it's true. What does that mean?

Something nice and simple. One of the clips that I saw the other day, that's one of the most viewed clips from you, was about the primary law of human psychology is that people judge based on appearances. This isn't a nice thing to confront, although everybody knows it's true. What does that mean?

Yeah. Political skills as in their ability to do sort of office politics and stuff like that.

Yeah. Political skills as in their ability to do sort of office politics and stuff like that.

So if two people walked in here and one of them had the appearance of power and one of them didn't, what would the person who had the appearance of power be doing? How would they be carrying themselves? How would they be speaking?

So if two people walked in here and one of them had the appearance of power and one of them didn't, what would the person who had the appearance of power be doing? How would they be carrying themselves? How would they be speaking?

So you can fake it till you make it.

So you can fake it till you make it.

you know so it's not just just faking it that'll get you somewhere but at some point you have to produce real confidence the real confidence to to be relaxed in your chair to hold eye contact with somebody where does that come from when we think about confidence and power