The Hard Truth About Success, Family & Love | PBD Podcast #853
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How do parents influence children compared to professors?
Professors are really
bad at brainwashing students. Really? Yeah, we're the only parents. This is great news for a lot of parents. Parents are really good at brainwashing their kids. So you don't think professors have as much influence over politics than parents? No, and I got the data on that. I have the data on that. I got a question for you about happiness. Zhang Zi, old philosopher, said happiness is the absence of striving for happiness. Do you agree with that? Successful
people are all anxious. That's what they all have in common. They're all anxious. They're anxiety junkies, as a matter of fact.
What is the risk of never getting married, never having kids? Love is entrepreneurship.
It's the ultimate putting capital at risk. Yeah, risk somebody's money. Boring. Putting your heart at risk? Now we're talking.
What are five, ten books you recommend somebody read to get their mind in the right place with their career?
He was the one who gave me the best advice about how to be a conservative in academia. You need to be twice as productive as the liberals and four times as nice, and then you'll be fine.
What is the greatest high you've ever had in your life? You think about that moment, you think about that experience, you're like, I will never forget that.
These are these epiphanies, these moments that I don't have to earn love. These are the moments that I realize that I'm enough.
What doesn't matter to you at this phase that
mattered at 40? This is why we're the dominant species.
What are the risks of never marrying or having children?
We can be retrospective, thinking about the past and learning from mistakes. We can be prospective, thinking about the future, practicing future scenarios and working for future success. Or we can be mindful, right here, right now. I have the four protocols that I give couples that have been either newly together or long married that will neurochemically solidify those tendencies. Do you want to know the four protocols?
Please.
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Thank you so much. And to be loved. That's the secret to
happiness. All right.
And the best way to do that is to get married and have babies. Well, by the way, just so you guys know, we've been doing a podcast for 10, 15 minutes. We should have recorded the first 15 minutes because that was great. My history with you is I was introduced to a book you wrote many years ago called Road to Freedom. read it, gave it to all my guys in my office, I said, you gotta read this, because you broke down capitalism in a very logical way that wasn't too much, and it was common sense, a lot of good stats in there, and then two months ago, I'm going to the UFC fight at the White House, whatever, two or three months ago, I'm on the flight, Alex Spyro and I are having
a
conversation together, I don't know if you know who Alex is, and he says, you know, out of all the books I've read in my life, there's only one book you need to read, I said, Alex, I read a lot, what's this one book? He says, at our age, he's in his 40s as well, he says, you have to read, from strength to strength. So I'm on the flight, I order the book, I go through the whole thing. You know, I do the audio. That's true. Yeah, I do the audio and read the whole thing. And I said, let's invite him to the podcast. And then, of course, here we are sitting together with you. And I've seen your work for many, many years. You do great stuff.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How do parents influence children compared to professors?
0:00–1:22
2
What are the risks of never marrying or having children?
1:22–4:54
3
What are the four protocols to strengthen a marriage?
4:54–6:35
4
What family traditions and rituals does the Brooks family practice?
6:35–50:56
5
What lifelong learning and apprenticeship strategies are recommended for career growth?
50:56–53:08
6
How can anxiety and panic attacks be recognized and managed effectively?
53:08–1:12:57
7
When do professionals typically peak in their careers and how does fluid vs. crystallized intelligence affect that?
1:12:57–1:38:12
8
Why should successful people focus on service, mentorship, and political engagement later in life?
1:38:12–1:46:04
Speakers
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