The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

  • #147 Reid Hoffman: Better Decisions, Fewer Mistakes

    Few figures have shaped the way we think about business over the past 20 years more than Reid Hoffman. The co-founder of LinkedIn and former PayPal executive is also a wildly successful venture capitalist, author…

  • #146 Barbara Tversky: Action Shapes Thought

    My guest today is acclaimed psychologist and longtime Stanford University professor Barbara Tversky who calls on her nearly 50 years in the field of cognitive psychology for an in-depth discussion about how our minds work.…

  • #145 Les Snead: Building a Super Bowl Champion

    LA Rams General Manager Les Snead dives deep into some of the strategies that made the Rams a Super Bowl Champion, including assessing character, how to draft the right player, the complicated nature of trading…

  • #144 Gary Klein: Insights For Making Better Decisions

    My guest today is celebrated research psychologist Gary Klein who has spent nearly 50 years studying how and why people make the decisions they do. We discuss naturalistic decision making, the crucial difference between experience…

  • #143 Andrew Wilkinson: Building an Empire

    My guest is businessman and investor Andrew Wilkinson, who has made a successful career out of channeling his entrepreneurial spirit, but he knows that sometimes that energy can be a double-edged sword. We discuss the…

  • #142 Marshall Goldsmith: The Essentials Of Leadership

    My guest today is Marshall Goldsmith, one of the world’s leading executive coaches. We discuss the surprising lessons he’s learned coaching some of the best CEOs in the world, where confidence comes from, common mistakes…

  • #141 Kunal Shah: Core Human Motivations

    My guest is Indian entrepreneur and venture capitalist Kunal Shah who calls on his decades of entrepreneurial experience to discuss what he’s learned about what motivates people, and how observing trends hiding in plain sight…

  • #140 TKP Insights: Sex and Relationships

    In the first of a new series of themed episodes of the podcast, The Knowledge Project curates essential segments from five different past episodes all revolving around one theme: sex and relationships. Combining some of…

  • #139 Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness

    Can you accurately identify what aspects of life make you happy? Would you even know if you found true happiness? Leading psychology professor and happiness expert Laurie Santos dives deep on all the factors that…

  • #138 Luke Burgis: The Power of Mimetic Desire

    Is there really a straight line between you and the things you want in life? Entrepreneur and educator Luke Burgis goes deep on how understanding mimetic desire can help you better connect the dots between…

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