Welcome to the Knowledge Project on your host, Sheen Perge.

I'm the author of the Fernum Street blog, a website dedicated to mastering the best of what other people have already figured out.

The Knowledge Project is an experiment which all hosts interesting guests from a wide range of disciplines to better expand our minds.

Before we get started with the first episode, I just wanted to take a minute to comment on the premise of the show and our guest.

Michael Mowison is one of the better thinkers about thinking out there. I thought Michael would be the perfect person to start the series.

Not only is he a managing director at Quartet Swiss, but he's also a teacher and a writer.

He's done a ton of research on decision making and he's written two books I absolutely love, think twice, and the success equation.

I'm not aiming to have these conversations long and drawn out, rather I want to pick the brain of the person on the other side.

There won't be fillers or some episodes of shorter and some will be longer. I may mean to walk away with increased understanding, to master the best of what other people have already figured out if you will.

Topics will focus on things like innovation, leadership, and making better decisions, but perhaps more importantly, I want to also explore philosophy, the questions of life and what it means to live a good life.

You can leave comments online at Furnham Street for Twitter, Facebook.com slash Furnham Street where you can send me an email and I'd love to hear from you.

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Michael, welcome. Thank you so much for agreeing to come on the first episode of the knowledge project. I'm happy to have you.

Thanks, Shane. It's a thrill to be with you. I was wondering if maybe we could start with your daily routine. What's that like?

I have a few things to do with my life. I have a few key elements.

For me, one of the key starting points is always sleep. I'm one of those guys that actually needs to sleep and doesn't function as well without sleep.

I went too long in my life without figuring that out. For me, at least eight hours is really important for me to be functioning effectively.

A lot of time is usually doing research and reading things. I actually am one of those guys who spend very little time watching TV.

I do watch things like sports from time to time. Most of the time is been reading and trying to do some research.

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