#127 Best of 2021: Conversations of the Year

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

The Knowledge Project closes 2021 with a look back at some of the best conversations of the year. Featuring interviews from 10 of the most downloaded and acclaimed episodes of 2021, this collection of conversations offers a variety of insights into how to make crucial decisions, how to spark creativity, the best ways to avoid distraction, how to deal with loneliness, what traits to look for in a leader, the value of re-thinking your position, the importance of personal relationships, and much more.

Guests on this episode include: business leader Kat Cole, NBA basketball player Chris Bosh, loneliness expert Noreena Hertz, organizational psychologist Adam Grant, NASA astrophysicist Thomas Zurbuchen, video game expert Jane McGonigal, author Nir Eyal, author and entrepreneur Seth Godin, psychologist Angela Duckworth, and business expert Jim Collins.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Knowledge Project. I'm your host Shane Parish. The goal of this podcast
0:21.6	is to master the best of what other people have already figured out so you can unlock
0:25.4	your potential. We interview world-class doers and thinkers so that you can better analyze
0:31.4	problems, seize opportunities, and master decision making. Every episode is packed with lessons
0:36.6	and insights that never expire. If you're listening to this, you're missing out. If you'd
0:41.9	like special member-only episodes, access before anyone else, transcripts, and other member-only
0:47.9	content, you can join at fs.blog slash membership. Check out the show notes for a link.
0:55.4	This is a very special edition of the podcast in the final episode of 2021. We're looking
1:01.4	back at some of the very best conversations that we had on the Knowledge Project this year
1:05.6	covering a wide range of topics with some fascinating guests. There are 10 different
1:10.0	conversations in this very special episode, and I think you'll find there are lessons
1:14.1	to be learned from all of them. To start us off, we're going to hear from Cat Cole,
1:18.7	who appeared on episode 117 in August. Cat spent nearly a decade in leadership roles with
1:23.6	focus brands, the global multi-channel franchiser that operates Cinebon, and a few other brands
1:28.9	like Antion's and Jamba Juice. She started as a waitress at Hooters and climbed her way through
1:34.8	the ranks of leadership to eventually become the COO of a global brand. I asked her about
1:40.3	the first person to ever bet on her, and our conversation took off from there. She outlined
1:45.3	how her belief in the power of possible shaped her incredible career arc. It's time to
1:51.7	listen and learn.
2:00.1	The Knowledge Project is sponsored by TIGAS. Investors and corporate strategists have been
2:05.0	using TIGAS daily to answer their most pressing questions and learn directly from customers,
2:10.1	former executives, and industry experts. Things like what is driving gross margins, customers'
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