#184 Best of 2023: Conversations of the Year

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

The Knowledge Project closes 2023 with a look back at some of the best conversations of the year. Featuring interviews from nine of the most downloaded and acclaimed episodes of 2023, this collection of conversations offers a variety of insights into the power of intention, how to become a better listener, how to give and receive feedback at work, the Four Pillars of Integrity, facing the realities of life, the importance of having deadlines, taking responsibility, building trust in a large organization, and when to double-down on your plans for success.

Guests on this episode include: Mindfulness expert Jack Kornfield, executive coach Carloyn Coughlin, organizational expert Aaron Dignan, leadership expert Jim Dethmer, venture capitalist Ravi Gupta, author and Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly, doctor of psychology Julie Gurner, veteran CEO Frank Slootman, and performance psychologist Gio Valiante.

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0:00.0	And the Welcome to the Knowledge Project, a podcast about mastering the best of what other people have already figured out so you can apply
0:24.0	their insights to your life. I'm your host Shane Parish. Every Sunday I send out
0:31.8	the brain food newsletter to over 600,000 people.
0:36.0	It's considered noise cancelling headphones for the internet and is full of timeless wisdom that you can apply to life and work.
0:44.2	Sign up for free at FS. blog slash newsletter.
0:49.1	If you're listening to this, you're missing out.
0:51.0	If you'd like access to the podcast before public release
0:53.7	special episodes that don't appear anywhere else, hand-edited transcripts or you
0:58.5	just want to support the show you love, you can join at FS. blog, slash membership. Check out the show notes for a link.
1:07.0	The final episode of The Knowledge Project in 2023 is a collection of some of the best insights from the show this year.
1:14.0	Not only can these serve as a reminder of some of the episodes and lessons you listen to this year,
1:19.0	but they can set you up for an incredible 2024. You'll hear from Jack Cornfield as he
1:25.7	discusses the power of intention. Carolyn Coughlin will teach you the strategies
1:30.6	for becoming a better listener.
1:33.0	Aaron Digning will discuss the power of feedback and how it can affect your job,
1:37.8	and Jim Deathmer will explore the four pillars of integrity.
1:41.6	Ravi Gupta will explain how to face the realities of life.
1:44.8	Kevin Kelly will teach you why the best strategy for success is not to be the best,
1:49.4	but to be the only and the importance of having deadlines.
1:53.0	Julie Gurner will give you a unique strategy for taking responsibility and focus on the next steps when things go wrong.
2:00.0	Frank Slutman will explain what it takes to build trust in a large organization and finally Geo Valianti will dive deep into something I've been thinking a lot about since we recorded the conversation a few months ago and I know a lot of people
2:15.3	ask when do I quit and when do I double down. Thank you for listening and learning with us this past year.
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