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The Greg McKeown Podcast

251. Clear Thinking with Shane Parrish (Part 1)

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Join me for an enriching conversation with Shane Parrish, the brain behind Farnam Street and author of "Clear Thinking". Hear his remarkable story of resilience and continuous learning, inspired by the true crime book "The Stopwatch Gang", and how he challenges us to think deeper, question biases, and embrace the complexities of the world through. We also discuss insights from Shane's former career as an intelligence agency employee, who served the Canadian equivalent of NSA. Experience the intensity and pressure of working in the intelligence world, their sense of patriotism, and the sacrifices that came with their job. His insights on the concept of positioning and its role in building lasting relationships is something not to be missed. Learn more from Shane here. Listen to Shane's podcast The Knowledge Project. Join my weekly newsletter. Learn more about my books and courses. Join The Essentialism Academy. Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube.

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0:00.0

Ladies and gentlemen, today we have the distinct privilege of welcoming a true luminary

0:12.6

in the world of clear thinking and continuous learning.

0:16.2

Huggest is none other than Shane Parish, as the mastermind behind the widely acclaimed

0:22.9

phantom street, which itself is a platform dedicated to mastering the best of what other

0:27.9

people already have figured out, but it's not just him as a thought leader, he's like

0:33.6

a navigator in the fast ocean of knowledge, helping us to try and clear fear of the cognitive

0:39.7

errors of our lives.

0:41.8

His contribution is enormous, but also amazing with his new book, Clear Thinking, it's like

0:48.8

a guiding light to people who are trying to be smarter in the world.

0:53.4

So his journey is fascinating, even from his early days where he was experiencing challenges

0:59.8

and the opportunities of frequent relocations as a child to his thought-provoking career

1:05.9

transitions.

1:07.7

Shane's life is a testament to the power of curiosity and lifelong learning, that phantom street

1:13.1

chain doesn't just share knowledge, he cultivates, let's say, worldly wisdom.

1:19.1

He challenges us to think deeper, question our biases and embrace the complexities of

1:24.5

this world.

1:51.4

Shane

2:22.4

is

2:46.6

a

5:07.8

hidden school, everything about school, I hated somebody telling me what to read, I hated

5:11.4

somebody telling me what to do, I hated somebody having a subjective opinion about my thoughts

5:16.9

and whether they were right or not, and you know, just a really troubled childhood in

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