324 - Cal Fussman: The Art of a Great Question

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2018

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Cal Fussman is one of the greatest interviewers of all time. He's interviewed an estimated 500 iconic people. He asks the question no one else is asking. He gains respect. And gets the best answers. Cal knows how to connect with everyone. So how did he get the superpower of connection? Show Notes: Read Cal's Esquire column -What I've Learned Listen to Cal's podcast -Big Questions with Cal Fussman The Tim Ferriss Show Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson Ep. 211 - Sara Blakely: How to Get a Billion Dollar Idea Ep. 321 - Jim Cramer: Stocks - The Greatest Wealth Creator of All Time The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.6	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.6	Today on the James Altiger Show, you think this ability to super connect with people and
0:18.8	indulge in the unknown, we're losing this a little bit and your premise is that questions
0:24.9	and questioning, opening up someone's life almost as if you're like cracking the shell
0:30.4	of a peanut.
0:31.6	This is a skill that's no longer around as much.
0:34.5	When you think about it, there was no Google back then.
0:37.5	Now just about any question you have, you could put it into Google or Pura and you're going
0:46.2	to get an answer.
0:47.8	So if you're looking at the laws of supply and demand, the supply of answers is filled, we
0:54.0	got answers up the kazoo.
0:56.3	But how many great questions do we have?
0:59.9	How many people who ask great questions do we have?
1:04.9	There's much more demand for that.
1:07.6	I want to get to the idea that questioning not only is a way of connection, but it's
1:12.6	like this superpower questioning and figuring out how to dig in open people up provides you
1:18.1	experiences and surprises and expands your horizons.
1:24.3	That is the superpower.
1:30.6	I am so excited to have Cal Fussman, writer at large at Esquire on the podcast and Cal,
1:37.9	I first heard him on Tim Ferris' podcast a couple times and I read about you in tools
1:43.0	of Titans and I've been reading your stuff ever since.
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