338: Ozan Varol | How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning law professor and bestselling author -- which makes him perfectly poised to share the wisdom found in his latest book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life.
What We Discuss with Ozan Varol:- How to apply first-principles thinking in your life.
- How you can reverse your own processes to find the holes in your logic.
- The benefits of bringing in outside expertise that has seemingly nothing to do with the problem you're trying to solve.
- Why brainstorming all the reasons your idea might fail may just ensure its long-term success.
- How to reframe questions and generate insights you may have missed.
- And much more...
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