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The James Altucher Show

591 - How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist with Ozan Varol

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Society & Culture, Talk Radio, Writer, Philosophy, Comedy, Chess, How To, Entrepreneurship, Jay, James, The James Altucher Show, Altucher, Author, Jay Yow, Education, Jay The Engineer, Business, James Altucher

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Facts are only facts for a period of time. This is true in science, in history, in economics, everywhere. But sometimes we forget that information changes. We get stuck thinking it’s stagnant. And then WE become stagnant. But if you can look at facts and information from an alternate perspective (through the lens of a rocket science), you’ll know how to get unstuck, persuade better, deal with uncertainty, have creative breakthroughs and more. In this episode you’ll learn how Einstein (and other geniuses) learned to think differently). And why this will help you deal with the current fluctuation of facts and information. Ozan Varol is a trained rocket scientist and the author of "Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life." In this episode we talk about: How Einstein learned to think differently How to deal with unclear information and uncertain times Where scientific (and creative) breakthroughs come from (and strategies to have them more often yourself) How to embrace the unknown What makes an idea groundbreaking How to imagine beyond society's limits and create something new How to re-imagine the status quo 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: YouTube Twitter Facebook

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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.

0:12.6

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.1

This innate desire for humans, for certainty.

0:20.4

We are really afraid of the unknown.

0:23.0

We want to know what tomorrow is going to look like.

0:25.9

And paradoxically, I'm seeing so much of this.

0:29.6

People tend to prefer the certainty of a worst case scenario over the uncertainty of the unknown.

0:36.5

If I know exactly what's going to happen tomorrow, even if it's bad, that's better than not.

0:41.0

Right.

0:42.0

Scientists are often dealing with the uncertain.

0:44.7

And you see this throughout history.

0:46.0

Like, often the history of science is about people getting more and more certain about

0:50.9

a theory.

0:51.9

And then some cataclysmic change happens.

0:55.0

Like Einstein throws out all the old rules and conceives of a completely new concept that breaks the routine.

1:01.4

Galileo did this, Newton did this, and shakes up the whole scientific world.

1:07.0

Yeah, that's right.

1:08.4

Almost all facts have a half-life.

1:11.6

We are certain of certain facts until we're not anymore.

1:15.4

It's just like the natural cycle of science.

1:17.9

It's that mode of falsification that's built into the scientific method.

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