#74 Jeff Hunter: Embracing Confusion

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2020

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

CEO of Talentism, Jeff Hunter, teaches how to rewrite damaging narratives that hold us back, how to give and receive helpful feedback, and why confusion can be a good thing.

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0:00.0	We walk around and we have these sort of unchallenged beliefs about ourselves.
0:04.1	A, that we're perceiving reality accurately.
0:07.0	B, that our perception is not only accurate but valid.
0:10.9	You know, C, that if it's obvious to us, it must be obvious to others.
0:15.0	And all it takes is a moment of reflection to realize none of that's true.
0:18.5	Hello and welcome.
0:28.8	I'm Shane Parrish and you're listening to the Knowledge Project, a podcast dedicated to
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1:15.4	Today I'm talking with Jeff Hunter.
1:17.5	Jeff has been obsessed with unleashing human performance for over 35 years.
1:21.8	He was the head of recruiting at Bridgewater before he branched out and started talentism.
1:27.1	This is an insightful and deep conversation.
1:29.6	We're going to talk about the lessons of working at Bridgewater, how to teach people how
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