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The James Altucher Show

Deep Questions to Avoid Shallow Relationships

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

James, Robyn, and Jay navigate reflective questions originally curated by Dushka Zapata, a writer known for her profound questioning and shared prominence with James on Quora. What unfolds is a contemplative discussion that offers a break from the routine; listeners should take the opportunity to ponder along and, perhaps, find resonance with their own experiences.The episode begins with a light-hearted inquiry into their Sunday afternoon routines, gradually moving on to more thought-provoking questions about past relationships, deep friendships, and trust. The spontaneous and honest responses from James, Robyn, and Jay, craft a narrative that's both engaging and reflective, providing a space for listeners to introspect on similar facets of their own lives.-----------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 jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------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 PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------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.

0:09.4

This is the James Altiger show.

0:20.9

I can't stand small talk, like if I'm in a, all the time actually, I'm in situations

0:27.6

whether it's like a meeting or a conference or a party for some cause or whatever, and I'm

0:33.5

just standing there and I don't really like small talk, like, like, oh, how did the Patriots

0:40.5

doing football last weekend or what you do today or things like that.

0:46.6

But I do think questions and curiosity are a great way to get to know people.

0:52.8

Like Robin, when we meet new people and I start asking a lot of questions, you always

0:56.5

say, oh, he's going into podcast mode.

0:58.9

Like it's almost like you have to explain my behavior, like I'm doing something wrong.

1:01.8

Oh, he's a podcast.

1:02.8

I think it's great.

1:03.8

Don't worry.

1:04.8

He's asking so many questions, he's a podcast, but I legitimately get really curious.

1:08.7

And maybe I do go into podcast mode or maybe when I'm doing a podcast, I go into curiosity

1:14.6

mode that I normally like to be like, I like to find out about people.

1:19.0

And I've spent a lot of time going on Quora over the years, Quora is that Q and A website.

1:24.7

I think I'm like the fifth or sixth most followed person on Quora, even though I haven't

1:29.0

posted there in years.

1:30.6

But there's another writer who was always really great, who always posted on Quora all the

1:34.9

time.

1:35.9

Her name is Dushka Zapata.

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