Welcome to the Qualies, a subscriber exclusive podcast.

Qualies is just a shorthand slang for a qualification round, which is something you do prior

to the race, just a little bit quicker.

Qualies podcast features episodes that are short, and we're hoping for less than 10 minutes

each, which highlight the best questions, topics, tactics, etc. discussed on previous episodes

of the drive.

We recognize many of you as new listeners to the podcast may not have the time to go back

and listen to every episode, and those of you who have already listened may have forgotten.

So the new episodes of the Qualies are going to be released Tuesday through Friday, and

they're going to be published exclusively on our private subscriber-only podcast feed.

Now, occasionally, we're going to release Qualie episodes in the main feed, which is

what you're about to hear now.

If you enjoy these episodes, and if you're interested in hearing more, as well as receiving

all of the other subscriber-exclusive content, which is growing by the month, you can visit

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So without further delay, I hope you enjoy today's Qualie.

You know, you said something a moment ago that made me think of one of my favorite talks.

So, you know, you know that I'm the biggest fan of David Foster Wallace, this person who

I've just always been kind of so amazed by his insight.

I just, you know, here's a guy who was not a trained psychiatrist, he's a writer, and

yet his insight into humanity goes beyond almost anything I think.

You couldn't learn this stuff in a textbook, and you know, I've been asked before, like,

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