Why College Sucks (& Better Alternatives), How To Win At Any Game, What You Need To Say No To, & Much More With James Altucher.

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Ben Greenfield

Education, Fitness, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

James Altucher is a fascinating guy.

He is an American hedge-fund manager, author, podcaster and entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded over 20 companies. He has published 20 books, including the really great books "Choose Yourself" and "Reinvent Yourself", and he is a contributor to publications including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-The magic that comes from writing down 10 ideas per day...8:35

-Reading and writing during a pandemic...13:20

-How James' writing practice dug himself out of a huge hole, financially and personally...20:40

-How James' love of games improves his health and wellbeing...41:15

-The importance of game theory...46:15

-Things people should say "no" to more often...51:15

-Why James never says "no" to doing stand-up comedy...56:15

-The necessity of college...1:05:35

-And much more!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast.
0:04.8	I had just realized I was basically dead broke.
0:07.7	I was losing my home.
0:09.2	My house was for sale.
0:10.4	I had $143 left and now I had shit all over my head.
0:14.2	You know, when you lose all your money, you find out who your friends are and I realized
0:18.6	I actually had no friends.
0:20.5	I had zero friends and zero family.
0:23.8	If you own and build hotels as quickly as possible on the orange properties, St. James,
0:29.2	Tennessee and New York, you'll win.
0:31.0	So I'll tell you why.
0:32.0	Pelp performance, nutrition, longevity, ancestral living, biohacking, and much more.
0:43.3	My name is Ben Greenfield.
0:45.2	Welcome to the show.
0:47.3	Oh my goodness, hello.
0:55.1	This is Ben Greenfield.
0:56.1	I am back.
0:57.1	I just got back from a week of hunting in New Mexico.
1:03.6	This is all just a rush.
1:05.1	I hunted for five days hard and in burning heat for the first three days and then bitter
1:10.2	cold for the last two days.
1:13.2	And it was a great hunt.
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