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Join Simon Sinek and Trevor Noah in this candid discussion where they dig into the critical role of friendships in mental health, success, and happiness. Simon argues that while we’re constantly improving ourselves as leaders and professionals, we neglect the deep, emotional bonds that help us thrive. Simon and Trevor also discuss the loneliness epidemic among young men and its link to dangerous ideologies, and why teaching the value of true friendship could change society. Watch as they share stories and insights that will inspire you to nurture your friendships and live a more balanced life. Video from Brilliant Minds, June 2024, in conversation with @trevornoah ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 How This Conversation Happened 1:03 Simon and Trevor's Latest Obsession 2:40 The Sacrifice of Friendship for Success 6:15 Addiction and Community 8:20 Are You a Good Friend? 11:30 Maintaining Friendships While Traveling 14:18 The Power of Asking for Help 15:28 Do Women Understand Friendship Better Than Men? 16:25 The Rise of Angry, Isolated Men and The Global Crisis of Loneliness 19:21 Friendship vs. Success: Prioritizing People Over Work 22:01 How Ignoring Friendships Affects Romantic Relationships + + + Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game. + + + Website: http://simonsinek.com/ Live Online Classes: https://simonsinek.com/classes/ Podcast: http://apple.co/simonsinek Instagram: https://instagram.com/simonsinek/ Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/simonsinek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsinek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonsinek Simon’s books: The Infinite Game: https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game/ Start With Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/ Find Your Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/find-your-why/ Leaders Eat Last: https://simonsinek.com/books/leaders-eat-last/ Together is Better: https://simonsinek.com/books/together-is-better/ + + + #SimonSinek

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"Nexus" explores humanity’s journey into the Information Age, examining how the flow and organization of information have shaped human history and societal structures. Harari discusses how information networks, powered by stories and shared beliefs, have enabled large-scale cooperation. The book addresses the dangers of misinformation, bureaucracy, mythology, and the rise of AI as a potentially transformative force. It contextualizes the AI revolution within a long history of information-based power, urging awareness of the risks posed by autonomous algorithms and the challenges to human civilization.

It’s our last episode of 2024 so I decided to invite comedian @trevornoah on… to get as serious as possible. Most Americans know Trevor as the former host of The Daily Show, a bestselling author, and a stand-up comedian. But his brand of humor isn’t just a barrel of laughs— it’s raw, witty, thought-provoking, and often makes you see the world in a whole new way. In this conversation, we ditched the small talk (mostly) and went deep into the paradox of choice, the public's response to the murder of United HealthCare's CEO, and why the human experience might be defined by constraint. It will make you chuckle, think, and probably question everything all at once. This...is a Bit of Optimism. For more on Trevor and his work, check out: https://www.trevornoah.com/ ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 Why small talk is actually important 6:48 Trevor wonders what people get wrong about Simon 16:10 How Trevor navigates a complicated world 22:10 Trevor explains that choice is a gift and a curse 31:07 Hardship versus constraint 36:56 Trevor and Simon discuss the United Healthcare CEO slaying 54:21 How to understand our moral differences + + + Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game. + + + Website: http://simonsinek.com/ Live Online Classes: https://simonsinek.com/classes/ Podcast: http://apple.co/simonsinek Instagram: https://instagram.com/simonsinek/ Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/simonsinek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsinek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonsinek Simon’s books: The Infinite Game: https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game/ Start With Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/ Find Your Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/find-your-why/ Leaders Eat Last: https://simonsinek.com/books/leaders-eat-last/ Together is Better: https://simonsinek.com/books/together-is-better/ + + + #SimonSinek

This week we speak with professor, sociologist, and MacArthur Fellowship winner Ruha Benjamin about some of the pressing political and social issues of the day . We discuss whether DEI initiatives are in fact valuable and how the world will look without them, why universities honor people whose voices they’ve previously tried to silence, and how best to navigate a world that was not built for us. Can we collectively imagine a better world order? 00:00 Trevor's school expulsion story 03:25 Examining the failures and limitations of DEI initiatives 05:00 Black representation in high positions and institutional power 10:00 Student protests and academic freedom at Princeton 26:00 Debating integration versus segregation in society 34:45 Human beings searching for solutions to real problems 44:20 Exploring the possibilities and dangers of AI technology 59:03 VR technology's role in cultural preservation 01:01:23 Communication challenges in conflict resolution 01:13:56 Gender dynamics in educational spaces If you haven't already.... Subscribe to What Now? here on YouTube! https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWhatNowPodcast Or follow along on your other favourite podcast platforms... Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify / Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts More episodes... No One Told Trevor He Was Hosting the Grammys https://youtu.be/bNEJVTNU8N8 Wringing in the New Year https://youtu.be/Ge_0YMwfTes Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man in Tech? https://youtu.be/pNDidttHP9M?si=5GDvs3sbehGH5ZZm Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sinek https://youtu.be/BooPVxoRmEY?si=IV5bDRKpJj2Z1WHV How To Be The Most Healed Guy with Neal Brennan https://youtu.be/InNbGfVVtJk?si=rKM8EcfC-bGcWEsk If You Ruled the World: Listener Grab Bag https://youtu.be/lRBA74Yd6eo Love on a Timeline with Esther Perel https://youtu.be/wXoi2mcS79c Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gladwell https://youtu.be/0nzREiczBaA?si=FpCq7CQIg8wavN89 What’s In An Accent with Lupita Nyong’o https://youtu.be/OncAEu9sfD8?si=CEM-ZAFKABE9agLx For Kids or Anyone Who’s Ever Been a Kid https://youtu.be/iv3CMDfKM5w?si=_e0aLFDiHBxPutCB Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi Coates https://youtu.be/IPbD9PZ5FP4?si=6Jo16ww9qDqjPFIF Kevin Hart Gets the Bubble Guts! https://youtu.be/LxWiLYHEdYI?si=DQfQxsE_qbQU18gc Doctor Roger Federer Will See You Now https://youtu.be/0foth8r3Zbg?si=jLLMfq9DE90rLAZn Welcome To The Julia Louis-Dreyfus Brain Museum https://youtu.be/gIM1aQ9KS1o?si=z6pYIWwtEOfjqspB Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Kicks Off The Podcast! https://youtu.be/gPmBuZbnn0g?si=R2jJLxG5cb-BwF03 Jessica Alba Is Standing in Her Power! https://youtu.be/zY9KZyJ1EiI?si=qGolN-Ga4PI3C-5a Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noah Harari https://youtu.be/jO8ZLWYg71M?si=Ihm6QzZEnueJJWr1 Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the Art of Mentoring https://youtu.be/_ZeEiE42kNk?si=UNc9HE9NnyQbSVs6 Tripping Past Your Ego with Michael Pollan https://youtu.be/RMXu7Fn_bZc?si=fujRFMjoW0gwtMLu Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s Brad Smith https://youtu.be/N5qEv-0fyQ4?si=YqEp8HUM5TCvVoZi Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened at OpenAI https://youtu.be/dVTxt5K8YZo?si=tNjKcPxtZuj6crVd There’s No I In Trevor Noah https://youtu.be/NZYnFYmn1Q0?si=5mYwzWfs83XoXhLO The Ozempic Obsession with Jia Tolentino https://youtu.be/ZR9QASRetRc?si=FmhMdLFmYKAOtxP8 #RuhaBenjamin #TrevorNoah #WhatNowPodcast

PODCAST 🎙️: Kennedy Odede grew up in Kibera, Africa’s largest urban slum. At the age of 10, he dreamed of factory work for 10 cents a day. But after stealing a mango out of hunger, a stranger’s single act of kindness changed the course of his life. 🥭 Today, Kennedy is the CEO and founder of Shining Hope for Communities, or SHOFCO. For 20 years, SHOFCO has empowered Kenya’s poorest neighborhoods, helping over 4 million people access clean water, education, and Internet. In 2024, TIME Magazine named Kennedy one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kennedy shares with me what it took for him to see human goodness while surrounded by scarcity and anger, and how poverty taught him that being together is one of the greatest forms of wealth. This…is A Bit of Optimism. To learn more about Kennedy and his work, check out: https://www.shofco.org/ ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 Kennedy's mango story 8:22 How Kennedy started SHOFCO 13:54 Soccer, service, and oxytocin 18:24 Having wealth vs. feeling wealthy 22:50 Ubuntu spirit and Western individualism 35:14 Everyone needs hope + + + Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game. + + + Website: http://simonsinek.com/ Live Online Classes: https://simonsinek.com/classes/ Podcast: http://apple.co/simonsinek Instagram: https://instagram.com/simonsinek/ Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/simonsinek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsinek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonsinek Simon’s books: The Infinite Game: https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game/ Start With Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/ Find Your Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/find-your-why/ Leaders Eat Last: https://simonsinek.com/books/leaders-eat-last/ Together is Better: https://simonsinek.com/books/together-is-better/ + + + #SimonSinek

The article explores the Amish community's nuanced approach to technology. Contrary to the myth that the Amish reject all modern technology, they carefully evaluate new technologies based on their impact on the community's core values. They allow or ban technologies depending on whether they promote or harm social cohesion and their way of life. For example, while some Amish use tractors with metal wheels or solar panels, they prohibit cars and connection to the municipal power grid to avoid disrupting their social fabric. Newport highlights this thoughtful, values-driven decision-making as a form of digital minimalism, advocating that others adopt a similar intentional approach to technology—prioritizing what they truly value and minimizing distractions rather than indiscriminately embracing all new tech. The key takeaway is to start with your values, then assess technology's impact on those values before adopting it. Newport suggests this method could be broadly applicable beyond Amish communities as a way to build a better life.

Yuval Noah Harari is a best-selling author, public intellectual and Professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of multi-million bestseller books such as, ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ and ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’. 00:00 Intro 02:31 Will Humans Continue To Rule The World? 06:48 Why AI Is The Biggest Game-Changer In History 10:34 Is AI Just Information Or Something More? 16:53 Can AI Manipulate Our Bank Accounts And Political Views? 21:42 How AI Will Affect Human Intimacy 23:44 Will AI Replace Teachers? 25:09 Why Online Information Is Junk 28:42 How Politicians Use Fear To Manipulate Us 31:52 Should There Be A Free Speech Movement 39:38 How Algorithms Are Shaping Global Politics And Increasing Fear 45:30 The Impact Of The US Election On Global Politics 48:48 What Trump Could Do To US Democracy 50:29 Can We Trust What We See On Social Media And The News? 55:37 Will AI Eventually Run Governments? 00:58:32 What Jobs Will AI Leave For Humans? 01:02:01 Which Jobs Will Be Automated By AI? 01:05:33 Is AI Conscious? 01:07:19 AI, Robots, And The Future Of Consciousness 01:10:01 Are We Living In A Simulation? 01:13:09 How Algorithms Control Our Lives 01:16:21 Understanding The AI Alignment Problem 01:21:13 The Relationship Between AI And Corporate Interests 01:25:04 The Growing Threat Of Totalitarian Governments 01:33:08 How The Algorithm Knows It's Fake News 01:38:01 Is Yuval Tempted To Log Off? 01:41:52 Will Humans Become Two Species? 01:44:00 What's The Solution To The Negatives Of AI? 01:49:17 The Guest's Last Question Follow Yuval: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/7iXk5TnLAMb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/eaKRt5rLAMb You can pre-order Yuval’s book ‘NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI’, here: https://amzn.to/4g8Vdrn My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook Get your hands on the brand new Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://appurl.io/iUUJeYn25v Get access to exclusive Diary of a CEO members content here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Jobs: https://www.linkedin.com/doac24