
About this episode
The NIA boys discuss the power of quitting, the Visualize Value origin story, the law of compounding, and decision-making frameworks.
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:36) - Checks Update
- (00:03:30) - Meme of the Week
- (00:06:06) - Teasing Grit vs Quit
- (00:07:02) - Jack’s Water Filter Story
- (00:12:31) - This is Pointless Breakdown and The Power of Compounding
- (00:28:28) - Visualize Value Origin Story
- (00:34:24) - Trung on why he quit pursuing screenwriting
- (00:44:05) - Knowing When to Walkaway
- (00:49:11) - The Kill Criteria
- (00:54:26) - The Monkey and the Pedestal Framework
- (00:59:54) - Slack’s Iconic Pivot Story
- (01:03:40) - Bilal shares why he shutdown Arsenal Blog
- (01:06:26) - Jack’s explains his decision to kill his Podcast Production Agency
- (01:12:13) - What F**k You Money really is
- (01:12:45) - Trung’s Scotia Bank Story
- (01:15:01) - The Influence of Social Capital
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- Trung’s “this is pointless” writeup in SatPost: https://trungphan.substack.com/p/this-is-pointless
- Annie Duke on creator lab with Bilal:
- Video: https://youtu.be/EtsZ36eaBPc
- Audio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mNFfeT17IOcjUdK4p0vxT?si=cb0c5b75fcb3488d
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