05-21-15 Sponging It Up

Fortune Favors the Bold

The Story of Civilization - Will Durant
(audio book) (2.5hrs)
- Bk 01 41-52 30:00

Ceramics
(1.5hrs)
- trimmed and placed handle on cup
- glazed dish

Bike Ride
(12mins)
- Home to Ceramics and back
- home to work
- 1.7miles

Work
- 10 to 5

The Tim Ferriss Show
(podcast) (25mins)
- A Chess Prodigy on Mastering Martial Arts, Chess, and Life
- Josh Waitzkin was the basis for the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. This episode is DEEP, in the best way possible. Considered a chess prodigy, he has perfected learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (he’s a black belt under phenom Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi Push Hands (he’s a world champion). These days, he spends his time coaching the world’s top performers, whether Mark Messier, Cal Ripken Jr., or hedgefund managers. I initially met Josh through his incredible book, The Art of Learning. Our first long conversation on the podcast (#2) can be found on iTunes or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYaMtGuCgm8
- Episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/timferriss/Waitzkin_TFS_Smaller_Circles.mp3

The Tim Ferriss Show
(podcast)
- How to Earn Your Freedom
- This short episode is composed of two essays on "lifestyle," world travel, practical philosophies, and much more. Disclaimer: These might make you quit your job... even if you're the boss. I'm not kidding, as I've already seen it. If it happens, you'll thank me later.
- Episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/timferriss/Vagabonding_TFS.mp3

Videos to watch on Vimeo
- Tomorrow Land
- The Act of Killing
- Waking Up with Sam Harris

How Did You Get Into That - Grant Baldwin
(podcast) (33mins)
- 103 – How to Put People Over Profit, with Dale Partridge
- Dale Partridge, makes a compelling case for putting people before profit. Dale is a serial entrepreneur who became CEO of an 8,000 sq. ft. rock climbing gym at the ripe old age of 21. Shortly after he was fired from the company for being a horrible leader! That began a journey of self-discovery which led to his “people over profit” philosophy. On this episode of How Did You Get Into That? Dale details how he rose from the ashes to become CEO and founder of Sevenly, the author of People Over Profit and the creator of his latest endeavor StartupCamp. 
- Episode: http://traffic.libsyn.com/grantbaldwin/gb103.mp3

The Partially Examined Life
(podcast) (1.5hrs)
- Episode 114: Schopenhauer: “The World Is Will”
- On The World As Will and Representation (1818), book 2. The world is a blind, striving force!
- Episode: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePartiallyExaminedLife/~5/FEDQHYt9S0E/PEL_ep_114_4-8-15.mp3

Bike Ride
(1hr)
- 5miles