Book · recommended on 2 episodes
The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
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Julia Galef
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This book by Julia Galef has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Dustin Moskovitz, Liv Boeree. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-07-29 and the most recent from 2023-08-14. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“Scout mindset it's booked by by Julia gallif and she's a rationalist... I think it's just like a good way of getting into that way of thinking”— Dustin Moskovitz
The guest here is Dustin Moskovitz: Co-founder and CEO of Asana, co-founder of Facebook (former CTO and VP of engineering), and a major funder of effective altruism causes. Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz on managing energy as an introverted founder, conscious leadership, effective altruism, and the real risks and upsides of AI.
“I would recommend some of Julia Galef's work, the scout mindset and motivated reasoning.”— Liv Boeree
The guest here is Liv Boeree: One of the UK's most successful poker players, with European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker titles. Former astrophysics student, now a TV host and YouTuber focused on game theory, futurism, and rationality, and co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving. Poker champion Liv Boeree on game theory, learning poker, emotional control under pressure, and unexplainable metaphysical experiences.
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