Ep. 46 w/ Nix!
Conversations with @nixseah are always generative, grounding, and inspiring. I'm excited to share one with you today.
We talk about what beauty asks of us, the freedom of holding multiple identities, and loving what's real.
She writes essays at her newsletter, starting from nix, invests in early-stage startups, and recently launched New Ontologies, where she writes profiles of ambitious companies.
dialectic.fm/nix or comment "Nix" for DM with links.
Nicholas Thompson is CEO of The Atlantic, a record-holding runner, author of The Running Ground, and much more.
I discovered him via the book, which I started reading the night before running my first marathon in NYC last fall. This was a special one for me, and Nick is incredibly wise. Please enjoy.
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Jared Weinstein is deeply trusted and quietly effective. He is a friend to many. This is his first interview.
From President Bush, to Thrive's team and founders, to new leaders building in his hometown of Birmingham and globally, Jared is an amplifier of people.
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David Senra's method for finding rare, hyper-focused books most people will never hear of:
Read a great book. Go to the bibliography. Order 15 books from it. Repeat.
Full conversation from Ep 30 of Dialectic. Comment "David" for full video or head over to https://www.dialectic.fm/david-senra
Jared Weinstein, co-founder of Thrive Capital, on how great firms find great people:
Intelligence isn't enough. Look at their history and see if they have the work ethic to make things happen. Also look at whether they're here to storm the castle or because the castle's already been built.
EP 44 of Dialectic, with Jared Weinstein, is available on all platforms.
EP 46. Nicole Seah — Loving What is Real — is now available on all platforms.
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At 30, Nicholas Thompson (CEO of The Atlantic) didn't know his life was changing.
He survived cancer. Had his first child. Got his first really good job @wired . And went from trying to break three hours in the marathon to running 2:43.
Years later, he can see how the momentum only makes sense in hindsight.
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Nicholas Thompson, CEO of Atlantic, on journalism's biggest challenge: the dumbest post by a single journalist can become the public perception of the entire organisation.
From Dialectic E45. Full video and links in bio.
Trying not to become your father is its own kind of inheritance.
CEO of The Atlantic, Nicholas Thompson, on what he chose to fight after watching his dad decline.
From Dialectic, E45. Comment "Nick" for full video or head over to https://www.dialectic.fm/nick-thompson
"What if I don't get it? What if I'm drawn to something everyone says is pointless?"
A lot of people want an intellectual life but only if they can do it without feeling stupid. Celine Nguyen offers a refreshing solution for building a personal curriculum for your intellectual interests.
Comment "Celine" for the full episode or go to https://www.dialectic.fm/celine-nguyen.
Metrics are useful because they count what everyone can agree on. That is also the trap.
The countable thing starts as a proxy, then slowly becomes the goal.
Health becomes lifespan. Learning becomes graduation rates. Diversity becomes headcount.
C. Thi Nguyen on what disappears when the loudest number wins. Comment "Thi" for full episode or go to https://www.dialectic.fm/c-thi-nguyen
