Exponential Wisdom

Episode 49: Your Mindset is Everything

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Peter and Dan discuss the Polak Game — a diagram with four perspectives on the world — and why they believe entrepreneurs share the mindset that the world is getting better and we have the ability to make it even better.

 

In this episode:

  • Peter discusses his practice of sharing three daily wins, and why he uses this method with his kids to reflect on the positives from the day.
  • Dan and Peter describe confirmation bias and why they knowingly choose to see the world in a positive way. 
  • Peter shares his belief that mindset is the most important asset, more crucial than wealth and knowledge, and that how you protect your mindset is critically important.

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Episode 47: Retirement the Ultimate Casualty

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Peter and Dan give an update on the latest research in technologies extending the healthy human lifespan.  Peter and Dan agree that “retirement” is one of the leading causes of death, and that mindset is a major factor in the game of human longevity.

 

In this episode:

  • Peter explains how the human race is attacking the three major causes of death — heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative disease — and why entrepreneurship is a key to this success.
  • Dan explores how the extension of human life will impact Social Security, retirement, and other large programs.
  • Peter and Dan discuss the ‘number in your head’ that dictates when you will die, and how this mindset impacts your health. Dan describes a helpful tool to broaden your thinking and how his Strategic Coach clients have benefited.

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Episode 26: Living Long Enough to Live Forever

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Episode 26 CardIn Episode 6, Peter and Dan described how mindset plays a key role in living a long, healthy life, this time they share stories about how they each arrived at their ambitious longevity goals.

 

In this episode:

  • Peter talks about Ray Kurzweil’s belief that children born today will have the ability to have an indefinite lifespan.
  • Dan describes his thoughts on attitude and why the future is something you must work toward.
  • Peter puts into perspective the amazing times we are living in, citing how the human lifespan has doubled over the last century.

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Episode 16: Driving Innovation: Part 2

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Episode 16In this episode, Peter and Dan continue their discussion on innovation concepts with a chat about the age bias and why most people are at their creative best before age 30.

 

In This Episode:

  • Dan and Peter continue their discussion on innovation concepts with a chat about the age bias and why most people are at their creative best before age 30.
  • Dan explains why forcing yourself to take risks is important to keeping a youthful and innovative mindset.
  • Peter connects Darwin’s evolution with “idea evolution” in a way entrepreneurs can use to help keep their companies from going extinct. He also mentions Peter’s Laws — check out diamandis.com/peters-laws to see the full list.

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Episode 8: Negativity Bias: Why We Pay Attention to Bad News

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Episode 8In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss why humans pay 10 times more attention on average to negative news than positive news.

 

 

In This Episode:

  • Dan and Peter discuss why humans pay 10 times more attention on average to negative news than positive news.
  • Dan talks about the history of the news industry, and how this will affect your industry.
  • Why your mindset matters. How to change your mindset from scarcity to abundance and make your grandest dreams come true.

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Episode 1: Increasing Abundance & Exponential Technologies

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In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss how exponential technologies are creating massive opportunities for entrepreneurs all over the world.

 

 

In This Episode:

  • How exponential technologies are creating massive opportunities for entrepreneurs all over the world

  • Dan talks about the greatest invention in the history of humanity and how to harness it

  • How to lead a centered, sane and focused life in an exponential age

  • Judo moves for flipping a scarcity mindset into an abundance mindset

  • Peter shares three exponential insights entrepreneurs can use to achieve greater success in the digital revolution

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