Game of Thriving: Interview with Mark Michael Lewis

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In this podcast we interview Mark Michael Lewis, who is an entrepreneur, writer, thinker and coach. Mark has authored several books and a number of fascinating philosophical paradigms such as Game of Thriving and Optimal Human Values. You can learn more about his work at gameofthriving.com

04:05 lean startup / minimum viable product
04:33 prosperity, pleasure and purpose
06:38 neuro-linguistic programming
09:00 embracing the “no”
10:50 joseph campbell: “follow your bliss”
13:43 what do you really want?
14:50 profit vs meaning
15:25 what is “selfish”?
19:05 it’s ok to do things you love
19:50 80/20 rule
20:10 doing more with less
21:10 good leadership = understanding others
23:50 elegance: greatest impact with least effort
24:30 flow
25:50 the game of thriving
27:41 work as ultimate play
31:15 billion dollar innovations
34:22 find something that you care about enough that you learn how it works
37:15 art of learning
38:13 timeless
38:37 always infinity to do
40:45 only thing to do is to have fun
41:00 infinitely failing
43:35 nothing to prove, no-one to prove to, and everything to do
47:57 mastery
49:00 on the edge of learning
56:32 nietzsche: confronting your limitations
57:30 money makes us more of who we are
58:40 self-transcendence through meaningful projects
60:39 doing it ethically