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125 – Steve Patterson on Life as an Independent Intellectual

Steve Patterson is a rationalist philosopher and intellectual entrepreneur working outside of academia. He is the host of Patterson in Pursuit, a podcast featuring deep conversations with top thinkers in philosophy, mathematics, and many other disciplines.

He is also the author of What’s The Big Deal About Bitcoin and Square One: The Foundations of Knowledge.

This episode is a behind the scenes dive into life as an intellectual entrepreneur. From approaches to interviews, to handling haters, and the motivations behind Steve’s philosophic journey, it is a wide ranging conversation that will have a lot of interesting perspective for anyone interested in living an intellectual life.

In this episode:

The pressure to create click bait style content as a creator
Supporting yourself as an intellectual outside of academia
Handling criticism from supporters
Fans testing you to see if they can change your direction
Engaging with haters
Academic Specialization
Do academic intellectuals matter?
Approaches to interviewing experts and normal conversations

Check out previous episodes with Steve Patterson:

123 – Using Philosophy to Build Better Communities with Vince Graham

Vince Graham is President of I’on Group, a South Carolina-based property developer. He is a deep thinker, who puts philosophy to work by creating communities instead of writing books and papers.

The communities he builds take inspiration from historical areas of cities like the old city of Charleston and combine the emergent wisdom of these century old communities with the best of modern advances when building homes and neighborhoods.

Vince has an incredible depth of knowledge on the history of the development of cities, so we talk deeply about the 20th century in America and how things like the development of the car, zoning rules, and government funded highways have changed our cities. His background in development gives him a unique ability to concisely explain the feelings of unease and annoyance you have likely felt driving, walking, or biking around the suburbs and downtown of most American cities.

We also discuss some of the governing rules of communities, how things like the width of roads can naturally make cars go faster or slower and the street’s safer and more available to users, where the idea of jay walking comes from and much more.

In This Episode:

Vince’s intellectual influences and background in real estate development
What makes a community livable?
Where did things go wrong with transportation infrastructure?
The history of government involvement in infrastructure
The resurgence of mixed use development
The Infrastructure Industrial Complex
What if other industries hand rules like land use rules?

Recommendations:

Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City by Peter Norton

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All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

122 – Creating an Exceptional Career, with David Veksler

David Veksler is the Director of Marketing at the Foundation for Economic Education, a futurist, software developer, free market radical, and father. He has a fascinating life story that spans three continents and is an instructive example of how to build a great career.

David has built a successful career in technology and marketing by consistently solving problems, pursuing new opportunities, and creating value in and outside of his job responsibilities. He shares some great stories that highlight how he learned new things to grow at work and find new opportunities.

But marketing and software are just part of what David does well. He is also passionate about personal finance and investing, and has written some great blog posts on the topic at davidveksler.com.

If you’re interested in technology, finance, financial independence, and creating a great career, then you will get lots of value out of this episode!

In this episode:

Immigrating to Texas from the USSR (Ukraine)
Discovering free-market economics and early intellectual influences
Beginning in software development
Taking opportunities vs. long-term career planning
“Why not me?” Mindset
Deciding which organization challenges are worth taking on
Documenting your work
Personal finance and investment strategy
The point of having a job
Paying for daily expenses with freelance work
Bitcoin
Not following the news
Learning skills with deep dives to a point of competency
Creating vs. consuming

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If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

121 – The Podcast is Back!

After a hiatus, the podcast is back!

There will be a new episode of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast every second Monday going forward. These conversations will cover everything from cryptocurrency, education, finances, anarchism, and more.

In this episode:

Why the show is back
What to expect going forward
A new project from TK & Isaac
With a growing startup, two or three podcasts, daily blogging, and a new baby, how does this all work?

Do You Have ‘Forward Tilt’?

So eager you physically lean over the desk during an interview.

That’s forward tilt.

I once heard a seasoned CEO describe the phrase and how integral it was to hiring at his company. This concept has been really helpful for me, and I’m excited to help you unearth that same mentality and energy and put it to work creating your career.

Podcast

Check out the Forward Tilt podcast, with weekly 5-10 minute bits of inspiration and insight every Friday.

Available on iTunes,Stitcher, Pocket Casts, and YouTube.

Book

Check out the book, an almanac for personal growth, with 52 short entries and action items for a year of forward tilting weeks.

Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.

(Or download the PDF for free here).

120 – Back for a Quick Update on Something New!

Hey hey hey! Did you miss me?

Quick pop-in to tell you what’s going on and about a new project you should check out. It’s a podcast of a different kind, plus a new book.

discoverpraxis.com/forwardtilt

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

119 – Goodbye (for Now), 2016 Reflections, and Looking Ahead to 2017

Weirdness and Success, fake news, Facebook warriors, and reflections on 2016.

The first half of the show starts with a new rule of thumb, the weirder you are at the start of your career the less likely you are to succeed and the weirder you are later in your career, the more likely you are to be successful.

In the second half, since it’s the end of the year, TK and Isaac are looking back and looking ahead. From big growth at Praxis, to family developments, and TK growing his hair out, a lot has happened in the past year.

Finally, the podcast news, the show will be on hiatus until at least the end of January.

Topics Covered:

The correlation between time, weirdness, and success
Facebook warriors
Fake news
Merit beliefs vs. crony beliefs
Your power to change the past
Reflection’s on 2016
Looking forward to 2017
Learning to love the process and creating your structure in your life
Setting your sights high and acting like you’ve been there before

Recommendations:

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

118-How to Motivate People: Talk Less, Do More.

This week’s episodes kicks off with a question:

“Hey Isaac, I know somebody who is close to me and has no motivation to do anything valuable and is just sucked into video games. I want nothing more than to help this person find their passion and to unlock some ambition that I know is there, but I’m not sure how to do it. Do you have any advice for helping unlock those doors for people?”

How do you motivate others? Should you even try?

TK and Isaac discuss challenges and traps involved with attempting to influence people around you before jumping into thoughts on Jesus and politics and self-discipline.

Topics Covered:

How do you motivate people in your life
Why are so many people ashamed of their desires
Jesus and politics
Freeing yourself from the myth of political authority
Self-discipline mush be selfish and why you need to stop obey imagined authorities
Figuring out what you really want

117 – How to Create Social Change: Isaac on The Social Change Podcast

What causes social change?

Is it the “right politicians getting elected? Investment in non-profits? Or entrepreneurs creating experiences that change beliefs?

Isaac was recently interviewed on The Social Change Podcast about his theory of social change. He covers his intellectual evolution about how social change happens, from politics, to non-profit, to founding Praxis.

Learn why politics is not the way to create a better world and how Praxis contributes to Isaac’s mission of making people free.

Topics Covered:

Why politicians aren’t ideological
Public choice theory
The beliefs of the masses are changed through experiences
Uber as an example of social change
Actions are more important than opinions
How Praxis helps create a freer world

Links:

This episode is brought to you by one of the most innovative accounting startups in the country, Ceterus. Ceterus is looking for accountants or finance-minded professionals who want more something more than a standard job.

If you have accountants in your network that are interested in empowering entrepreneurs in a growing startup, visit isaac.ceterus.com.

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

116 – The Roundabout Approach to Relationships

Relationships (or the lack of) cause a lot of stress for a lot of people. Young people especially tend to think that finding the right partner will solve their problems, so they dedicate a massive amount of time, energy, and attention in the attempt to attract members of the opposite sex.

And it doesn’t work.

The desperate approach leaves them with the same problems or worse, spending all their time with people they don’t like.

What if the solution is to focus on something else entirely?

This is the idea we explore today on the podcast.

Topics Covered:

Christmas music
How young people respond to relationship problems, the victim vs. the aspirational player.
The antagonistic view of relationships with employers and romantic partners
Why being unimportant is liberating
The paradox of trying to be attractive
Never be desperate
Learning from heartbreak
Promises make relationship fragile
How to stay in your Zone of Power

115 – Abbey Lovett on The Praxis Experience

Abbey Lovett joins the show to discuss her lessons learned from the Praxis experience. Abbey is an entrepreneur, podcast host, and current Praxis participant currently in the third month of the program.

She shares her highlights so far, from the support of the Praxis community to the challenges she’s faced in the curriculum.

In the second half of the episode, TK and Isaac talk about greatness, concretely defining goals, and putting truth above comfort in relationships.

Covered this episode:

Abby’s experience since starting Praxis and joining the community
The challenge of blogging for thirty days straight (Praxis month two)
The value of challenging yourself to do anything valuable
Being a people pleaser, but putting yourself first
Why TK thinks “being great” is a terrible goal
The difference between happy and unhappy people
The Inner Game of Tennis
Self-one vs. self-two, or the balance between conscious and unconscious mind in the pursuit of achievement
Bringing unconscious processes into conscious awareness
Why saying no to people is actually more polite
Commitment to truth over unity
Disagreeing while being respectful

Links:

Recommendations:

If you have accountants in your network that are interested in empowering entrepreneurs in a growing startup, visit isaac.ceterus.com.

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

114 – Stop Arguing for Your Limitations

TK has transcended Fridays.

This is the first edition of the new format of the podcast. Monday episodes with TK, featuring deep dives into philosophy, education, tech, and personal development.

This week is all about reframing limitations and selling your strengths.

Why do so many people argue for their limitations?

In the face of opportunities, people start talking about their weakness or why they aren’t the person for the job. They don’t even get started before they tell you why you won’t want to hire them.

What motivates people to argue for their limitations and how can you do a better job of selling your strengths?

Get the answer plus:

Favorite basketball movies
Cubs win the World Series & Passive aggressive church league softball prayers
Don’t argue for your limitations
Why job posting requirements are always flexible
People want to be sold
People are debating implications, but they think they’re debating facts
The power of turning statements into questions
How TK learned coaching from Columbo
Applying your Socratic method to yourself
Modern day challenges don’t mean life was better in the past
Why we find ourselves fighting for things we don’t actually want
Follow your dreams, but let your dreams follow you
TK’s audition for a Nascar commercial & when will he go back to acting?
How can you get around limitations and unmet requirements during your job search?

Recommendations:

If you have accountants in your network that are interested in empowering entrepreneurs in a growing startup, visit isaac.ceterus.com.

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

113 – Steve Patterson on Math, Infinity, and the Knowability of Truth

Steve Patterson is a rationalist philosopher and intellectual entrepreneur working outside of academia. He is the host of Patterson in Pursuit, a podcast featuring deep conversations with top thinkers in logic, mathematics, quantum physics and other areas.

He is also the author of What’s The Big Deal About Bitcoin and the forthcoming book Square One: The Foundations of Knowledge.

Steve has been traveling around the world interviewing experts on everything from quantum physics to Christian theology, searching for answers to the questions most often cited by supporters of mystical, post-modern, and other worldviews that propose truth is ultimately unknowable.

We discuss academia, and how math and infinity relate to objective truth.

Notes:
– Why the pursuit of truth in any area begins with the basics
– Why do people contradict the basic laws of logic?
– Are most philosophical debates really about language?
– The state of academia
– The incentives for academics
– What the church and academia have in common
– Philosophical problems with modern mathematics: Zeno’s paradox and infinity
– The metaphysics of numbers
– Concepts and Platonism
– What are the implications of math’s infinite set?
– How math is used to support irrationalism
– Why objective truth exists

Check out previous episodes with Steve Patterson:

Links:

Support Steve on Patreon and receive a free copy of Square One
Get Square One on Amazon
Steve-patterson.com
Patterson in Pursuit

If you have accountants in your network that are interested in empowering entrepreneurs in a growing startup, visit isaac.ceterus.com.

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

112 – Matt Needham Talks Social Change

Matt Needham is the host of the Social Change Podcast and Senior Director of Leadership Development at Students For Liberty.

Matt’s passion is advancing individual liberty. His search for ways to make the world a freer place led him to his work at Students For Liberty and also led to his interest in deeply understanding social change.

The Social Change Podcast was born the desire to learn more about how people are changing the world. Matt digs deep into theories of social change with actual practitioners; the people taking action to reshape the world.

The episode cover a wide range of topics:

Why did Matt start his podcast
How to use a podcast as a learning tool
Why non-profits need a clear theory of social change
How can non-profits balance activities that are good for fundraising and the activities that are good for achieving the desired outcomes
Discovering libertarian ideas
Building a career advancing liberty
Why Matt chose not to go to law school
Lessons learned from starting a podcast
The Hayekian theory of social change
Entrepreneurial opportunities from social issues
Practical tips for starting a podcast

Links:

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If you have accountants in your network that are interested in empowering entrepreneurs in a growing startup, visit isaac.ceterus.com.
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111 – FwTK: How to Be More Skeptical, Reprogram Your Mind, and More (Cubs win!)

Harry Caray has his say and we jump into simplicity, radicalism, The Cubs, discontentment, B.S., affirmations, NLP, hypnotherapy, changing modalities, long showers, Chuck Norris, and killing Buddha.

This was a great show.

Recommendations: A Hitcher’s Guide to the Galaxy, Winning the Inner Game, Essentials of NLP: with 150 Techniques

If you have accountants in your network that are interested in empowering entrepreneurs in a growing startup, visit isaac.ceterus.com.

If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes.

All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

Chuck Grimmett snuck me this rare photo of TK during the episode, PJ pants and all…

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