My guest today is Tiago Forte. He runs an online course called Building a Second Brain, which I took in August of 2017. I went from being overwhelmed by information to being in control of it. My writer’s block disappeared and my productivity skyrocketed. Tiago changed the way I thought about work and my relationship with information. Fast forward to today, and Tiago and I are business partners. He helped me create my online writing course, Write of Passage and together, we’re building the infrastructure required to scale an online education business. Tiago is one of my closest friends and the person who shaped my career more than anybody else. In what’s becoming a tradition, Tiago and I used this podcast to reflect on our work together. First, we talked about what we’ve learned about email marketing. Then, we moved onto ideas like leadership, working in small packets, and personal growth. Please enjoy this window into our work and friendship. __________________________________ Links: <a href="https://convertkit.com/">ConvertKit</a> <a href="https://www.mindvalley.com/">MindValley </a> <a href="https://greatassistant.com/">Great Assistant</a> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-code_development_platform"> No code </a> <a href= "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/things-3/id904237743">Things</a>  <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Decadent-Society-Became-Victims-Success/dp/1476785244"> The Decadent Society </a> <a href="https://gettingthingsdone.com/">David Allen- Getting Things Done </a> <a href="https://venkateshrao.com/">Venkatesh Rao </a> <a href="https://teachable.com/">Teachable </a> <a href= "https://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures"> Tyler Cowen- Emergent Ventures</a>  ________________________________________ SHOWNOTES 1:54 Being a Citizen of the Internet. The role that ConvertKit provides for Tiago’s team. How thinking systematically changes how we work for the better. 14:05 The difference between training and teaching through SOP’s. Why David and Tiago hired expensive personal assistants. Why David and Tiago have the goal of only doing something once before finding an automation solution.  27:07 What David and Tiago have learned about running online courses. How online teaching has changed since Tiago and David began their school. What role entertainment and community have in the structure of their courses. 35:05 The dangers of only formulating for ease. The psychology of pricing. The benefits of small, self-motivated teams when you work remotely. 45:05 How “reusable packets” are the backbone of David and Tiago’s work. The “lego block” technique of creating content. How Tiago orients using objects, not humans as linchpins in his business. How David writes first and researches second.  56:33 How the “beginner’s mind” aids David and Tiago write well. How David takes 5 observations a day to create deep and insightful content.  1:04:00 Why books are a mark of legitimacy. The illogicality of fashion. Why publishers want a sure bet. 01:11:40 The next chapter of online education. How scarcity can make time important again. Tiago’s theory about how you to be your full self online now. How instinct works online. 1:23:40 The hero’s journey of sharing your authentic self online. How Tyler Cowen’s mentorship changed David’s life. How Venkatesh Rao changed Tiago’s life. 1:33:22 The shift from interchangeable courses to interesting and specific courses. Why Forte labs is creator-focused, not curriculum-focused. Why building a business is an act of discovery at Forte Labs. 1:42:16 Why David and Tiago are looking for people who have vision combined with passion. Why innovation is directly related to intuition. How to learn faster. 1:53:43 How growth is paying attention to what you are not capable of doing. The skill of knowing the difference between a challenging situation and a fundamentally incompatible one. How the internet can help people create their own definition of success.

Tiago Forte: What's Next in Education

In this episode, David Watkins, professor of pathology at George Washington University, shares how insights from his HIV and Zika virus research could apply to SARS-CoV-2 protection strategies. David introduces monoclonal antibodies as an intervention to prevent and treat COVID-19 infection, and also discusses how they could be used as a hedge to vaccine development. Additionally, David’s immunology tutorial explains the innate and adaptive immune systems and their differentiated responses to viral infection.   We discuss: <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1">Background and current interest in immunology [4:30];</li> <li class="li1">Immunology 101—The innate and adaptive immune system [10:15];</li> <li class="li1">Defining antibodies, importance of neutralizing antibodies, and serology testing for COVID-19 [19:00];</li> <li class="li1">B cells—How they fight viruses, create antibodies, and fit into the vaccine strategy [25:00];</li> <li class="li1">T cells—Role in the adaptive immune system and ability to kill infected cells to prevent viral spread [36:15];</li> <li class="li1">Valuable lessons from HIV applied to SARS-CoV-2 [51:00];</li> <li class="li1">Lessons taken from the hepatitis C success story [1:01:30];</li> <li class="li1">Monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and the most promising strategies for preventing and treating COVID-19 infection [1:04:45];</li> <li class="li1">COVID-19 vaccines in development [1:19:00];</li> <li class="li1">How David’s work with Zika virus informs his thinking on SARS-CoV-2 [1:25:20];</li> <li class="li1">Why a vaccine for COVID-19 doesn’t need to be perfect to be effective [1:27:45]; and</li> <li class="li1">More.</li> </ul> Learn more: <a href= "https://peterattiamd.com/">https://peterattiamd.com/</a> Show notes page for this episode: <a href= "https://peterattiamd.com/davidwatkins">https://peterattiamd.com/davidwatkins</a> Subscribe to receive exclusive subscriber-only content: <a href= "https://peterattiamd.com/subscribe/">https://peterattiamd.com/subscribe/</a> Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: <a href= "https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter/">https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter/</a> Connect with Peter on <a href= "http://Facebook.com/PeterAttiaMD">Faceboo</a>k | <a href="http://Twitter.com/PeterAttiaMD">Twitter</a> | <a href= "http://Instagram.com/PeterAttiaMD">Instagram</a>.

#115 - David Watkins, Ph.D.: A masterclass in immunology, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccine strategies for COVID-19

#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen&nbsp;&nbsp;| Brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://audible.com/tim" target="_blank">Audible</a>.Welcome to another episode of&nbsp;<a href="http://tim.blog/podcast?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-description" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a>, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types—from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I’m doing called “Books I’ve Loved.”&nbsp;I’ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books—the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better.&nbsp;I hope you pick up one or two new mentors—in the form of books—from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.Maria Popova (<a href="https://twitter.com/brainpicker" target="_blank">@brainpicker</a>) is a reader and a writer, and writes about what she reads on&nbsp;<a href="https://brainpickings.org/" target="_blank">Brain Pickings</a>, which is included in the Library of Congress permanent web archive of culturally valuable materials. She is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Figuring-Maria-Popova-ebook/dp/B07D6BPV9B/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" target="_blank">Figuring</a>,&nbsp;the editor of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/11/20/a-velocity-of-being-letters-to-a-young-reader/" target="_blank">A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader</a>, and the creator and&nbsp;host of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brainpickings.org/the-universe-in-verse/" target="_blank">The Universe in Verse</a>—an annual charitable celebration of science through poetry at the interdisciplinary cultural center&nbsp;<a href="https://pioneerworks.org/initiatives/observatory-at-pioneer-works/" target="_blank">Pioneer Works</a>&nbsp;in Brooklyn.Tyler Cowen&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/tylercowen" target="_blank">@tylercowen</a>) has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/commentary/my-personal-moonshot" target="_blank">a personal moonshot</a>: to teach economics to more people than anyone else in the history of the world—and he might just succeed. 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