Most people overestimate their ability to read people’s personalities. This leads to hiring the wrong people for the wrong roles, managing people in the wrong ways, and overall just making life harder for everyone. The good news is that reading people’s personalities is a skill that you can develop and improve. Our guest today, Dr. Richard Davis, has just wr ... Show More
Aug 10
How Not to Know: The Science of Uncertainty with Simone Stolzoff
Simone Stolzoff, author of How to Not Know, joins Jay to explore why our search for certainty often leads us into three traps: comfort, hubris, and control. They discuss how replacing those instincts with growth, humility, and acceptance can help us move forward without having ev ... Show More
42m 40s
Jul 27
Put Down The Business Book. Read Fiction Instead
Look at your bookshelf. Business books, biographies, the ones everyone said you had to read. Now be honest: how many did you finish? Jay Papasan should be the last person making this case. He's spent 30 years in business books - first as an editor at HarperCollins, then as coauth ... Show More
26m 50s
Jun 2024
419: How to Use Science to Find the Right People for Your Real Estate Business w/Richard Davis, Ph.D
Real estate is a people business. You could buy several rental properties, but without the right people in the right roles, you’re going to be swimming upstream. Today’s guest has dedicated many years of study to this problem and is here to help you make better people decisions!
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51m 36s
Jun 2023
#51 How to Read People: Become a Master at Knowing What Someone is Thinking
No matter what you do in life. The ability to know how to read people will drastically improve your life in nearly every way. It can improve your business, relationships, and ultimatley create more happiness. In this episode, Grant breaks down how to understand what type of perso ... Show More
25m 27s
Mar 2022
The Problem Of Objectivity
Finally, we become great people-readers when we understand ourselves. We need to know what biases, expectations, values, and unconscious drives we bring to the table so we are able to see things as neutrally and objectively as possible. We must refrain from letting pessimism clou ... Show More
7m 26s