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Ep. 445: Parag Khanna Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Parag Khanna
Parag Khanna

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My guest today is Parag Khanna, an international relations expert, a CNN Global Contributor and Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He is also the Managing Partner of Hybrid Reality, a geostrategic advisory firm, and Co-Founder & CEO of Factotum.

The topic is his book Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Supply chains
  • Connectivity
  • Cities vs. State
  • Chinese infrastructure growth
  • Trade
  • Trust among China’s neighbors
  • Territory borders
  • Globalization
  • Winners and losers in the 21st century
  • The idea of “not in my backyard”
  • Growth of Dubai

“The truth is that winners and losers in the 21st century will be determined by old versus new. Not any of these ideological things. Who has newer and better stuff and is able to maximize the utility of that stuff to improve the welfare of their population.” – Parag Khanna

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Ep. 441: Jesse Lawler Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Jesse Lawler
Jesse Lawler

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My guest today is Jesse Lawler, the host of Smart Drug Smarts, a podcast that is centered around supplements people can take to augment brain function. He is also the Co-founder of Axon Labs, which sells nootropic stacks.

The topic is neuroscience.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Cognitive performance
  • Veganism
  • Effects of caffeine
  • Augmenting brain function
  • Dealing with mood, focus, creativity, and anxiety

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Ep. 437: Anders Ericsson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Anders Ericsson
Anders Ericsson

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My guest today is Anders Ericsson, a Swedish psychologist and Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University who was internationally recognized as a researcher in the psychological nature of expertise and human performance. Ericsson studied expert performance in domains such as medicine, music, chess, and sports, focusing exclusively on extended deliberate practice (e.g., high concentration practice beyond one’s comfort zone) as a means of how expert performers acquire their superior performance.

The topic is his book Peak: Secrets from the new science of expertise.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Discipline and practice
  • Solo and group practice
  • Flow state
  • Social Motivation
  • The late birthday rule
  • 10,000 hours of practice
  • Nature vs. nurture
  • Brain plasticity

“To optimize the benefits of deliberate practice you have to be in control of your own training.” Anders Ericsson

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Ep. 436: Tom Bilyeu Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu

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My guest today is Tom Bilyeu, an American Entrepreneur. He is best known as the co-founder of Quest Nutrition and the co-founder and CEO of Impact Theory.

The topic is entrepreneur.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Discipline and practice
  • The Quest belief system
  • Escaping the Matrix
  • Tom Bilyeu’s ultimate reading list
  • Being authentic
  • Obesity
  • Autopilot thought process
  • International food regulations
  • Letting go of being right
  • Reaching your true fans

“Do that which moves you towards your goals. Do not do that which moves you away from your goals” – Quest belief system

“You can learn what you need to learn, and if you are willing to accumulate enough skills, there really is no limit to what you can do.” – Tom Bilyeu

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Ep. 435: Steven Pinker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker

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My guest today is Steven Pinker, a Canadian-born American cognitive scientist, psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and is known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. He covers phenomena that have traditionally not been looked at scientifically such as: visual perception, war and peace, and differences in writing styles. He has authored numerous books with his most recent being, “The Sense of Style.”

The topics are his books The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century and Blank Slate.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Evolution
  • Natural selection
  • War statistics
  • Cognitive science
  • Evolutionary psychology

“I don’t think there is any single procedure called the scientific method. I think that science just is the attempt to explain phenomena using explanations that you can show to the best of your ability are true.” – Steven Pinker

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Ep 433: Catherine Stott Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Catherine Stott
Catherine Stott

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My guest today is Catherine Stott, the author of, “Hypnotrading: A practical guide to using hypnosis and NLP to improve your trading performance: Self-hypnosis and psychotherapeutic techniques for traders.” Catherine believes that hypnotherapy and neuro-lingustic programing can help traders defeat inner challenges and become more successful. She got started working with traders after helping a friend, who happened to be a trader. He helped her understand the world of trading a bit more throughout their sessions and this ignited her interest deeper. She has been helping traders for years but didn’t start HypnoTrading until 2014.

The topic is her book Hypnotrading: A Practical Guide to Using Hypnosis and NLP to Improve Your Trading Performance.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Stress vs. anxiety
  • Meditation vs. hypnosis
  • Being in a relaxed state
  • Negative self talk
  • Fear of success
  • Modeling
  • P-A-C-E-R
  • Luck and expectation
  • Defining goal setting

“It’s about your experience rather than your academic ability, and your drive and thrive for learning and achieving.” Catherine Stott

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TurtleTraders 30 Years Later

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