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
Just want to drop you a quick note to tell you that I enjoyed listening to your last podcast with Simon Black. Some of his thoughts resonate with mine – such as being responsible for oneself and not “hope that the government will make it right”. Big thanks for sharing such insightful interviews for free. It’s inspiring.
Please enjoy my monologue No Charts, Trade the Price with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio:
Why cultivating your second string is so important
Foreign players vs. U.S players
Accountability
Importance of honesty
Having the same standards for everyone
Importance of humility
Execution
A different perspective on goal setting
Looking at the big picture
“It’s a journey. It’s a process. It’s difficult. The joy is in the process. The joy isn’t in the final culmination. That fades away pretty quick… The journey is what you are most proud of.” – Gregg Popovich
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:
Please enjoy my monologue The Big Short Never Ends with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio:
Ponzi schemes and scams
The Enron scandal
Valeant meltdown
Ego in trading
“Limit the impact of your bad decisions to small loses. Limit your downside and don’t ever make an excuse that you are smarter in ‘just this one trade.’ There is no excuse.” – Dr. Steve Sjuggerud
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
