Episode 200 with Juvoni Beckford and Kean Gardner
On Transitions, Systems, and Annual Reflections
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:30: what Juvoni and Kean were thinking when David started this podcast in the summer of 2018. Juvoni, Kean and David were living together at the time.
-5:30: Juvoni’s 3 words for 2022: offense, recovery and build, and why he recently left working at Google
-8:00: how Kean is trying to optimize his life around getting into a flow state and is able to compound things
-10:00 (Juvoni): "incentives can really shape you in terms of most of your behavior and decisions”
-12:00 (Juvoni): “you kind of have to meet life's difficulty by learning how to gain experience by playing on hard-mode”
-14:30 (Kean): why if you focus on one problem, it can compound into many other areas of your life
-17:30 (Juvoni): the benefits of focusing on system and habit, instead of goals
-22:00 (Juvoni): 3 books to improve your systems: 1) Thinking in Systems; 2) Atomic Habits by James Clear; and 3) How To Fail at Almost Everything and Win Big by Scott Adams
-31:30 (Kean): the benefit of narrative therapy which was mentioned by Jordan Peterson in 12 Rules for Life
-33:30: how Juvoni he realized that integral storytelling is to human nature and ways to see and think about stories that are everywhere
-38:30: how Kean thought about stories when he used to do stand-up comedy
-46:30: why Kean thinks it is important to think about the role models that you are following
-47:30: why Juvoni thinks there is beauty and power in commitment and challenges listeners to figure out the thing that they would do 200 reps of
-48:30: why Kean would want to do 200 reps of dancing
-49:30: why and how Juvoni has been taking steps to better understand his health, especially after the last two years
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 2/3/22