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One of the first things that blew my mind in history class was when my middle school teacher taught us about how boats were developed in parallel around the same time across cultures geographically nowhere near each other. 



Same thing happens today between companies, like fitness tech wearable wristbands and other weight lifting tracking devices,  or even within the same company like Google spinning up and killing a hilarious number of chat clients over the years.



Sometimes there’s things in the zeitgeist and history is ready for someone to “invent” a particular technology, or in Jiu-Jitsu a particular technique, but really it could be anyone because the necessary prerequisite pieces are all in place in the environment. It’s just that someone has to perceive the right set of affordances that unlocks the new innovation.



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Mike talks about how we can better use our natural pattern-matching subconscious mind to accomplish our goals, and how ecological dynamics may explain the practice of "manifesting".



Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.



What "slow parts" of the TV show of your life are you willing to sit through for the big payoff at the end of certain seasons of your life?

Mike talks about recent small changes he's made in his life that are compounding already, such as his back squat working weight for 3 sets of 5 reps moving up from 225lbs to 270lbs in one month, adding 5 lbs to the bar each time.

He shows how we can apply this principle to life in general.

Mike talks about how we can have "knowledge about" something, and never really gain "knowledge of" that thing, such as watching someone put their hand on a stove. Pain (discomfort) is the ultimate teacher and we want to leverage safe amounts of it to iteratively develop skills over time.

Mike talks about getting your ego involved as much as possible in the learning process in order to save time and not have to study later.

Mike discusses his recent schedule optimizations and looks to figure out how to further improve and enjoy the things he does every day.