No Syllabus Podcast This is a podcast about crafting your life syllabus.

Erika Ayers Badan CEO of @food52, First CEO of @barstoolsports, Author of ‘Nobody Cares About Your Career’


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*Taking risks and making radical life decisions can lead to personal growth and unexpected opportunities. * Entrepreneurship requires hard work, constant innovation, and the ability to handle the freedom and responsibility that comes with it.


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* Follow your instincts and be confident in yourself when making life decisions.* Know when to quit and move on to the next chapter in your life. * Immerse yourself in different cultures and perspectives through travel to become a better human.*


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Summary
In the age of unlimited access to information, we often find ourselves overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available. While basic information is readily accessible, deeper knowledge and expertise require filtering and curation.
This is especially true in the context of an MBA education, where access to filtered information becomes crucial. The availability of foundational information is copious, but accessing more specialized and advanced knowledge can be challenging.
It is important to prioritize and spend the premium on filters, such as curated reading lists and expert guidance, to navigate the overwhelming amount of information.
Access to filtered information is a privilege that comes at a cost. The cost of gaining access to professors or guest speakers can be quite high, such as the tuition at NYU. However, there are various ways to spend that money, from buying luxury items to starting a business or investing in knowledge.
Knowledge, like money, compounds over time and has the best return on invested capital in the long term. It is a deeply personal decision on how much to spend on filtered information, but it is an investment that pays off.

1 Quote
"We should spend the premium on filters."

Takeaways
* Unlimited access to information can lead to information overload.
* Basic information is readily available, but deeper knowledge requires filtering and curation.
* Access to filtered information becomes crucial in specialized fields like MBA education.
* Curated reading lists and expert guidance can help navigate the overwhelming amount of information. Access to filtered information is a privilege that comes at a cost
* There are various ways to spend money, from luxury items to investing in knowledge
* Knowledge, like money, compounds over time and has the best return on invested capital in the long term
* Spending on filtered information is a personal decision and an investment that pays off


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Book Club: Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
The book in 3 bullets
* Preserving a friendship through changing lives.
* Heartbreak and self-forgiveness through 20s and 30s. 
* Learning the difference between intensity and intimacy.
Who is it for?
* If you are in the midst of changing dynamics in a friend group (i.e. career, love, etc.).
* If you would like to become a better friend to someone and to yourself.
* If you want to learn more about meaningful love within friendship.
Why did I read it?
* It was an accident. I’ll save the details for the Audio Deep Cut. I kept reading it anyway.
* I wanted to know how I could preserve some of my friendships as people’s lives were changing via marriage, careers, etc.
* I wanted to know what I should be doing to adapt to these new dynamics and the introduction of people I didn’t account for (i.e. lovers of my friends).
What does it help with?
* Learning to become a better friend through thick and thin.
* What matters in a relationship? Both platonic and romantic. 
* How to be independent as you spend more time without your friends.
What I got out of it
* How to appreciate the new dynamics within an old friendship. 
* What it means to be at peace with yourself and the relationships around you.
* Learning the difference between intensity and intimacy.
Top 7 Quotes
* How her value increased, the more history we shared together, like a beautiful, precious work of art hanging in my living room.
* I know what it is to love someone and accept that you can’t change certain things about them;
* More often than not, the love someone gives you will be a reflection of the love you give yourself. If you can’t treat yourself with kindness, care, and patience, chances are someone else won’t either.
* Breakups get harder with every year you get older. When you’re young, you lose a boyfriend. As you get older, you lose a life together.
* It is no person’s job to be the sole provider of your happiness.
* The older you get, the more baggage you carry. When you date at twenty-five, everyone walks into the bar with a very neat, light carry-on.
* “Is what all life is?” Margaret asked soothingly, putting her arm around her. “Fucking . . . Tottenham Court Road and ordering shit off Amazon,” she replied.


Su Hawn’s Potent Mix (Books to read together)
* Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
* The Fault In Our Stars
* Mating In Captivity


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Questions
* “How do you prioritize your mental resources and bandwidth?" - From Joesph
* “How do I reframe my mindset on spending slash saving habits towards retirement slash having fun now? Is it a job title, job income amount, invested amount, or savings account amount? I want to indulge in life now and not when I'm super old, but I also do not want to work forever." - From Andrew


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