The Random Show: Hating Tech, Hidden Japanese Gems, Sexual Awkwardness, and More (#46)

I’m posting this comment before I watch the particular episode above.

This is THE best show on the internet. I’m always super excited to see it in my RSS reader.

Wow can’t believe you guys said really that on Silicon Valley, I thought none of the big guys was aligned with me and some of my friends. Applause!

I am surprised that you both have lots of new printed books. Why don’t you use ebooks?

Is that a Seneca head in your kitchen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPleJbpqbwc&feature=player_detailpage#t=2571

Be thankful for being fearless. Anxiety sucks the life out you. If you don’t have that on your plate, be grateful and enjoy the freedom.

I don’t have one thing I’d recommend being thankful for, but i’ve just finished reading A Year of Living Biblically, and am now making the effort to be thankful for lots of small things as AJ does. I definitely feel happier for doing so. Thanks for recommending the book

Holy cow, nice FP Journe Chronometre Bleu! One of my favorite pieces, and one I hope to own one day.

Random act of kindness. Many people have become so grumpy, rude and selfish. I celebrate all who exhibit kindness to others!

Great episode – “blog articles” and “audio podcast” :p

Hey Tim, have you heard of the Finnish Vipukirves axe? I think you’d really like it! It does make less sound chopping wood than usual though, so you lose a way to scare your neighbors if you get it. Here’s a link to their site: http://vipukirves.fi/ (no affiliation). Scroll down for the badass usage videos.

Thanks for this! The random show is the best, allways puts me in a good mood and make me question my intellect. Im gonna go read a new book now, trying to read one a week:)

That is not an ax.. it is a hatchet!

I love you guys! Very grateful for your input. Thank you

Great show! Keep up the great work. Tim you should do some of your podcast in HD Video, that would be super bad a$$.

Hello, Tim

You caution investors on the dangers of the possible bubble in startup tech. I think you’re right. My question: Have you or your pals in the VC world considered private equity (buyouts, or micro-buyouts) as an alternative to angel investing? That guy Taleb, whose book is sitting on your shelf, apparently has missed his own point on the dangers of neomania: he advised people to “barbell” their investments with the best payoff/risk bet being VC. In reality, the best bet from his philosophy viewpoint should be PE, and W Buffett, for one, has lo-o-ong been practicing it, although not too effectively compared to the possible results.

As a management researcher I see that: 1) all companies (from 3-person start-up, to the “best-managed” General Electric) are mismanaged compared to their real potential, and 2) there is an elegant solution to their management follies, based on the approach you can see at Jack Stack’s companies. It’s an automatic “Jack-in-the-bottle” method which Jack S and Co haven’t figured out yet. Producing stunning results with it is a breeze – regardless of bad IPOs or any calamities in the fin markets.

Hi Tim,

I could not find a blog post related to the Avoid Decision Fatigue podcast, so posting here instead. Usually your podcast are well referenced and it would be very helpfull with some on this subject the studies I found after listening to the podcast are all related to self control more or less, with the one on the judges somewhat closer to what I’m looking for.

I work in a Air Traffic Controll and the notion that there is a simple correlation between the number of decisions made and the decreasing quality of the decisions as a factor of the number is really interesting and not reflected in current studies. They focus on stress and stressors, stress fatigue and physical fatigue . If you can shed some light on your sources I would be very grateful.

Screenshot of the day…

Nice! I live in Tokyo and will definitely check out Hatou. ありがとう! 🙂

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the startup scene. I do too love to develop my talents, rather than pitching for the next 2 million dollar for an app. You said, that the good entrepreneurs are not arrogant. I think arrogance is a false understanding of self-confidence what is actually not. Arrogance is the opposite pole of being shy or dependant without having found balance. Not being arrogant are in my opinion often developed non 3ed-chakra persons.

Love the blogs. Tim, what do you want for Christmas?

love you guys! keep it up! happy holidays to you.

Hi Tim,

Just thought I’d let you know that your fourhournewsletter.com redirects in your emails appear to be broken.

Hope all is well.

Josh

@Kevin, what is the watch featured at min 3:45 in the video?

Fun Show. What camera did you use to record? Very good video/sound production. 

Hi Tim,

I understand if you don’t make this comment public.

I absolutely love your work and it’s changed my life.

The random show is one of my favorite things on the internet.

I believe it was through your writing that I first became aware of the concept of being the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with and in a broader sense the importance of associating yourself with good people.

In light of this I’m extremely surprised that you would endorse Alex Day’s book and claim to be friends with him.

I find it hard to imagine that you’re not aware of his fall from grace, especially as the book in your hand lost it’s publishing deal specifically because of his actions and has been self published instead.

His Youtube channel has fallen below 1 million subscribers again and his merchandise was removed from the DFTBA label.

If you Google his name the results are BBC articles about his predatory behavior and it’s also one of the first things mentioned on his Wikipedia page.

Also this list of accusations is on the first page of the results

http://erikalynae.tumblr.com/post/79384577696/i-feel-like-there-should-be-a-collective-post-of

This comment might seem all a bit over the top just from giving him a mention but having seen the news articles and statements from victims I’m just really shocked and disappointed you would want to associate yourself with him at all.

I hope perhaps you just didn’t know, or in the case that you did you have strong reasoning for helping him out.

Sorry if this feels like an attack, I absolutely love your stuff and you’re a huge role model for me, but out of concern for your own reputation I just couldn’t let this one slide.

John.