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Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life (#600)

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    “Happiness isn’t something you find; it’s what’s left when you get rid of all the things that make you unhappy.”

    — Jason Portnoy

    Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author Jason Portnoy began his career at PayPal, working closely with technology icons like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin, and Reid Hoffman. He served as the first chief financial officer of Palantir Technologies and later founded Oakhouse Partners, a top-performing venture capital firm.

    Jason is sought after as a trusted advisor to technology company CEOs and has spoken on topics ranging from executive leadership to the intersections of technology and humanity. He holds engineering degrees from both Stanford University (MS) and the University of Colorado (BS).

    His new book is Silicon Valley Porn Star.

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    #600: Jason Portnoy of PayPal, Palantir, and More — Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, Healing Wounds, Escaping Shame Cycles, and Books to Change Your Life

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    “Monks don’t have mortgages.”
    — Jason Portnoy

    “Simplify and subtract.”
    — Jason Portnoy

    “Happiness isn’t something you find. It’s what’s left when you get rid of all the things that make you unhappy.”
    — Jason Portnoy

    “So much of this stuff is going on, it’s below the surface. And I think if we talk about it with less shame and less judgment, it could be really healthy for all of us.”
    — Jason Portnoy

    “Just keep climbing.”
    — Jason Portnoy

    “Our default state is peacefulness. Our default state is happiness. You would say that children or kids are really good at reading people’s energy. They’re really good at assessing if someone’s safe or not. Animals have this sense. Why do they all have this sense, but adults don’t? What did we do? We put layers and layers of stuff around that core part of ourselves, that intuition. And in order to get back to that place, that default state of peacefulness or happiness or being in tune with others, we had to start peeling away those layers around the outside.”
    — Jason Portnoy

    “If I live a life of humility, of love for myself, and compassion for others, I can get through just about anything.”
    — Jason Portnoy

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