Personal Development

General Stanley McChrystal and Liv Boeree (#761)

15 August 2024
Bourahima


This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited.

The episode features segments from episode #86 “General Stan McChrystal on Eating One Meal Per Day, Special Ops, and Mental Toughness” and #611 “Liv Boeree, Poker and Life — Core Strategies, Turning $500 into $1.7M, Cage Dancing, Game Theory, and Metaphysical Curiosities.”

Bios of guests may be found at tim.blog/combo.

Please enjoy!

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Transcript for the full General Stanley McChrystal episode | Transcript for the full Liv Boeree episode | Transcripts for all episodes

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#761: General Stanley McChrystal and Liv Boeree

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SHOW NOTES

  • [05:57] Notes about this supercombo format.
  • [07:01] Enter General Stanley McChrystal.
  • [07:24] One meal a day.
  • [08:52] Daily exercise routines and their importance.
  • [14:04] The book most gifted.
  • [15:15] A major course correction at West Point.
  • [19:33] Vetting, selecting, and educating candidates for combat.
  • [21:41] “No-win” leadership roleplaying.
  • [25:21] Underrated military leaders.
  • [27:17] Audiobooks.
  • [29:13] What books make Stan’s reading list?
  • [30:29] Hopeless dilemmas and managing self-talk in high-pressure environments.
  • [37:09] Enter Liv Boeree.
  • [37:35] Youthful obsessions.
  • [42:04] How poker entered the picture.
  • [49:45] The qualities that made Liv excel at poker from the start.
  • [55:55] Liv’s advice to a newcomer wanting to learn poker.
  • [1:04:54] What Liv’s eight-week poker education curriculum might look like.
  • [1:11:31] Failure points that might discourage someone during this curriculum.
  • [1:13:35] Red mist, white noise, and fast math.
  • [1:19:37] Volcano-induced tournament participation and self-regulation.
  • [1:28:27] A skeptic’s experiences with the unexplainable.
  • [1:44:19] How does Liv rationally coexist with these experiences?
  • [1:48:09] How to become a better skeptic.
  • [1:54:18] Inadequate Equilibria and Moloch.
  • [1:59:14] Parting thoughts.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with General Stanley McChrystal:

McChrystal Group | Twitter

Connect with Liv Boeree:

Website | Newsletter | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

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