What podcasts say about David Senra
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What David Senra has said on podcasts
24 statements · 16 positive · 7 negative · 1 neutral
Adam Hires Dysfunctional, Driven Candidates Rather Than Conventionally Privileged Applicants
“He looks for dysfunctional people that have something to prove.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 5:05
Driven Outsiders Tend To Work Harder, Think Smarter, And Operate More Resourcefully
“they're very hungry. They tend to work a Lot harder. They're a lot smarter, they're a lot scrappier.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 5:41
Repeated Positive Affirmations Changed Toby Lütke’s Public-Speaking Ability
“He literally changed his brain.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 15:29
Media And Information Inputs Influence The Mind, So People Should Curate Them Carefully
“you're influenced by everything. You should be very careful.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 16:47
Modern Social-Media Content Resembles Historical Yellow Journalism
“All yellow journalism is now is like exactly what we see when we open up Instagram or X.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 19:33
People Should Limit Repeated Exposure To Distant Negative News
“you should, you know, redline this negative information about something's happening 3,000 miles away or 5,000 miles away over and over again for your brain.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 20:11
Productive Capitalism Benefits Society When Businesses Improve And Distribute Useful Products
“I like people that build products and make other people's lives better and then spread those products and services to more people.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 23:21
Raising Cane’s Focus On One Product Drives Customer Preference
“because he just focused on doing one thing and doing it better than anybody else is, if you wanted the best chicken fingers, you're just going to go to him.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 26:47
Todd Graves Will Not Sell Raising Cane’s
“he'll never sell the company.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 27:54
David Senra Rejects The Start-Scale-Sell Entrepreneurial Model
“I'm not interested in, like, start, scale, sell”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 29:20
Making Mistakes Indicates That Someone Is Actively Attempting Something
“if you're going to do anything, it's reframing what the mistake is not. Oh, it's something to avoid. It's like, yeah, that means I'm trying.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 32:43
Steve Jobs Viewed Board Members’ Lack Of Disagreement As Failure To Add Value
“those two people, they never disagree with me. And so therefore, if they never disagree with me, they're not adding any value to the company.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 38:58
Wisdom Primarily Consists Of Preventing Problems Rather Than Solving Them
“the smart thing is to prevent them from occurring ever”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 43:06
A Person’s Relationships Fundamentally Shape Their Life Quality
“Your life is your relationships.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 46:48
People Should Design Their Lives According To Their Own Preferences, Not External Approval
“you should design your life that way too.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 49:32
Stepping Back From Daily Activity Reveals Problems Otherwise Missed
“Why do you need to step aside? Because, like, if you're just going through your day to day, there's so many problems he's not seeing. You have to step back.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 51:25
Successful Entrepreneurs Need Either A Supportive Spouse Or No Spouse
“you need a supportive spouse or no spouse at all”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 57:59
Megalomania After Success Causes People To Stop Working And Begin Declining
“The megalomania thinks now you think you're not even human. You're some kind of God. So therefore, I just show up and it happens and they stop putting the work.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:04:06
David Senra Ranks Important Relationships Above Professional Work
“Relationships are more important than my work. That's just how I feel.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:11:03
Continuous Iterative Improvement Helps James Dyson Sustain Long-Term Performance
“It's tied to the megalomania thing where dice is not like that at all. I didn't understand his organizing principle. And so this is what he said. He said, okay, I pick up a product, right? I look at it, I think about, how can I make it better? I make it better. I put it back down.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:17:06
Eminem Prioritized Superior Skill Over Maximum Commercial Scale
“I want to be the best. I don't want to be the biggest.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:21:59
Knowledge-Sharing Among Complementary Creators Produces Positive-Sum Outcomes
“It's like, all positive.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:25:05
People Should Evaluate Success Internally Rather Than By External Metrics
“I think you should have an internal scorecard, not an outer scorecard.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:28:37
Creators Of Beneficial Work Should Distribute It To As Many People As Possible
“if you believe that the work that you're doing is good for the world, then I would consider a moral obligation to get it to as many people as possible.”
Open the episode · 14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126Listen at 1:30:45
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