A Practical Perspective On Avoiding Self-Deception (And More!) with Joseph Chandler | BGTV 010

Ben and Joseph had a conversation about Joseph's background and career path, including his experience starting and selling businesses, his interest in technology and marketing, and his current role as a leader in data science and marketing campaigns at Nvidia. They also discussed the changing landscape of technology and the importance of staying ahead of the curve.

Ben and Joseph led the conversation into Joseph's background and how it shaped his curiosity, desire to play, and leadership skills. They also discussed how homeschooling and being surrounded by different social circles helped Joseph become aware of status structures and conditioned him to become an entrepreneur.

Joseph discussed his journey of becoming aware of his own filth in middle school and how he became unhealthily roped into identifying with being high status. He also talked about the importance of gathering feedback and implementing it in order to not become someone he didn't want to become.

Joseph discussed how he used meditation to generate emotions and attach them to ideas, which helped him make meaningful changes in his life. He also talked about the importance of being aware of the war going on in our minds and how it can be difficult to maintain an unbiased perspective, but it's important to try.

Joseph struggled with depression and identity crisis at 15, which led him to attempt suicide. After a soul-searching trip to Nepal, he developed a new perspective on life and started his first e-commerce business in 2016.

Joseph learned about dropshipping and found success selling Fidget Spinners by targeting parents in online forums. He made $60,000 in a month but lost out on some of the profits due to PayPal policies.

Joseph talked about the importance of being able to describe, predict, and prescribe in order to develop AI. He also shared his personal journey of starting multiple businesses, failing, and eventually finding success through hard work and learning from small improvements.

Joseph discussed his journey of building and selling e-commerce businesses, working at Intel, and the importance of simulating before implementing to reduce waste. Ben acknowledged Joseph's hard work and they planned to continue the conversation in a future episode.

Joseph and Ben discussed the power of ideas and how they can be contagious. Joseph provided a homework assignment to simulate success and reflect on it, ultimately taking control of who you are becoming.