Thread by @Harris_Bryan

In 2020 I abandoned podcasts. Now I almost exclusively listen to YouTube videos.

1. Much better interface
2. Red allows background listening
3. Much wider selection, better search and suggestions

Here are 10 of my favorite Youtube videos from 2020

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I became slightly obsessed with Elizabeth Gilbert after watching this Ted Talk.

1. I read 3 of her books
2. Watched 10+ interviews with her
3. And I’ve re-watched this video dozens of times

Start here. See if you get swept away like I was.

Dan Carlin is a fascinating story teller who made history fun for me. I love how he thinks and communicates.

Topics covered:

1. Will we always have war?
2. Lex’s bhag of interviewing Putin
3. Could hitler have been stopped?
4. The meaning of life

Fun tidbit: Dan is the original long form podcaster. Rogan, Ferris’s and many others credit Dan as the inspiration for them getting started.

Graham Hancock has a fascinating theory on lost civilizations. And I guarantee you’ll be hooked after this video.

If you like this Ted Talk:

1. Listen to his JRE interviews
2. Look up Randall Carlson & John Anthony West

They will blow your mind!

This was my favorite interview (and the JRE one) of 2020. Kevin Hart was surprisingly fantastic!

Topics covered:

1. First 90m of Kevin’s day
2. How to say “no” when it’s hard
3. How he reconciled with his dad

Highly recommended listen!

Scott Adam’s is an author, blogger and cartoonists. And an original thinker.

In this video he teaches how to be a better writer.

1. 15 tips to be a better writer
2. 6 components of humor
3. Daily exercise to improve

Watch weekly.

Found myself uncharacteristically anxious by mid-Q4.

This video with @tferriss and @sivers helped me find the root cause (not what i expected) and fix it.

I now watch it every day.

This is the single most impressive debate and debate format I’ve ever seen.

1. Debates usually get petty
2. This one doesn’t
3. The format is genius!
4. Id love to see the format replicated across many topics

I followed this tutorial to upgrade my old webcam to a legit camera!

This guys channel is awesome. Full of cool ideas.

Heard of Peter Atia? I hadn’t until I heard this MIT lecture mentioned during an interview.

Topics covered:

1. What causes people to die?
2. How to increase your life span
3. Why “how long it takes you to die” matters so much

George died recently. But the research he did in his life has been profound for me.

His research uncovered:

1. Every one is born a creative genius
2. Nearly everyone loses that genius by the time they become an adult.

Why?

Watch his Ted Talk.

Neville is one of the most creative people in the online marketing training world.

This video is the perfect example.

1. Finds local biz w/ bad marketing
2. Does experiment to fix it
3. It works! (Like really well)
4. Captures the entire process

Older video that I just found last week. I’ve watched it 3x and have added this little mind trick into my morning routine.

In fact, my #1 resolution for Q1 2021 is to do this every morning.

Short video that’s worth that watch.