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Episode 27 ·

Pandemic NYC; Empathy & Echo Chambers; Motivation

Michael Sahagian 2:43:10

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Michael Sahagian is a sales expert, executive, and podcaster. Currently, he is a senior member of the SDR team at Stella Connect in New York City (NYC). He also Co-Host’s State of Sales, a podcast rethinking sales culture in the modern day business environment.

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TIMESTAMPS

2:41: Learning sales skills through experience; New York City during Covid; Recapping the frantic beginning of the Pandemic in America

14:21 : Corporate groupthink in face of Pandemic and legal liabilities; When “it got real”; Paralysis by analysis; “This isn’t a political thing, this is a freedom thing”

30:13 : Jordan Peterson; Twitter Echo Chambers; The desire to be proved wrong

42:12 : Comment threads; People think in different ways; Empathy

47:38 : Personal responsibility; Nuance; The loudest voices; What TV Shows can teach us

56:02 : Headlines & Assumptions; Cancel Culture; Why things are never as bad as they seem

1:03:00 : What the State of The Union Response Speech Says about rapid response culture; Central Banks and CYA culture; Michael talks about the money-grubbing congresswoman he worked for in college

1:10:14 : AOC, Trump, & Attention Politics; Julian tells a Trump a story he heard about Trump’s media approach; the Pareto Principle; revisiting Jeb Bush’s flameout from the 2016 GOP Primary

1:20:53 : How your priorities change as you get older

1:24:36 : The importance of Curiosity; Michael talks about his confidence in figuring things out and trying new things; Michael and Julian discuss “The Plan” society sells you and why it’s a lie

1:43:55 : The inverse relationship between Mental Toughness and Comfort; “The War of Art” By Pressfield; The importance of living free to try new things; Michael tells a story about his first time in Brooklyn

1:56:28 : Groupthink; Getting stuck and bad habits; The value of Time in life; The problem with labeling all situations and people; Why there’s no such thing as “the one thing that has all the answers”

2:11:33 : 2Pac (Tupac Shakur), the “spark” and what he said about figuring things out for yourself;

2:19:38 : “Tribe” By Sebastian Junger; The downsides of tribal culture in modern society; How internet culture gathers tribes to practice predictable behavior; The importance of Context

2:26:28 : Virtue Signal Culture and the assault on Freedom of thought and critical thinking; A discussion about how society no longer curiously asks questions; Julian tells a Kobe Bryant story from his 2019 interview with Patrick Bet-David;

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  1. 2:41 Learning sales skills through experience; New York City during Covid; Recapping the frantic beginning of the Pandemic in America
  2. 14:21 Corporate groupthink in face of Pandemic and legal liabilities; When “it got real”; Paralysis by analysis; “This isn’t a political thing, this is a freedom thing”
  3. 30:13 Jordan Peterson; Twitter Echo Chambers; The desire to be proved wrong
  4. 42:12 Comment threads; People think in different ways; Empathy
  5. 47:38 Personal responsibility; Nuance; The loudest voices; What TV Shows can teach us
  6. 56:02 Headlines & Assumptions; Cancel Culture; Why things are never as bad as they seem
  7. 1:03:00 What the State of The Union Response Speech Says about rapid response culture; Central Banks and CYA culture; Michael talks about the money-grubbing congresswoman he worked for in college
  8. 1:10:14 AOC, Trump, & Attention Politics; Julian tells a Trump a story he heard about Trump’s media approach; the Pareto Principle; revisiting Jeb Bush’s flameout from the 2016 GOP Primary
  9. 1:20:53 How your priorities change as you get older
  10. 1:24:36 The importance of Curiosity; Michael talks about his confidence in figuring things out and trying new things; Michael and Julian discuss “The Plan” society sells you and why it’s a lie
  11. 1:43:55 The inverse relationship between Mental Toughness and Comfort; “The War of Art” By Pressfield; The importance of living free to try new things; Michael tells a story about his first time in Brooklyn
  12. 1:56:28 Groupthink; Getting stuck and bad habits; The value of Time in life; The problem with labeling all situations and people; Why there’s no such thing as “the one thing that has all the answers”
  13. 2:11:33 2Pac (Tupac Shakur), the “spark” and what he said about figuring things out for yourself;
  14. 2:19:38 “Tribe” By Sebastian Junger; The downsides of tribal culture in modern society; How internet culture gathers tribes to practice predictable behavior; The importance of Context
  15. 2:26:28 Virtue Signal Culture and the assault on Freedom of thought and critical thinking; A discussion about how society no longer curiously asks questions; Julian tells a Kobe Bryant story from his 2019 interview with Patrick Bet-David;
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