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What Life Rule Does Kirill Zubovsky Give Stewart Alsop?

Kirill Zubovsky, founder of Smash Notes, tells Stewart Alsop on Crazy Wisdom that a key thing in life is to set your own boundaries. Say what you need and what you want, and make that a priority instead of waiting for the culture to move first.

His example is the office. He would rather work on the grass than in a cubicle, and he thinks society should deal with that, but he does not think a committee will do it for you. Each person has to make the call, do it differently, and let other people catch up. He was speaking from Seattle, after a move from San Francisco.

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Kirill Zubovsky: the World of Podcasting ·

Crazy Wisdom

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  1. What Is Smash NotesIt’s a way to get millions of interesting points out of podcasts that are locked in the audio.
  2. Why Has Podcasting Become More Popular Over the YearsConversations in audio seem to go deep into the brain and it seems to be something evolutionary.
  3. What Is the Rad Dad Show PodcastIt is hosted by Kirill Zubovsky.
  4. How Is Podcasting Different From WritingWhen writing, people have a point that they want to make and teach their audience. With podcasts, it’s more free flow in sharing a story.
  5. How Did the Idea of Smash Notes DevelopWhen Zubovsky started his podcast, he started interviewing interesting people. One person was Caspar Babypants .
  6. How Will AI Affect the Ability for Humans to Learn, Build, and CreateZubovsky can’t provide a specific answer, but thinks that if you follow open AI, you will have a really good sense of what’s possible.
  7. What’s the Biggest Thing You Learned About Life or Startup CompaniesPersonally, Zubovsky learned how important it is to stick to his core vision.
  8. How Does It Feel to Work for Yourself, Then Go Back to Working for Someone ElseZubovsky states how he was never a big fan of working for someone else because it feels like there are obstacles in the way.
  9. How Has the Crazy Wisdom Podcast GrownStewart Alsop III confesses that he is pretty bad at marketing because it took him a year for people to start listening.
  10. Where Did the Name “crazy Wisdom” Come FromPeople may be familiar with the term if they’re involved in the spiritual world. It’s also known as divine madness.
  11. Where Does the Best Feedback Come FromIt comes from people who accept what you’re doing. They don’t question what you’re doing.
  12. Where Is the Best Place to Get OpinionsZubovsky states that it’s great that you have a pool of people because not everyone will respond, but people can find the parts that resonate with them.
  13. Why Does It Seem That People Want to HelpEssentially, you get out what you put in. It’s also because people realize how difficult it is to do startups. There is no value in the negatives.
  14. What’s Zubovsky’s Opinion of an Eight Hour a Day Work WeekHe questions why we are still doing it. He says if you can be productive for four hours from your kitchen, then go for it.
  15. As a Society, What Should We Be DoingWe have matured to be an intelligent society where we should recognize that we should control our own lives and not abide by society norms.

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