This is Shane Snow’s third time on the podcast. And we had a lot to cover. Shane is the author of the incredibly intelligent book, “Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success.“ And he’s also the cofounder of “Contently,” a content strategy company that helps businesses grow. He’s an expert in writing stories about successful who may or may not have taken the “smartcut”. And he taught me a lot about solving problems in an unconventional way.
Shane’s upcoming book, “Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart“ which comes out in June is (I like to think), like a sequel to his first. But it’s been awhile since I read his first book, so I wanted to review it because I think “Dream Teams” is a natural extension of the smartcuts concept. And then we dissect teams. We discuss the roots of what makes a team function with optimal performance. Even individuals who are not directly working with a team can use these ideas to improve any area of their lives.
Links and Resources
Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success by Shane Snow
Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart by Shane Snow
Contently - the company Shane co-founded
Take The Open Mindedness Test on Shane’s Website
Also Mentioned
Ep. 168 - Tony Hawk: Don’t Stand Still
The Peekaboo Paradox by Gene Weingarten
Alias
Malcolm Gladwell
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (how Shane learned to be a better writer)
JJ Abrams
John F. Kennedy
Rizza of the Wu Tang Clan
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King
Bayard Rustin
12 Rule for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson
Lost
The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership by Sam Walker
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Taleb
Elijah Muhammad
Hamilton the Musical
Bob Dylan
Elon Musk
SpaceX
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