The Case for Optimizing Everything with Joey Savoie (Ep.83)
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Joey Savoie, the co-founder of Ambitious Impact, lives his life by spreadsheets, and it’s allowed him to create tremendous impact. Should we follow in his footsteps?
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Chapters:
Intro) 00:00-13:41 Why Joey likes optimization for important things in life & his response to push-backs
Chapter 2) 13:42-18:13 Joey on meditation and how it helps optimization
Chapter 3) 18:14-29:36 What is Ambitious Impact (AIM) and Charity Entrepreneurship & helping NGOs/Nonprofits to be more popular and efficient
Chapter 4) 29:37-45:12 Examples of leveraging status in a positive way
Chapter 5) 45:13-55:33 AIM and Charity Entrepreneurship - how it started and goals, on Joey’s parents and upbringing, & current moral/ethical development
Chapter 6) 55:34-1:11:33 Joey on ethics & social effects of relationships
Chapter 7) 1:11:34-1:19:26 How AIM and Charity Entrepreneurship helps with social support and what Joey as an individual has learned from it
Chapter 8) 1:19:27-1:31:12 Joey on Effective Altruism (EA), AIM looking for skepticism in humility and moral ambition, & groups measuring and reacting to different results
Chapter 9) 1:31:13-1:41:14 Joey on EA not able to reach goals & Joey on introspection leading to action or inaction
Chapter 10) 1:41:15-1:49:41 What has Joey learned about learning, why you should read books, & also learn from outside your community
Chapter 11) 1:49:42-1:50:58 Joey’s most important lesson from years of being an optimizer
Chapter 12) 1:50:59-1:52:39 Follow AIM (http://charityentrepreneurship.com) and Joey (https://measuredlife.substack.com/)! (other links below)
Chapter 13) 1:52:40-1:52:56 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Adam Durand & Chloe Leffakis
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Follow AIM and Joey:
https://charityentrepreneurship.com
https://measuredlife.substack.com/
https://substack.com/@goodenoughjoey
https://www.facebook.com/joey.savoie
https://www.facebook.com/charityentrepreneurship
https://www.instagram.com/ambitiousimpact/
https://www.youtube.com/@charityentrepreneurship6301
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-savoie-b5937356/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/charityentrepreneurship/
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Books Mentioned:
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
The Growth Mindset: A Guide to Professional and Personal Growth (The Art of Growth) by Joshua Moore & Helen Glasgow
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