#17 — Kevin Rose — The Man Who’s Seen It All

If you're headed to the moon, you can be off by a few inches in the landing and be fine, but if you're off by a few inches in the launch, then you're gonna be off by a million miles.

If you hire the right folks and you can trust them, then you can hand them the keys to the castle and let them go run with it

Failure isn't a bad thing. It's just admitting that you've learned something.

You can get the same benefits of longer duration exercise, and maybe even more brain benefits on the neurogenesis side of things, by doing these really intense short sprints

Admitting to myself that I didn't know everything and it was okay to ask for help was the biggest change that I made over the last 10 plus years

One of the best things I did was invest in several months of therapy with my wife before we got married

If you're thinking about having some caffeinated tea, but you don't want to have a ton of caffeine... the best thing to do is steep the tea for about 30 seconds and then pour off that first steeping because 80% of the caffeine is released during the first 30 seconds of the steep

If you're thinking about having some caffeinated tea, but you don't want to have a ton of caffeine... the best thing to do is steep the tea for about 30 seconds and then pour off that first steeping because 80% of the caffeine is released during the first 30 seconds of the steep

Strong convictions, but loosely held

Getting less than 8 hours [of sleep] is decreasing your lifespan and leading to all kinds of crazy things like cancers and dementia

...There are cells in your body that could potentially turn cancerous and if you starve them, because they are already weakened and a little messed up, they will die first.

Everything in moderation, including moderation

I felt as though, you know, I just really look back on that and realized a little bit later in my career that I should have been involved and ask for help

I felt as though, you know, I just really look back on that and realized a little bit later in my career that I should have been involved and ask for help

A good therapist in my mind is someone that will equip you and teach you how to deal with the complexities of the interaction with another being 24/7 because you're always with them, you know, they're there in your household when they're not there.

With three hours of sleep, the average person will lose 12 points on their IQ