Tim Urban - Idea Labs and High-Rung Thinking - [Invest Like the Best, EP.317]

<p dir="ltr">I’m excited to share this conversation with <a href= "https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Tim Urban</a>. Tim is, in my opinion, one of the best and most engaging writers of our era. He’s tackled many of the most interesting topics in the world from AI to procrastination. I interviewed him in 2017 in an episode we called <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/28283697/urban-grand-theft-life?tab=transcript"> “Grand Theft Life”</a>, and it remains one of my favorite episodes ever.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In the 6 years since that episode, he hasn’t published almost anything. That’s because he’s been writing the book we discuss in this episode. The book is called “What’s Our Problem”, in which Tim investigates the big issues facing society.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The reason I love Tim’s writing so much is its density of ideas and ridiculously clear explanations: a rare combo that makes reading a joy. I hope you enjoy this great round two with Tim Urban, and go buy and enjoy his great new book.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/16521394/urban-restore-high-rung-thinking"> here</a>.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Listen to <a href="https://pod.link/founders">Founders podcast</a>.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">-----</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a href= "https://www.tegus.co/patrick">Tegus,</a> the modern research platform for leading investors. I’m a longtime user and advocate of Tegus, a company that I’ve been so consistently impressed with that last fall my firm, Positive Sum, invested $20M to support Tegus’ mission to expand its product ecosystem. Whether it’s quantitative analysis, company disclosures, management presentations, earnings calls - Tegus has tools for every step of your inv