In this episode we discuss:
- How do you survive during an unpaid sabbatical?
- The psychological stress of not having a salary
- What Vikram learned about psychology from Elon Musk at University
- The 2,000 year old ritual that Tim Ferriss still practices to prepare for adversity
- If you want to start something new, should you burn your bridges or leave yourself an escape?
- Overcoming the limiting belief that you are your job
- The massive lie hidden in our education and employment systems
- The creative approach to work that unites the greatest thinkers from Richard Feynman to Ernest Hemingway, David Ogilvy, and Richard Branson
- Tactics for tapping into your subconscious mind to overcome creative blocks
- Dealing with the mental struggle of asking your first clients for money
- Why Vikram (an economist) and his brother Mrinal (a designer and developer) started teaching traditional Indian dance classes
- The common denominator that determines your success in any business or job
- Should you "scratch your own itch" when starting a business?
- How to deal with starting a business and having zero customers show up
- The Magic of the Internet, Micro-niches, and following your own passion
- How the internet is "undoing the industrial revolution" for creators
- Going in to "Fear Mode"
- Balancing "scale of impact" vs "direct impact"
- What if you could keep your job and pursue your passion?
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