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podcast2015-present

The Knowledge Project

Disciplines:
podcasting
parenting/learning
psychology/decision-making

Summary

Shane Parrish's podcast interviewing exceptional practitioners about how they think, decide, and operate — focused on extracting generalizable wisdom rather than surface-level career narrative.

Core Contribution

Deep practitioner interviews on decision-making: The Knowledge Project's distinguishing feature is Parrish's focus on the cognitive and metacognitive — not 'what did you do?' but 'how did you think about it?' and 'what mental models guided you?' Guest selection spans investors, scientists, athletes, and executives, unified by demonstrating exceptional judgment in their domain.

Historical Influences

Farnam Street mental models framework

Intellectual Lineage

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Contemporaries & Peers

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Minds Influenced

Intellectual Podcast Genre

Intellectual Posterity

Decision-Making Podcast Genre

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