Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Matt Smith about his recent book: The Preparation. The book and the conversation cover what young men can do instead of joining a university or getting straight into the work force. In other words, how to make the first step to become a “Renaissance Man.”

GUEST → https://www.amazon.com/Preparation-Become-Competent-Confident-Dangerous/dp/B0FLRKZCKL  (The Book) → https://www.thepreparation.com/  (The Substack for the book) → https://www.maximsmith.com/  (The Substack of the son, Maxim) → https://www.crisisinvesting.com/  (The Substack of the guest, Matt Smith) → https://twitter.com/mattpheus  (Matt Smith) → https://www.youtube.com/@DougCaseysTake 

WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ 

CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  

TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:30 – Reasons not to go to university 11:20 – Cultural attachment 17:25 – Doing vs Having 22:40 – What Maxim has done in the last 12 months 29:30 – How is this self-directed education structured? 47:00 – How to create a council and find a patron as a young man 1:03:45 – How is Uruguay? 1:08:15 – Final Thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio