Can silence be used to actually enhance your conversations? In this episode of 'Musings' we discuss: how to begin researching a new interest, Juan's experience in the consulting world, triangulating for the basics across multiple sources, why looking at the top performers might not be useful for the layman, the tell-tale signs of bullshit artists, intentionally introducing a silent pause while conversing, a surprising fact about people on silent retreats and the mental difference between introverts and extroverts. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

0:00 - Operatic opening & Mere Mortal Moments

3:56 - Method for researching a topic

8:08 - Consulting: the expert without any expertise

12:50 - Aggregating the fundamentals

15:48 - Research at the extremes

17:38 - How to find out the bullshit artists?

22:26 - Does emotion help when deep diving into a topic?

26:07 - The power of silence

32:18 - 10-15% of people have a mental breakdown on silent retreat

36:55 - People who need constant social stimulation

41:06 - Share by being silent

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