Crazy Wisdom

The medical implications of stress

I just interviewed Lavinia Cerasela Ionita about her work using stress biomarkers and personalized video conferencing with doctors to help people get a handle on their stress.

The risk of being creative

I sit down with my roommate David Zangwill who has a lot of interesting things to say about the relationship between stress and creativity.

Jill Eickmann

I've been doing Improv for the last month to improve my ability to be more spontaneous on the podcast and I've started to fall deeply in love with doing improv. I interviewed Jill Eickmann the founder of the local improv studio I go to called Leela and I ask her about her upcoming improv festival called Femprovisor Fest.

Are we moving into the 5th dimension?

I interviewed Maria in both English and Portuguese. This one is the English one and we go pretty deep metaphysically speaking. We even talk about moving into the 5th dimension and Maria's thoughts on the evolution of mankind and whether aliens are helping us.

Tommy Leep of AngelList

I sit down with Tommy Leep who does BD at AngelList and also helps people find their life's work with his company Jetstream. We talk about how people can minimize stress while finding a new career and stress in the context of raising money from investors.

Peter Rex: Do rebels experience stress when they rebel?

Here is my interview with Peter Rex where I interview him about his fast growing company MakeRise, as well as his experience going against the status quo.

How does a healthy relationship make you more creative?

It was very interesting interviewing someone about stress and creativity in the context of relationships. Its not something that I have thought a lot about, but lead to some wide-ranging insights. If you ask a genius where their ideas come from, none of them are able to actually tell you the answer. It comes from this place of emptiness. This is why meditation can help you become more creative. You already are creative because each thought you think is an example of fascinating creativity. You a...

What are some sources of stress when working remotely?

Just did an interview with the CEO of Gitlab, Sid Sibrandij. Gitlab is a multibillion dollar company that helps developers become more efficient with less stress. One of the most interesting values they have is that they are totally transparent. They post lots of their meetings and code reviews to youtube so that everyone can see. I was able to ask Sid pretty much anything about the company and he would answer. This could be a source of stress because there is always this line between honesty an...

What is the relationship between accountability and stress?

Taylor Jacobson is the CEO of Focusmate an amazing product that pairs you with a virtual coworking buddy. Both you and your coworker keep each other accountable for an hour while you pound through tasks. I reached out to Taylor because I'm a user of the product and wanted to hear his thoughts on the connection between stress and creativity.

A live business coaching session

In this episode I do things a little differently, instead of interviewing Henri Meijer, he helps me to remove limiting beliefs that get in the way of me starting and running a business. Its kind of like business therapy and I'm getting all vulnerable by showing it to my audience. Mentorship and coaching are so important but if you have never done it before it can seem quite abstract. If you've ever been interested in what it might be like, listen to this episode. Check out Henri Meijer's Linkedi...

What did the ancient greeks have to say about creativity?

Francis has read widely and understands greatly the connection between stress and creativity as the CEO of a company that helps to automate repetitive work. We also go into how remote work is changing the relationship between stress and creativity in the corporate world.

How to deal with the stress of uncertainty?

I sit down with Eliot Peper and we talk about how the world is going through a time of great uncertainty and Eliot shares his advice on how to thrive in this uncertainty. Technological breakthrough is reaching the point of breakout acceleration and this is causing people stress because they don't know where they will end up. The old rules are gone and now the rules are changing every few years. Listen to this episode if you want to understand how to make it through.

How do you work with the stress of managing others?

Today I sit down with Jason and interview him about the stress that comes from managing other people. One of the most interesting things I learned is that managers should not try to be therapists. They should focus on coaching and if one of their employees is needs more therapeutic help they should be able to refer out to specialists.

What It's Really Like Being a VC (feat. Stewart Alsop II)

In this episode I sit down with my father Stewart Alsop II to talk about being a journalist, being a VC, his favorite investments, and how he thinks about stress and anxiety.

Starting and Growing a Yoga Studio (feat. Marisa Toriggino)

In this episode, I sit down with Marisa Toriggino to talk about Yoga Garden and her process for starting and growing her studio.

How to Use Stress as an Entrepreneur (feat. Mike Maples Jr.)

In this episode, I sit down with Mike Maples Jr. to talk about the role stress plays in entrepreneurship.

Conversation With Mark Lutter

In this episode I speak with Mark Lutter.

What happens when your expectations don't match reality?

I sit down with Julian Weisser, who does Growth for a company called Virta Health which has figured out a way to reverse type II diabetes without the use of medication. Julian was an absolute blast to talk to and is one of those behind the scenes geniuses. He even has a framework for attaining happiness!

How to act with integrity

I sit down with Michael Gasnoriek, founder of the Truth Cartel and former co-director of Startup Grind. We talk about how to live an effective life which starts with your personal philosophy. When you've figured out your personal philosophy then you can easily figure out your strategy, tactics, and goals. Start with why and then work from there and life becomes filled with flow.

What is the relationship between pain and stress? Arik Gohl

In this episode, I sit down with Arik Gohl to talk about pain, stress, and the human body.

What sources of stress are the same for people from Mexico and people from the US? What are some different sources?

Stewart interviews Mak Gutierrez of Hackers and Founders in Guadalajara, Mexico

What is the difference between stress and anxiety?

Stewart interviews Chris Saad, a serial entrepreneur and former head of developer relations at Uber. We talk about how stressful it was to work for Uber, the difference between stress and anxiety and a lot of tips to actually work with anxiety, particularly what worked for Chris.

What can taxes teach us about stress?

Interview with Patrick Larsen the CEO of ZenLedger

How can we use stress to speak more effectively? John Block of Effective Presentations

John Block of Effective Presentations

What can you learn from elite athletes about the stress of aging? Jeff Bercovici

Jeff Bercovici: SF bureau chief of INC magazine

How can a founder of a company work with stress in a positive way? Terrence Yang of Yang Ventures

Terrence Yang of Yang Ventures

How can you learn from stress instead of wishing it away? Ryan Marchman of the Adjustatorium

Ryan Marchman - Author and Chiropractor

Can you build a company with minimal stress? Andy Alsop - CEO of The Receptionist

Andy Alsop - CEO of The Receptionist

Does the process of migration make you a better entrepreneur? - Ana María Alvarez Monge

What do you do when your home country descends into civil war? Fahd, A Migrant from Syria