If you've listened to a lot of interviews with successful investors and entrepreneurs, you might notice that a lot of them play poker, and some of them even recommend it as a way of improving financial acumen. There are many reasons: poker is a game of incomplete information, you have to assess risk quickly, be decisive, and emotionally deal with the consequences of a decision, whether it turns out to be good, bad or unknown. Let's talk about the ways poker is similar to speculating, in bankroll...
Oct 04, 2018•23 min
You've probably heard a lot about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in the media - people turning into millionaires overnight, discovering coins on lost hard drives and taking out mortgages to gamble on the market. And it's true, you can get rich using cryptocurrency, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. There's lot more to it than financial security - this technology is set to change society the world over, very similar to the way the Internet has changed our lives over the last 20 years. It's a tr...
Oct 03, 2018•5 min
Luis Fernando Mises is known for his podcast “Emancipated Human”, and for teaching servant leadership as a consultant to large companies in the USA. Some people might find it a contradiction that Luis is a corporate man in a suit and tie, and an intensely spiritual man, even a spiritual healer. In fact, there is no contradiction – improving the lives of people in companies and healing souls are goals that are very consistent. Likewise, it seems contradictory to be an entrepreneur in the pursuit ...
Oct 03, 2018•48 min
The Story: Bob explains his time in the Church of Scientology What can we learn from the Church of Scientology? Is there some wisdom that gets lost in all the criticism, some teachings of L. Ron Hubbard that could still benefit us? Welcome once again to The Paradise Paradox. I’d like to present the second part of an interview I… Read more → The post Magical Witchcraft Scientology Journey of Bobaphet – Part 2 – Episode 196 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Sep 19, 2018•40 min
Join the navy, join a Wiccan coven, join the Church of Scientology. What would you learn from joining all three? Read more → The post Magical Witchcraft Scientology Journey of Bobaphet – Part 1 – Episode 195 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Aug 05, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Shamus Mac makes the case that government is a form of compulsory religion, with prayers, hymns, totems and power animals. Read more → The post Government is Religion – Episode 194 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Jun 10, 2018•1 hr 1 min
My monk friend explains several types of meditation, and why consciousness is interesting of itself. Read more → The post Meditate with a monk in a Thai Buddhist temple – Episode 193 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Mar 20, 2018•17 min
Vice called the detox at Wat Tham Krabok "the world's toughest rehab". Is it true? Read more → The post Thai Temple Drug Detox: An interview with a Buddhist monk – Episode 192 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Mar 12, 2018•22 min
It's great to make gains in cryptocurrency - but what assets can you use to maintain that wealth from years to come? Read more → The post Safe Assets for Crypto Cowboys and Girls – Episode 191 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Mar 05, 2018•15 min
We started this channel with humble goals, and ended up achieving much more than I expected, meeting heroes and making money. Read more → The post How and why to start a YouTube channel – Episode 190 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Feb 19, 2018•28 min
What causes the digital currency market to crash? Nobody knows - but at least we can e Read more → The post Bitcoin Boom Bust – The Crypto Market Cycle: Episode 189 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Feb 06, 2018•17 min
Take the time to be kind to yourself. Read more → The post Meditation on self-love appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Jan 30, 2018•5 min
How can you learn and benefit from a crash in the crypto market? Read more → The post Crypto Crash January 2018 – Episode 188 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Jan 18, 2018•12 min
How can you invite more success into your life? Simple: look for it, and welcome it. Read more → The post Receive the Universe’s Gifts – Episode 187 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Jan 09, 2018•22 min
Kurt stumbles across a world of beauty, risk and thuggery in the sex industry of SE Asia. Read more → The post Sex workers in South East Asia: Fun, games & exploitation appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Dec 18, 2017•18 min
Don't leave your cryptocurrency on an exchange, especially not one with heavy restrictions on withdrawals and deposits. Read more → The post Don’t Get Goxxed – Bitfinex, Bittrex & Coinbase appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Dec 08, 2017•6 min
In January 2016, a Bitcoin core developer declared the Bitcoin experiment over. Was he right? Read more → The post Bitcoin’s Path To Ruin – Episode 185 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Dec 06, 2017•26 min
When no-one is interested in cryptocurrency, it's time to buy. When people are too excited about it, it's time to sell. Read more → The post Bitcoin over 9000: Lock in profits! – Episode 184 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Nov 27, 2017•15 min
How can compassion allow us to communicate and persuade others? Read more → The post Compassion in arguments: A lesson for political nuts – Episode 183 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Nov 21, 2017•17 min
What do you like about Thailand? The Buddhist temples, the food... the ladyboys? Read more → The post Crazy, weird and wonderful Thailand appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Nov 07, 2017•20 min
How will digital currency make the world better, more peaceful, and making people more prosperous? Read more → The post Bitcoin, Dash and digital currency for beginners – Episode 181 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Nov 02, 2017•26 min
Faith sounds like an emotional concept - even a superstition - but believing that things will turn out okay is perfectly rational. Read more → The post Put your worries in the hands of Providence – Episode 180 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Oct 17, 2017•8 min
A 14 hour bus ride with no toilets isn't easy... Could you survive it? Read more → The post A Shit Story – Episode 179 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Oct 09, 2017•18 min
Look around you and notice how peaceful things are, how free you are. Be grateful. Read more → The post Being Grateful in Bangladesh – Episode 178 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Oct 03, 2017•12 min
Making real human connections with people is more important than defending an ideology. Read more → The post People are more important than ideas – Episode 177 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Sep 18, 2017•7 min
When you're lost and confused about your identity and place in the world... what do you do? Read more → The post Everyday existential crisis – Episode 176 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Sep 11, 2017•10 min
An interview with two people who learn by travelling. Read more → The post Worldschooling with Andrea and Lean – Episode 175 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Sep 08, 2017•35 min
Holding onto your past can allow it to continue into the future. Just let go. Read more → The post Forgive your debts, change your future – Episode 174 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Aug 29, 2017•5 min
What factors does Conor McGregor have in his favour against Floyd Mayweather? Read more → The post How Conor McGregor will KO Floyd Mayweather – Episode 173 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Aug 15, 2017•52 min
Kurt interviews Gela Amini, earthling, traveller, vegan chef and expert manifester. Read more → The post Gela Amini – The Electricity of Your Intentions: Episode 172 appeared first on the paradise paradox.
Aug 07, 2017•19 min