the cost of looking the other way
Louis argues that “becoming a villain” often starts not with overtly malicious intent, but with willful ignorance. He gives an example from his own business, where a bad payment setup was double-billi...
15 Sep 17min
Disaster recovery; how to deal with & recover from your life falling apart
Louis explains two main strategies for dealing with life disasters. First, instead of panicking and obsessing over a problem, reframe it as: “If I find this, I’ll do X; if I don’t, I’ll do Y.” This he...
8 Sep 17min
I want to do what you do; where do I start?
Louis' main point is that there is no single, linear “right way” to start a career or find your path. He explains his own journey as a series of accidents, detours, and random opportunities: starting ...
1 Sep 19min
I want to do what you do; where do I start?
Louis’ main message is that there is no single, linear path to finding a career or purpose. Using his own life in audio and electronics repair as an example, he explains that he started in one place, ...
25 Aug 19min
traditional media outlets are catching onto the "you own nothing" culture shift
In this episode, Louis discusses an Atlantic article about HP’s Instant Ink subscription and uses it as a broader example of how companies are shifting ownership away from consumers. He agrees with th...
18 Aug 17min
Google is killing authentic websites & I made it worse 😔
Louis says this is a hard video to make because it’s about personal failure and compromise. He explains that for most of his career, his business and YouTube presence were built on honesty, transparen...
11 Aug 24min
Allow yourself the luxury of honesty with yourself.
In this episode, Louis argues that the most important issue is not piracy or other questionable behavior itself, but honesty with yourself about what you’re doing. He says people often try to justify ...
4 Aug 13min
Adults have no idea how to speak to, educate, motivate, and discipline children.
This episode discusses the common phenomenon where children or teenagers, upon gaining a bit of freedom, often act out in extreme ways, such as getting involved in substance abuse or dropping out of s...
7 Apr 21min
