039: Knowing What You Don’t Know with William Poundstone
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Author William Poundstone discusses the importance of knowledge in your head the modern era.

You’ll learn:

1. Why it’s important to still have general knowledge in the era of Google

2. Why those who listen to podcasts tend to be the most informed people of all 😉

3. It’s nearly impossible for humans to be unpredictable.

About William

William Poundstone is the author of 15 books, including Fortune’s Formula, which was named Amazon Editors’ pick for #1 Nonfiction Book of the year. He has written for *The New York Times Book Review, Village Voice, Esquire, Harpers, The Believer, The Economist, *and Harvard Business Review. Poundstone lives in Los Angeles.

Items mentioned in the show:

• William’s latest book* Head in the Cloud) and *Rock Breaks Scissors)
• Dunning Kruger Effect)
• The Confidence Man)* *by Herman Melville
• Wizard For Statistics)
• William’s Website)

**View transcript, show notes, and links at **https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep39)

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