#9: Noah Zender - Effective Learning, Mental Models, and Building a Digital Ecosystem

Noah Zender is a product manager at Paradox, research assistant at Contrary Research, and writer at Pioneer Project.

In this conversation, we talk about the importance of curating a healthy information diet, growing a personal brand, practical mental models for life, underrated strategies for networking, and much more.

Listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7okP...

0:00 Noah's physical knowledge system
2:54 Benefits of a physical note-taking system
4:29 How to curate a healthy information diet
7:37 The best information exists in the hyperlinks
8:27 Balaji's idea of signal and repeaters
9:28 Study the foundations
11:21 Connecting ideas when writing
12:41 Noah's favorite frameworks
17:17 A brief look into Noah's day-to-day life
18:11 Noah's mission to write about pioneers
21:24 Why SEO is prime digital real estate
24:09 How to get started with creating content
26:46 Strategies to growing on Twitter/X
28:40 The value of building an email newsletter
32:31 Why you should begin sharing online
36:18 How permissionless apprenticeship works
39:32 Shoot your shot when you're starting out
42:55 How to make the most of college
43:53 How to write a good cold DM/email
49:30 How moving to Arizona changed Noah's life
52:30 The importance of setting non-negotiables
55:23 Book recommendations
59:32 Advice to Noah's 18 y/o self

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