RWH068: How to Be Better in Work & Life w/ David Epstein

You're listening to TIP. You're listening to the Richer, Wiser, Happier podcast, where your host, William Green, interviews the world's greatest investors and explores how to win in markets and life. This show is not investment advice, it's intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. All opinions expressed by hosts and guests are solely their own. and they may have investments in the securities discussed.

Now for your host, William Green. Alright folks, I'm thrilled to welcome today's guest, David Epstein. David is a superb author who published a hugely influential book in 2019 called Range, which explored the advantages of being a generalist with broad experiences and skills in a world where we're often encouraged to adopt an increasingly narrow, specialized focus. That book was a number one New York Times bestseller, and today we're going to talk in depth about his new book, which is being published this week.

It's titled Inside the Box and the subtitle is How Constraints Make Us Better. I read an advanced copy of the book cover to cover over the last few days with tremendous pleasure. And I have to say it's really terrific. It's very richly researched. It's full of thought-provoking insights for anyone who wants to build a richer, wiser, happier life, whether you're an investor or a business person, an athlete, a creative, or anyone else who's trying to figure out how to live meaningfully in extremely complicated times.

We already have this episode, so unlocking it is cheap and permanent: the full transcript (97 minutes, 20,393 words), segment and word-level timestamps, and .txt, .srt, .vtt and word-level JSON downloads, as many times as you like, forever.

No account needed, we create one from your checkout email. With credits it is 1 credit; packs start at 5 episodes for $3.49, and monthly plans are cheaper still.