Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I am your host Dr Michael Jervay by Trade and Training a High Performance Psychologist.

Today's episode is a special one.

It wasn't recorded in our mastery lab,

but we did it live from Balboa Theater in San Diego

for a live Talks LA event,

where I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with one of the most influential

thinkers of our time, Malcolm Gladwell. This conversation was just so much fun.

I mean, we went places. We explored his writing process, the

lessons he learned from his father about effort and resilience, and big

questions about the future like the real impact of AI and the time it takes to fully understand emerging technologies.

We also dive into Malcolm's latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, Over Stories, Super Spreaders, and the Rise of Social

Engineering.

I just want to say that this was one of those wonderfully surprising conversations because I want

you to stay tuned for the first bit.

I think you'll be really surprised about where Malcolm and I go.

I think you're going to love it.

It's full of emotions and I'll keep it there.

And this whole thing was electric. emotions and I'll keep it there.

And this whole thing was electric.

And it's just, you know, it's fun to do it with a live audience.

There's a different type of thing there.

But I'm excited for you to listen to the way that he shapes his words, where he's coming from, the

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