“I began keeping a notebook... I made lists... I love making lists... the names are the anchor for a lot of information.”

Jared Diamond · Huberman Lab · What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary Life | Dr. Jared Diamond

Play from 51:32
51:32

Audio streams from the publisher’s own feed. Verbatim does not host or copy it.

What was described

kept a lifelong notebook of lists (rivers, animals, streetcars, bird species) and used the lists to generate scientific insights and recall information

Said nearby on the same subject

“I kept an informal running list of research lessons in Obsidian, which helped me consolidate what I learned.”
♫
Said on LessWrong (Curated & Popular)
How they work Share this moment
“I had a giant notebook on Notebook LM filled with all of my research materials… the most basic way I would use that is just to query it about things that I needed to know… it would pop back a list, sort of like a supercharged search function.”
♫
Said on Uncanny Valley | WIRED
“…launched the Bird Flu Know What To Do National Campaign…running across television, digital, radio and social media…$270 million bird flu response…over 3,000 H5 vaccines administered to priority wildlife species.”
♫
Said on Australian Parliament: House of Representatives
Why it worked $270 million bird-flu response budget; >3,000 H5 vaccines administered… Share this moment
“If you like animal foods, go ahead and find minimally processed animal foods, but always eat them with the protective foods at the top of the list, the nuts and the seeds and the fruits and the healthy oils and other things.”
♫
Said on ZOE Science & Nutrition
How they work Share this moment

Moments like this, every Monday

The strongest new moments on your topics, in the speakers' own words. Free for three topics.

No card. No password. One-click unsubscribe.

Track a competitor?

Pro watches up to 25 names or phrases and emails you the morning after they are said.

See Pro, $29 a month

Verbatim quotes a short extract and links to the episode; the episode belongs to its publisher. Remove a show.