98. Curiosity, Creativity, and Careers with Buster Benson

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Buster Benson, an entrepreneur and former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, Slack, and Patreon. He writes for Medium and busterbenson.com and is currently the CEO of 750words.com. He is the author of ‘Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement.’

They talked about:

🌱 Having a positive mindset despite early experiences

💻 The influence of the internet in transforming career opportunities

📝 Buster’s journey in writing and building his career

🔍 The power of following your curiosity

🌐 How the Internet is reshaping our world

💡 The inspiration for writing 'Why Are We Yelling?’

📜 Full transcript:

theknowledge.io/busterbenson-1/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/9vCz4OHbqNA

👤Connect with Buster:

Twitter: @buster | https://twitter.com/buster

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/busterbenson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bustrbensn/

Website: busterbenson.com

Book: Why Are We Yelling? | https://amzn.to/3QmkJ1a

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

David Letterman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Letterman

Trade Wars | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Wars

Diaryland | https://members.diaryland.com/edit/

LiveJournal | https://www.livejournal.com/

Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/

NaNoWriMo | https://nanowrimo.org/

AdFarm | https://adfarm.com/

HabitLab | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/habitlab/

The Locavore | https://thelocavore.in/

750 words | https://750words.com/

Macintosh | https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Macintosh

Atari computers | https://atari.com/

Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet | https://busterbenson.com/pile/cognitive-biases/

👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:

David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.

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