Build Your Database

From Smashing Success Stories · 41:15

Show by Karen

This episode is all about building your knowledge base aka your database to empower you to think creatively, solve problems, and to be interesting (like, don’t be basic).Resources: Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (https://bookshop.org/p/books/freakonomics-rev-ed-a-rogue-economist-explores-the-hidden-sidScenes from Limitless:Eddie discusses the formula he created that helped him learn how to profitably trade stock and earn over 2M in 10 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkSIqlSLK2g Eddie first taking the pill and having a conversation which included references from over 12 years ago that he didn’t realize were locked into his brain – the relevant part starts at the 2:15 marker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wI4z9U1aM A Bit Of Optimism by Simon Sinek with guests Brene Brown and Adam Grant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsjWBRdKoE When Galileo Stood Trial for Defending Science: https://www.history.com/articles/galileo-copernicus-earth-sun-heresy-church Scientific Method from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method US midterms 2026: Nine key issues shaping the election: https://www.newarab.com/analysis/us-midterms-2026-nine-key-issues-shaping-election Business Insider article on states that flipped senate seats: https://www.businessinsider.com/states-where-democrats-flipped-senate-seats-blue-2026-11?op=1 Why the electorate’s racial and ethnic makeup does not mirror the overall U.S. population: https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2026/09/10/the-u-s-electorates-changing-racial-and-ethnic-makeup/ Is Congress Representative of the American People? https://usafacts.org/articles/is-congress-representative-of-the-american-people/ Celtic Mythology: https://irishmyths.com/2021/02/12/celtic-mythology-reference-books/Fantasy books inspired by Irish and Celtic mythology: https://irishmyths.com/2021/02/02/top-10-celtic-fantasy-books/ Afrofuturism books on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/lists/afrofuturism-books Learn about African Diaspora. https://www.africandiasporabooks.com/ Oh hey if you don’t read Afrofuturism, GET INTO IT. Some of my favorite Black-owned bookstores:Mahogany Books: https://www.mahoganybooks.comMalik Books: https://malikbooks.com/The Dunning-Kruger effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effectMotivational Minute episodes go live every Monday. Full-length episodes go live every Thursday.Video episodes are uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smashingsuccessstories Support is always appreciated! Likes, comments, and subscriptions are welcome! If you’d like to further support Smashing Success Stories, one-time and/or monthly Ko-Fi donations are available: https://ko-fi.com/smashingsuccessstories Patrons get exclusive content and credit in videos; Patreon information can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/c/SmashingSuccessStories Music credit to Purple Planet Music: www.purple-planet.com #SmashingSuccessStories

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