In this episode, William Green talks with Jason Karp, a prodigiously talented investor & entrepreneur whom he also profiled in his book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier.” Jason founded Tourbillon Capital Partners, where he managed $4.5 billion. He then quit the hedge fund business & created HumanCo, a holding company that invests in the health & wellness sector. Here, he speaks with extraordinary candor about his relentless quest for financial & professional success, & how his obsession with overachievement almost destroyed him.IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro04:27 - How Jason Karp switched from underachiever to “hyper-neurotic overachiever.”09:32 - How his obsession with productivity devastated his health.25:01 - How he transformed his health, healing diseases that seemed incurable.35:34 - What he learned about how to eat well for health & longevity.53:13 - Why it’s helpful to “confuse your body” with random stressors.54:32 - How the best investors succeed by deferring gratification.1:09:17 - How Jason simplifies his life to reduce the impact of “decision fatigue.”1:13:37 - How he designed his hedge fund’s offices to promote productivity & good health.1:25:08 - What’s helped him most in dealing with his mental health challenges.1:25:25 - How he came to be suicidally depressed at the pinnacle of his investment career.1:28:24 - How he thinks about money, family, happiness, & fulfillment.1:29:24 - Why founding a health & wellness conglomerate brought him a new level of joy.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESJason Karp’s company, HumanCo.Hu Chocolate brand co-created by Jason Karp.Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky.Undo It! by Dean Ornish M.D. & Anne OrnishThe Longevity Diet by Valter Longo.Peter Attia’s book Outlive: The Science and Art of LongevityYoung Forever by Dr. Mark HymanTara Brach’s book, “Radical Acceptance,” & her website. How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan.William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. P.S The Investor’s Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSInvest in Bitcoin with confidence on River. It's the most secure way to buy Bitcoin with 100% full reserve custody and zero fees on recurring orders.Beat FOMO and move faster than the market with AlphaSense.Make connections, gain knowledge, and uplift your governance CV by becoming a member of the AICD today.What does happen when money and big feelings mix? Tune in to find out on the new podcast, Open Money, presented by Servus Credit Union.Capitalize on the rapidly growing cybersecurity market today with Atakama.Have Commonwealth Private‘s Private Bankers take the time to understand your goals and tailor solutions that create less for you to do and more for you to enjoy.If you’re into marketing podcasts that walk through how successful entrepreneurs, politicians, and influencers have convinced and persuaded people, then you should give Nudge, hosted by Phil Agnew, a listen!Get yourself a Blockstream Jade — An all-in-one, bitcoin-only hardware wallet that makes protecting your bitcoin so easy. Use the coupon code Fundamentals to get 10% off.Apply for the Employee Retention Credit easily, no matter how busy you are, with Innovation Refunds.Get an overall better student loan experience with College Ave. Plus, get a chance to win a $1,000 college scholarship. No purchase is required.Hire expert marketers, on-demand, with MarketerHire. Listeners get a $1,000 credit for first-time customers when you use code WSB.Discover the leading community for engaged investors, and the best source of investment analysis and opinion with Seeking Alpha. Listeners get a special deal: Alpha Picks for $99 + 1 month of FREE Seeking Alpha Premium!Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
why have a guest. If you're going to do all the talking.
Presenter talks far too fast. Lower your pace. Talk like Terry Smith!
This was very difficult to listen to. I couldn’t get past 10 minutes. The audiobook style of narration is totally missing
Been listening to TIP since late 2019. Enjoy all the content they produce. The content is very high quality, and has thought me a lot, has I had little to no investing knowledge before I started listening. Without sounding to fan boyish, I find Preston's insights and teachings so interesting, and it appeals my personality. But I also enjoying opinions and insights of very one the team, and love the content they produce. So, keep up the good work, thanks for the learnings so far, and look forward to learning more along side all of the team. Thanks again Cormac
text?? is have text??
useless diatribe. no information. self agrandizing approximation. something like a journalist run amok.
You are most likely on of the few channels that are having a bit of a reach. If the mainstream media was making clear what is going on right now, there would probably murder in the streets. I don't understand why that many people are unaware of the situation we are facing. I live next to a state motorway (not a highway) in germany, and i have never ever seen so few cars. Well during the lockdowns, there were close to none, but even now with artificially low fuel prices , we are just up 10% from 2021 because the gov subisdises) there is no one that wants to spend money right now. Commerce is contracting at a speed that is incredible to me. Worst of all is that I am sure they are making a policy mistake right now, their actions will only amplify the problem this downside and the following upswing on the next QE wave will probably break the machine. Its very bad.
First of all, I want express my gratitude for genuinely producing this content. May life reward you well for it. Now, my, comment:
Preston, Larry, I don't know if you read the comments, you are probably quite busy.
great conversation. one of the really more unbiased guests on your show, Preston. I've got the feeling that the new FIMA swap lines are used to reduce volatility on the indexes by manipulating the FX markets through huge swaps. today some jpy cad swap happened at the asia open, only a central bank can do such a swap moving the market that much. check twitter @ekimris i forwarded some insights. is this their new tool to QE without injection of liquidity? it's a damn stupid idea if you ask me, because you're breaking the interest rate parity on all pairs. Powell's tools... keep up the good work, the both of you.
For those interested, The Art of War translation he is referring to is the one by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala; it is often rated as the best translation for most people to read, without being overly dull, excessively academic or taking too many liberties with the text.
I have never thought of bitcoin being some kind of digital batteries 🤔. Thanks the guest for mentioning this positive output of mining.
What an amazing episode!
Do guests offer compensation to the Podcaster? nothing wrong with that but I like to see full disclosure. thanks
Excellent podcast; best one yet. Thank you!
Loads of great trading advice and market tips in this one, thanks.
Thanks for also covering Eurozone! Useful for quite a lot of listeners!
what's the second book he mentioned at 58:45? thanks
wow. wow. wow. 5/5
Lyn Alden is so gold! So many insights, so down-to-earth examples helping you understand economics. Recommended for everybody to listen to her interviews. Great interview