The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 14 – Insurance

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 14 – Insurance May 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, what is insurance? You described off tape it as something about smearing risk. Rick Rosner: Alright. So, part of growing up or at least growing older, one part of it is deciding …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 13 – Getting an Animal

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 13 – Getting an Animal May 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobson: So, what do people bear in mind when they are thinking about getting an animal or if they have an animal? Rick Rosner: Thing one is, can you care for an …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 12 – Cutting Losses With Work

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 12 – Cutting Losses With Work April 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about cutting losses regarding a job? Rick Rosner: As with relationships, it hurts less to cut loose a job if you have something else already lined up. So, that …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 11 – Women’s Rising Standards and Calling Out Bad Behaviour

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 11 – Women's Rising Standards and Calling Out Bad Behaviour April 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material]   Rick Rosner: I became obsessed with becoming the perfect male feminist to try to get my girlfriend back after she dumped me. So, I read every issue of Miss …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 10 – On Bullshit

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 10 – On Bullshit April 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we were talking about the nature of bullshit off tape. Now, you wanted to look into different aspects of that. Rick Rosner: Let me take my specific situation, I have this YouTube project, where …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 8 – Effective Communication

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 8 - Effective Communication March 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What makes an effective communication? Rick Rosner: Before as a kid, before that was even a thing, I've had many awkward years and they haven't entirely gone away though I've been a …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 7 – Cutting Your Losses in an Argument

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 7 - Cutting Your Losses in an Argument March 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about cutting your losses with regards to something small in a relationship, like an argument? You argue over something being moved, like a piece of furniture or …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 4 – How to Stay Fit Lazily

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius's Guide to Almost Everything 4 - How to Stay Fit Lazily February 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How do you stay fit if you are lazy? Rick Rosner: Here are some tips, eat fiber gummies, which help you digest less of your food, it is probably worth 5 …

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Ask A Genius 348 – Genius Gone Mad and Bad

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 348 - Genius Gone Mad and Bad February 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Why are there stranger male geniuses than female geniuses? Rick Rosner: We, off-tape, were saying that there seems to be more wild-ass or weird male super geniuses than female super geniuses. And one …

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Ask A Genius (or Two) 69 – Conversation on Genius (6)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius (or Two) 69 - Conversation on Genius (6) Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Rick Rosner, and Marco Ripà January 25, 2017 Scott: What are other aspects of the dynamic IQ test? Rick: There’s also the positive reinforcement. Somebody takes this test over and over and gradually, perhaps, improves. Another aspect of the …

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