#82 – Simon Sinek: Leadership, Hard Work, Optimism and the Infinite Game

About this episode

<p>Simon Sinek is an author of several books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and his latest The Infinite Game. He is one of the best communicators of what it takes to be a good leader, to inspire, and to build businesses that solve big difficult challenges.</p> <p>Support this podcast by signing up with these sponsors:<br /> &#8211; MasterClass: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; Cash App &#8211; use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221; and download:<br /> &#8211; Cash App (App Store): <a href="https://apple.co/2sPrUHe">https://apple.co/2sPrUHe</a><br /> &#8211; Cash App (Google Play): <a href="https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w">https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w</a></p> <p>EPISODE LINKS:<br /> Simon twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/simonsinek">https://twitter.com/simonsinek</a><br /> Simon facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simonsinek">https://www.facebook.com/simonsinek</a><br /> Simon website: <a href="https://simonsinek.com/">https://simonsinek.com/</a><br /> Books:<br /> &#8211; Infinite Game: <a href="https://amzn.to/2WxBH1i">https://amzn.to/2WxBH1i</a><br /> &#8211; Leaders Eat Last: <a href="https://amzn.to/2xf70Ds">https://amzn.to/2xf70Ds</a><br /> &#8211; Start with Why: <a href="https://amzn.to/2WxBH1i">https://amzn.to/2WxBH1i</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.</span>&#160;If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>OUTLINE:<br /> 0:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 3:50 &#8211; Meaning of life as an infinite game<br /> 10:13 &#8211; Optimism<br /> 13:30 &#8211; Mortality<br /> 17:52 &#8211; Hard work<br /> 26:38 &#8211; Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and leadership</p>