The Invisible List
Episodes about this book
2 episodesHow to Become the Most Interesting Person You Know
The episode is a full interview with Ravi Gupta about this book. Gupta explains his method of choosing one new passion per year and pursuing it to an intermediate level, the concept of the "invisible list" of skills people perpetually defer, and practical steps for structuring a year around a single goal, including setting measurable targets, building accountability, and finding community. Host Rufus Griscom shares his own running year as an example and brainstorms his next project with Gupta.
710: Ravi Gupta - The Anti-Dabbler's Guide to Mastering One New Skill Every Year, Why Presence Isn't Enough, Bourdain's Masterclass in Humility, and Pairing Reasonable Goals With Delusional Ones
Ravi Gupta's new book The Invisible List is the central subject of this episode. Gupta, both author and guest, explains the book's core concept: choosing one new passion or skill each year and committing to it fully—anti-dabbling. He describes pairing a reasonable goal with a delusional one, shares personal examples from surfing to novel writing, and discusses the 'Invisible Posse' community he launched around the book.
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