Opening
Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:02): Today, I am super excited to bring you a very special episode with Shreyas Doshi, recorded live at the Lenny and Friends Summit in front of 1,000 people in San Francisco. This is Shreyas' second time on the podcast. His first visit is the third most popular episode of all time of this podcast, and I love that Shreyas was game to try this....
The opener starts with biography before advice. That order makes the guest legible as a person before the listener extracts tactics.
Accept praise cleanly
Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:41): If you enjoy this podcast, don't forget to subscribe and...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
Name strength directly
Shreyas Doshi (00:42:34): So I guess my suggestion would be identify your superpowers, and like Shakespeare said, "To thine own self be true." Just be honest to yourself. Operate your career and make...
Says the strength directly to the guest, not only about them.
Accept praise cleanly
Shreyas Doshi (00:44:47): Yes. Lenny Rachitsky (00:44:47): Shreyas, thank you so much for being here. Shreyas Doshi (00:44:50): Great, thank you. Oh, should we take a picture? Lenny...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
Ending
If you want resources, there are very few people who actually talk about what that real listening means. I would refer you to what Rick Rubin says about listening, I would refer you to what [inaudible 00:44:30] said about listening, and what Drucker said about listening as some pointers. Lenny Rachitsky (00:44:36): Amazing. Shreyas, you said you were going to hang out for the next hour somewhere. You want to share that real quick, and then we'll get off?...
The ending reorients from guest intimacy to listener usefulness.