Wrestling legend Ben Askren on how Fossil Future impacted his thinking
About this episode
Ben Askren discusses how the book Fossil Future influenced his thinking and shares insights on innovation.
On this special episode of Power Hour to celebrate Fossil Future's launch week, I'm joined by wrestling legend and former MMA superstar Ben Askren. When Ben expressed interest in Fossil future on Twitter, I sent him an advance copy—which he read in full, and loved. I asked Ben to come on the show to describe how the book impacted his thinking. I also asked Ben, known as one of the great innovators in modern wrestling, about the keys to his innovativeness—keys that apply to virtually any field. This episode was both a thrill for me and a little surreal since as a longtime Jiu-Jitsu practitioner I've admired Askren from afar for many years. The fact that he responded to Fossil Future so positively is further confirmation to me that the framework and argument of this book are going to impact a lot of people's thinking for the better.
People in this episode
Host: Alex Epstein
Guest: Ben Askren
Topics covered
- Fossil Future
- wrestling
- innovation
- MMA
- impact of literature
Keywords
- Fossil Future
- Ben Askren
- innovation
- wrestling
- MMA
- Alex Epstein
- impact
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Fossil Future
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