128: Brent Dunn | Writer, Volcano Hunter, & LSAT Instructor (Part 2)

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Brent Dunn is an exceptional teacher, who has taught more than 6,000 students how to “Ace” the LSAT. During his 27 years of teaching, his students’ average score is above the 90th percentile.

In addition to teaching people how to be smarter, Brent teaches spin classes and pottery. He also made his own (and his daughter's) wedding cakes, has biked around Iceland, collected all of the original set of Pokemon in Pokemon Go, drove a Zamboni, and poked sticks into flowing lava. He is fluent in English, Finnish, and German, with basic proficiency in French, Spanish, Italian, and Icelandic.

Brent is also a writer, and in this second episode with Brent, we discuss the book he is writing, wherein he describes his philosophy on the purpose of life and how to achieve that purpose. I loved his manuscript so much that I gifted it to my wife for Christmas. And I am so grateful that Brent graciously agreed to discuss his book here today, and I’m motivated to be a better person because of his book and this conversation.

In this episode we discuss the following:

• For Brent the purpose of life is to experience joy. And he experiences joy when he sees growth in himself or others he loves.
• To increase our joy, we can increase our love for others.
• Combining these ideas led Brent to an equation: Joy = Growth X Love^2.
• Brent’s parting phrase: “I love you! Have fun! Do your best!”

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