{"podcast":{"title":"Travis Makes Money","slug":"travis-makes-money-756579","podcast_index_feed_id":756579,"rss_url":"https://rss.introcast.io/1268488944/feeds.megaphone.fm/TNM3316229403","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/travismakesmoney","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/732930f6-0f09-11f0-bbe7-bbcf8c69a04e/image/fec660ea20bc3292f4fcdd0e088d989e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Travis Chappell","episode_count":1753,"summary":"You can't save your way to your dream life anymore. The truth is, you’re gonna need to learn to make more money. The Travis Makes Money Podcast is not your typical personal finance show. Rather than shaming you for buying a Starbucks coffee or pressuring you to become a billionaire, we focus on empowering you to make more money so you can enjoy life today while preparing for your future. You don’t have to cut back so much that you miss out on the present, and you don’t need to become the next Jeff Bezos either. Hosted by veteran podcaster Travis Chappell, each daily episode features interviews with regular people just like you – yes, you – who have learned how to make more money in unique and unconventional ways. From turning side hustles into an extra six figures to building massive business empires, these conversations dive into the mindset shifts, hard-earned lessons, and simple strategies that helped these individuals succeed. With over 1,000 podcast episodes under his belt, Travis has developed a unique ability to pull out inspiring stories and practical advice you can apply to your own financial journey that you just won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you’re looking for strat…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travis-makes-money-756579"},"episode":{"title":"INTERVIEW | Make Money By Thinking Inside the Box with David Epstein","slug":"interview-make-money-by-thinking-inside-the-box-with-david-epstein","published_at":"2026-05-05T08:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travis-makes-money-756579/interview-make-money-by-thinking-inside-the-box-with-david-epstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/travis-makes-money-756579","url":"https://prefix.up.audio/s/pdrl.fm/d318d2/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/TNM7641237965.mp3?updated=1777914910","audio_url":"https://prefix.up.audio/s/pdrl.fm/d318d2/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/TNM7641237965.mp3?updated=1777914910","summary":"David Epstein is a number one New York Times bestselling author whose books The Sports Gene and Range have sold millions of copies worldwide. A former senior writer at Sports Illustrated and investigative reporter at ProPublica, David studies how people succeed in complex, high-stakes environments. His new book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, reveals how narrowing your options, drawing clear boundaries, and embracing limits can actually unlock greater creativity, execution, and long-term success. On this episode we talk about: Why David wrote Inside the Box as the “now what?” answer for readers of Range who have broad skills but struggle to focus How spending a full year on research and architecture (and zero writing) led him to turn this book in early instead of at the last minute The monastery “hermitage” retreat where he printed 100,000 words of notes, read them in solitude, and forced himself to outline the book on a single page Why constraints, deadlines, and structure often increase creativity, freedom, and performance instead of killing them How monotasking, attention training, and smarter boundaries around email and notifications can dramatically improve your work and reduce stress Top 3 Takeaways Broad experience is powerful, but without clear constraints and boundaries you end up overwhelmed and unfocused; structure is what turns a wide-ranging background into meaningful achievement. Front-loading your projects with deep research, thinking, and architecture (“think slow, act fast”) makes execution dramatically faster, cleaner, and less stressful than rushing into action and trying to fix it later. Constraints at every level—personal routines, project scope, even societal rules—can be “wise restraints that make us free,” freeing up mental ener…","meta_description":"David Epstein is a number one New York Times bestselling author whose books The Sports Gene and Range have sold millions of copies worldwide. 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