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Episodes · 12 months
1,039
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Sep 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 56 of 3,584, 59 of 3,862, 49 of 4,115, 60 of 4,226, 66 of 4,731, 104 of 4,438, 98 of 4,230, 108 of 4,319, 110 of 4,515, 107 of 4,419, 124 of 4,624, 98 of 4,594.
All time
5,243
+24 via 16 narrower
On record
2,285
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
today
Nov 14, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 31, 22, 32, 32, 28, 24, 20, 13, 26, 20, 32, 20, 17.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 5Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp1,987 people
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- Prioritize Skills and Mastery925 people · 46%
- Prioritize Consistency and Hard Work510 people · 26%
- Value Independence and Proactivity433 people · 22%
- Pursue Passions and Curiosity75 people · 4%
- Question Traditional Educational Paths44 people · 2%
Prioritize Skills and Mastery
Career success is primarily driven by the active acquisition of skills, deliberate practice, and a focus on operational mastery.
925 people · 885 episodes
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Workers should actively keep their skills updated and remain curious to remain relevant and resilient in their careers.
“it's always like, hey, that that I'm curious about that. Let me find out a little bit more there. And it's just staying, you know, I think it's so critical to always be learning new things and that keeps you resilient and it keeps you being open to new opportunities.”
Morningstar, Inc. · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 5K views on this topic
A chef's success depends on the ability to accept training and bounce back from failure with a solution.
“I've always been a firm believer in dusting yourself down. So, what is it? What's the problem? And, you know, come back to me with a solution.”
Mythical Kitchen · Jan 2024 · 1 episode · 23.0M views on this topic
Chris Do52
Professional growth is best achieved by obsessively focusing on skill acquisition through deliberate practice, as passion is a byproduct of mastery.
“I actually find that confidence is a byproduct of reps. So, in the Contrarian Academy, we teach you how to get the reps blowing up your first deal to do it without completely changing your life. We do this because we believe in practice.”
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez · Jun 2026 · 183 episodes · 20.8M views on this topicPrioritize Consistency and Hard Work
The core requirement for achieving significant professional success and greatness is unwavering, consistent, and intense hard work.
510 people · 490 episodes
The only reliable way to achieve significant goals is through intense and consistent hard work.
“if there's one unavoidable truth in this in this world it's that there is no substitute for putting in the work there is no shortcut or growth hack or magic pill that can get you around the hard work of doing your job well of winning something you care about or of making your dreams come true”
Jocko Podcast · Feb 2024 · 1 episode · 471K views on this topic
He argues that greatness is only achieved through sacrifice and overcoming struggle.
“There could be nothing great achieved without struggle. Everybody that have achieved something great had to struggle at some point in time.”
Club Shay Shay · Sep 2026 · 29 episodes · 145.3M views on this topicKW
Katt Williams believes that genuine success in Hollywood is achieved through hard work and maintaining integrity, rather than taking shortcuts or participating in exploitative industry practices.
“I'm nothing I'm just a regular old comedian that's bitter and jealous but in my face no no no the King has walked in and they have to respect it only because I've not taken the shortcuts I've not been funded”
Club Shay Shay · Jan 2024 · 1 episode · 93.8M views on this topicValue Independence and Proactivity
Individuals should take control of their own career path by being proactive, leveraging personal networks, and creating their own…
433 people · 416 episodes
Many jobs are not formally listed, so networking and direct outreach are essential strategies for finding unlisted opportunities.
“80% of jobs that people are going to hire aren't even listed somewhere because the people that are working are too busy to write the job description.”
Mel Robbins · Oct 2026 · 21 episodes · 8.9M views on this topic
Employees should maintain a brag book of their accomplishments to provide quantifiable evidence when requesting annual raises.
“So on the execution side, make yourself a brag book. So it's a literal folder.”
Lewis Howes · Nov 2025 · 4 episodes · 1.8M views on this topic
She believes women should not hide their hard work and should own the success they have earned.
“I don't know why people think it's like embarrassing to admit that you're trying really hard and you're putting so much effort into something and I've always been someone that's just like, "Oh no, I'm working my ass off. I'm not going to hide that."”
Call Her Daddy · Sep 2026 · 14 episodes · 14.8M views on this topicPursue Passions and Curiosity
A successful and fulfilling career is built by following personal fascinations, curiosity, and doing what one is truly driven to do.
75 people · 74 episodes
The key to building a successful and fulfilling career, especially in the age of AI, is identifying what you are truly fascinated by and making that your life's pursuit.
“I want to encourage more people to believe they can have a career in a lot of fields that your parents probably would tell you not to chase because if it happens to overlap with your fascination, it becomes this perpetual motion machine.”
Tom Bilyeu · Apr 2026 · 10 episodes · 689K views on this topic
He considers following one's fascination to be the best advice for a career.
“So, you just followed your fascination, which is the best advice anyone could ever get.”
Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2025 · 19 episodes · 25.4M views on this topic
Rather than following abstract passion, one should identify a repeatable loop of tasks they enjoy, including the associated hardships, and pursue that as a profession.
“The key to life, if I was telling that that kid who walked up to us at the restaurant is assume right now you don't know what it is, but know what you're looking for. You're looking for the blisters that you enjoy and that will come from doing this loop thousands of times.”
My First Million · Apr 2026 · 39 episodes · 4.4M views on this topicQuestion Traditional Educational Paths
Traditional degree programs are often unnecessary or cost-ineffective, and many successful career paths exist outside formal higher…
44 people · 44 episodes
A college degree is not the only path to a successful career, as many available jobs in trades and manufacturing do not require one.
“You've got 7.6 million open jobs right now, most of which don't require four-year degree.”
Theo Von · Apr 2025 · 9 episodes · 5.4M views on this topicTE
Trades offer a high-earning, reliable career path that provides more security than a standard college degree.
“I can go anywhere in the country and get a job making six figures right now.”
Julian Dorey · Jul 2026 · 2 episodes · 1.6M views on this topicJB
A college degree is unnecessary for success because the professional sports world is based on experience rather than formal education.
“it's an experience based life I think we live it's not it's not built on intellect I think is built on hands-on experience out there and get your get your get your hands dirty man and figure it out and I don't know if a piece of paper from a college really means that much”
Theo Von · Aug 2019 · 1 episode · 473K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Feb 2011