The CEC Connection is my self-serving and simultaneously outwardly valuable podcast project. "CEC" is an acronym for "Challenge Established Conceptions". The main idea behind it is to interview experts and high-level performers in various industries or fields of study, controversial and influential public figures, highly successful and intelligent individuals, and generally anyone else whom I have a genuine, curiosity-fueled interest in conversing with or who I believe I can learn a lot from.

I've taken inspiration in this from many people I follow because of the value I have personally extracted from each of their respective podcasts. To highlight a few of these podcasts, think of projects such as The Joe Rogan Experience, Huberman Lab, Modern Wisdom, The Diary of a CEO, The Tim Ferriss Show, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Within Reason, Lex Fridman Podcast, The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, The School of Greatness, and many more.

These individuals and their projects are so valuable precisely because they're truly interested in picking the brains of those they bring on as guests. These types of projects are win-win-win scenarios. Consider that the host derives insights AND monetary gain, the guest derives more exposure on more platforms (garnering more attention for themselves), and the viewers derive insights of their own simply by tuning in, which is essentially zero-cost/high-reward.