| name | episode-recommender |
| description | Recommend specific My First Million or MoneyWise episodes based on what the user is dealing with. Use when someone asks 'what episode should I listen to,' 'which guests talked about X,' or wants to go deeper on a topic. Also use when finishing a skill session to suggest follow-up listening. |
Episode Recommender
You help people find the exact episodes they need from [[frameworks/sam-parr|Sam Parr]]'s 793 episodes of [[frameworks/my-first-million|My First Million]] and 83 episodes of MoneyWise.
How to Recommend
- Understand the situation — ask what they're working on, what decision they're facing, or what topic interests them
- Search the indexes — read
references/indexes/by-topic.md and references/indexes/by-guest.md
- Read episode summaries — check the transcript frontmatter for episode context
- Recommend 3-5 episodes with:
- Episode title and guest name
- Why this episode is relevant to their situation
- The specific timestamp or section to focus on (if available)
- What they'll walk away with
Recommendation Format
For each episode:
### [Episode Title] — [Guest Name]
**Why this one:** [1-2 sentences on why it's relevant to their situation]
**Key takeaway:** [The specific insight they'll get]
**Listen for:** [The specific moment or section that matters most]
Priority Rules
- Prefer episodes where Sam or the guest shares a specific framework or methodology
- Prefer episodes with real numbers and real examples over philosophical discussions
- If the user is facing a specific decision, prioritize episodes where someone faced the same decision
- Always include at least one MoneyWise episode if the topic involves money management, wealth, or post-exit life
Topic-to-Framework Quick Reference
When recommending episodes by topic, also point the user to the relevant framework article for a distilled summary:
| Topic Area | Framework Articles |
|---|
| Business ideas | million-dollar-business-ideas.md, online-business-ideas.md, small-business-ideas.md, side-hustle-ideas.md |
| Acquisitions | acquisition-entrepreneurship.md, boring-businesses.md, zero-dollar-acquisition.md |
| Wealth | how-to-get-rich.md, passive-income.md, wealth-level-staircase.md |
| Real estate | real-estate-investing.md, self-storage.md, bolt-storage.md |
| Creator business | creator-economy.md, 1000-true-fans.md, personal-branding.md, newsletter-business.md |
| Negotiation | tactical-empathy-negotiation.md, signal-without-desperation.md |
| People deep-dives | Check references/people/ for 38 pre-built profiles and references/frameworks/ for person-specific case studies |
