Eliot Jackson – Breaking with Convention

March 28, 2019

Eliot Jackson has been on the podcast numerous times, offering his expertise for our World Cup analysis shows, but this time he gets his own episode. Eliot is definitely someone who really thinks about stuff, analyses life and is happy to break with convention, so I learned a lot from chatting with him. We cover his background in motocross, leaving school at a young age, his naivety when he started racing, web programming, investing and plenty more… so hit play and have a listen to my conversation with Eliot Jackson.

This episode of the podcast is supported by The Strength Factory, and Ben is offering you 50% off your first month of their new ‘Complete MTB Programme’. All you need to do is to use the code ‘downtimefit’ at the checkout. Head to www.thestrengthfactory.uk/strength-and-conditioning-programming-service-mtb/ to find out more. You can also hear from their main man, Ben Plenge, in the 2 episodes he has recorded with us here and here.

This episode of the podcast is also supported by We Are One Composites, who are making awesome carbon wheels in Kamloops, Canada. I’ve been using their Agent 29er wheels for 9 months now and I’m a BIG fan! As a downtime listener, you can get 20% off everything listed on www.weareonecomposites.com by using the code ‘Downtime20’ at the checkout until 31st March 2019, so you better be quick!

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You can follow Eliot on Instagram @eliotjackson, check out his awesome World Cup Stats website at worldcup.eliotjackson.com, and support that via Patreon at patreon.com/worldcupstats.

For Eliot’s book recommendations, check out ‘I Am Pilgrim’ by Terry Hayes here, and ‘Superforecasting’ by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner here.

For Eliot’s podcast recommendations, check out Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisitionist History here, and the Freakonomics podcast here.

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