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#461 – ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God

Lex Fridman Podcast

Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

ThePrimeagen (aka Michael Paulson) is a programmer who has educated, entertained, and inspired millions of people to build software and have fun doing it.
Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep461-sc
See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

CONTACT LEX:
Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey
AMA - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama
Hiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring
Other - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact

EPISODE LINKS:
ThePrimeagen's X: https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen
ThePrimeagen's YouTube: https://youtube.com/ThePrimeTimeagen
ThePrimeagen's Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen
ThePrimeagen's GitHub: https://github.com/theprimeagen
ThePrimeagen's TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@theprimeagen
ThePrimeagen's Coffee: https://www.terminal.shop/

SPONSORS:
To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts:
Invideo AI: AI video generator.
Go to https://invideo.io/i/lexpod
Shopify: Sell stuff online.
Go to https://shopify.com/lex
NetSuite: Business management software.
Go to http://netsuite.com/lex
BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling.
Go to https://betterhelp.com/lex
AG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks.
Go to https://drinkag1.com/lex

OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(10:27) - Love for programming
(20:00) - Hardest part of programming
(22:16) - Types of programming
(29:54) - Life story
(39:58) - Hardship
(41:29) - High school
(47:15) - Porn addiction
(57:01) - God
(1:12:44) - Perseverance
(1:22:40) - Netflix
(1:35:08) - Groovy
(1:40:13) - Printf() debugging
(1:46:35) - Falcor
(1:56:05) - Breaking production
(1:58:49) - Pieter Levels
(2:03:19) - Netflix, Twitch, and YouTube infrastructure
(2:15:22) - ThePrimeagen origin story
(2:30:37) - Learning programming languages
(2:39:40) - Best programming languages in 2025
(2:44:35) - Python
(2:45:15) - HTML & CSS
(2:46:05) - Bash
(2:46:45) - FFmpeg
(2:53:28) - Performance
(2:56:00) - Rust
(3:00:48) - Epic projects
(3:14:12) - Asserts
(3:23:26) - ADHD
(3:31:34) - Productivity
(3:35:58) - Programming setup
(4:11:28) - Coffee
(4:18:32) - Programming with AI
(5:01:16) - Advice for young programmers
(5:12:48) - Reddit questions
(5:20:20) - God

PODCAST LINKS:
- Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
- Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
- RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
- Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
- Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips

ThePrimeagen (aka Michael Paulson) is a programmer who has educated, entertained, and inspired millions of people to build software and have fun doing it. 
Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep461-sc">https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep461-sc</a> 
See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
CONTACT LEX: 
Feedback – give feedback to Lex: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/survey">https://lexfridman.com/survey</a> 
AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ama">https://lexfridman.com/ama</a> 
Hiring – join our team: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/hiring">https://lexfridman.com/hiring</a> 
Other – other ways to get in touch: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/contact">https://lexfridman.com/contact</a>
EPISODE LINKS: 
ThePrimeagen’s X: <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen">https://twitter.com/ThePrimeagen</a> 
ThePrimeagen’s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/ThePrimeTimeagen">https://youtube.com/ThePrimeTimeagen</a> 
ThePrimeagen’s Twitch: <a href="https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen">https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen</a> 
ThePrimeagen’s GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/theprimeagen">https://github.com/theprimeagen</a> 
ThePrimeagen’s TikTok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@theprimeagen">https://tiktok.com/@theprimeagen</a> 
ThePrimeagen’s Coffee: <a href="https://www.terminal.shop/">https://www.terminal.shop/</a>
SPONSORS: 
To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: 
Invideo AI: AI video generator. 
Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/invideoai-ep461-sc">https://invideo.io/i/lexpod</a> 
Shopify: Sell stuff online. 
Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep461-sc">https://shopify.com/lex</a> 
NetSuite: Business management software. 
Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-ep461-sc">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> 
BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling. 
Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep461-sc">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> 
AG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks. 
Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep461-sc">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a>
OUTLINE: 
(00:00) – Introduction 
(10:27) – Love for programming 
(20:00) – Hardest part of programming 
(22:16) – Types of programming 
(29:54) – Life story 
(39:58) – Hardship 
(41:29) – High school 
(47:15) – Porn addiction 
(57:01) – God 
(1:12:44) – Perseverance 
(1:22:40) – Netflix 
(1:35:08) – Groovy 
(1:40:13) – Printf() debugging 
(1:46:35) – Falcor 
(1:56:05) – Breaking production 
(1:58:49) – Pieter Levels 
(2:03:19) – Netflix, Twitch, and YouTube infrastructure 
(2:15:22) – ThePrimeagen origin story 
(2:30:37) – Learning programming languages 
(2:39:40) – Best programming languages in 2025 
(2:44:35) – Python 
(2:45:15) – HTML & CSS 
(2:46:05) – Bash 
(2:46:45) – FFmpeg 
(2:53:28) – Performance 
(2:56:00) – Rust 
(3:00:48) – Epic projects 
(3:14:12) – Asserts 
(3:23:26) – ADHD 
(3:31:34) – Productivity 
(3:35:58) – Programming setup 
(4:11:28) – Coffee 
(4:18:32) – Programming with AI 
(5:01:16) – Advice for young programmers 
(5:12:48) – Reddit questions 
(5:20:20) – God
PODCAST LINKS: 
– Podcast Website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> 
– Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> 
– Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> 
– RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> 
– Podcast Playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4</a> 
– Clips Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexclips">https://www.youtube.com/lexclips</a>

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