Podcast Episodes

How to Try Again, with Steve Kamb

Episode 265

Author and nerd Steve Kamb joins us to talk about the benefits of failure, escaping the doom loop, and how to try again.

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21 hours ago

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The Accountability-Shaped Hole

Episode 264

David & Mike discuss chronotypes, capacity as a metric, tracking inputs, the delegation tax, and more in this feedback episode.

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2 weeks ago

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Removing the Roadblocks, with Cat Mulvihill

Episode 263

Cat Mulvihill joins us to talk about building momentum, the immunity to change framework, and dealing with our dreaded identity so we can finally foc…

4 weeks ago

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The Strategic Deployment of Friction

Episode 262

David & Mike discuss owning your ideas and staying sharp with the values-based application of AI.

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1 month, 1 week ago

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Metrics of Success

Episode 261

David & Mike discuss Goodhart's Law, why effort matters more than outcomes, and how to maintain a healthy relationship with the numbers you use to ke…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Quarterly Planning and Riding Roller Coasters

Episode 260

David & Mike look back on Q2, share their plans for Q3, and talk about the ups and downs that come with being marginally challenged.

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2 months, 1 week ago

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Nobody's Perfect, with Kathy Campbell

Episode 259

Kathy Campbell joins us to talk about building systems, the art of delegation, and what to do when things don't go your way.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Personal Defaults

Episode 258

David & Mike discuss protecting your capacity, honoring your chronotype, and changing your personal defaults.

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3 months ago

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I Go By Vibes, with Stephen Robles

Episode 257

Stephen Robles joins us to talk about reading, intentional technology use, directing AI, and the golden era of the generalist.

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Calendar Modes & Transitions Rituals

Episode 256

David & Mike discuss the difference between task triage and time architecture when designing your week and using rituals to help you transition from …

4 months ago

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