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Back to Search1389 | Managing the Tension
Episode 1389
In this episode, Carl explores the productive tension between problem-to-solve planning and purpose-based planning, and why great planning requires m…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
1388 | Planning as an Ongoing Practice
Episode 1388
In this episode, Carl reframes planning as a living practice rather than a one-time event, arguing that the real work of planning is the ongoing proc…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
1387 | Resilience Is Not Strength
Episode 1387
In this episode, Carl challenges the idea that resilience is about toughness or enduring pain, arguing instead that real resilience comes from though…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Where Your Treasure Goes, Your Life Follows
Episode 1392
8 months, 3 weeks ago
1386 | Planning With Energy, Time, and Attention
Episode 1386
In this episode, Carl expands the idea of planning beyond money to include the four forms of capital we’re always spending: money, energy, time, and …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
1385 | Optionality as Safety
Episode 1385
In this episode, Carl reframes optionality as one of the most important forms of safety in planning. Pushing back on the romantic idea of “burning th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
1384 |The Power of the Next Local Optimum
Episode 1384
In this episode, Carl introduces the idea of the “next local optimum” and challenges the fantasy that meaningful change comes from one big, heroic le…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
1383 | Why Energy & Attention?
Episode 1383
In this episode, Carl pauses his planning series to explore the idea behind one of his favorite sketches from his new book: The Four Sources of Capit…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
1382 | Where Are We Starting From?
Episode 1382
In this episode, Carl turns the planning conversation toward current reality and asks a deceptively simple question: Where are you, really? After sta…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
1381 | Holding Space & Crunchy Bits
Episode 1381
In this episode, Carl introduces the idea of “crunchy bits” and emotional resonance—those subtle moments in a conversation when something important i…
9 months ago