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Episode 1542
In this episode, Carl reflects on how differently we can interpret the world when we’re tired, emotionally depleted, or “in the basement.” A harmless…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
1534 | Stop Smoking First
Episode 1541
In this episode, Carl continues his exploration of a different approach to marketing with a simple question: Where are you still smoking? Before worr…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
1533 | The Offering (Thoughts on Marketing)
Episode 1540
In this episode, Carl begins an exploration of marketing with a provocative claim: most marketing advice is just success porn—a tidy story built afte…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
1532 | Getting Away With It
Episode 1539
In this episode, Carl explores the “normalization of deviance,” the unsettling way risky behavior can slowly begin to feel safe simply because nothin…
2 months ago
1531 | The Absence of Consequences
Episode 1538
In this episode, Carl explores one of the most dangerous lessons we can learn about risk: nothing bad happened last time. Whether in investing, backc…
2 months ago
1530 | What Matters: How We Discover What Matters—and Build a Life Around It
Episode 1537
In this episode, Carl brings together many of the ideas he’s been exploring around risk, options, commitment, capital, and meaning to ask one central…
2 months ago
1529 | I Felt the Truth
Episode 1536
In this episode, Carl reflects on an unexpected physical response to hearing about the deliberate constraints that shaped the life of Herbert Simon. …
2 months ago
1528 | Avoiding the Feeling
Episode 1535
In this episode, Carl explores one more possibility behind our desire to keep our options open: maybe we’re simply avoiding the feeling of letting so…
2 months ago
1527 | Keeping Comparison Alive
Episode 1534
In this episode, Carl explores a hidden cost of keeping our options open: it keeps comparison alive. Drawing on research showing that people often be…
2 months ago
1526 | Keeping Options Open Is the Risk
Episode 1533
In this episode, Carl challenges the familiar advice to “keep your options open.” While optionality can be valuable, he explores the situations where…
2 months, 1 week ago