Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Psychology of Overconfidence
Episode 324
Have you ever grown frustrated by the observation that the people who know the least seem to be the most confident in their knowledge?
You're not craz…
10 months ago
The Speech That Changed How I See the World
Episode 323
Exactly 20 years ago, on May 21, 2005, author David Foster Wallace stood before the graduating class at Kenyon College and delivered the annual comme…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Say-Do Gap: A Question to Reset Your Life
Episode 322
Here's a question I like to ask myself when I feel stuck:
If an outside observer watched me for a week, how serious would they say I am about achievin…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Hidden Bias Keeping You Stuck
Episode 321
We all do it.
We stay in jobs that drain us. We cling to relationships that no longer bring us energy. We hold onto possessions, identities, and goals…
10 months, 1 week ago
A Letter to My Son on His 3rd Birthday
Episode 320
My son turns three years old this week.
Over the last few months, I've grown increasingly excited by the idea of writing him a series of letters he ca…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Question That May Change Your Life
Episode 319
There’s a story about Apple founder Steve Jobs that I love:
When he was 12 years old, he cold-called Bill Hewlett—co-founder of the pioneering technol…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
3 Reasons to "Sell" in Life
Episode 318
Last week, investor Bill Ackman hosted a fireside chat conversation in Omaha in front of a standing room only crowd of 500+ investors.
Ackman was join…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
11 Uncommon Lessons from Uncommon Minds
Episode 317
Last week, I had the rare opportunity to spend one-on-one time with some of the most uncommon minds in the world while attending the Berkshire Hathaw…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hidden Cost of Comfort
Episode 316
Your entire life will change when you realize that growth feeds on meaningful struggle.
When you avoid that struggle, you literally starve your growth…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Statistical Oddity That May Save Your Life
Episode 315
If you're reading this newsletter, chances are you self-identify as an ambitious, high-achieving individual. Or, at a minimum, you aspire to be one.
Y…
10 months, 3 weeks ago