Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAmara’s Law: The Invisible Force That Shapes Your Life
Episode 403
In 1978, an American futurist named Roy Amara offered a reflection on the progression of technology:
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technolo…2 months, 1 week ago
The End of History Illusion
Episode 402
In 2013, a group of Harvard researchers conducted a study with over 19,000 people.
They asked two simple questions:
How much have your values, preferen…2 months, 1 week ago
The Real AI Risk Nobody Told You About
Episode 401
Most writing about AI falls into one of two broad conversations:
Speed: How fast things are moving and changing. The transformative (and perhaps destr…2 months, 1 week ago
The Hidden Cost of Ambivalent Relationships
Episode 400
I read an interesting study a few years ago that fundamentally changed the way I think about relationships.
Researchers wanted to examine how differ…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Boat-Dragging Problem
Episode 399
When you hold on too long, something that served you can begin to own you.
Every year, when the calendar turns, most people ask themselves a series of…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
35 Life Lessons From 35 Years
Episode 398
I just turned 35 years old.
I’m not a big birthday celebration guy, but every year, I use the day as a spark for reflection—to zoom out and consider w…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The False Timelines of Life
Episode 397
Today is my 35th birthday.
I want to open up about something personal. Something that will resonate with a lot of you.
It's about timelines. More speci…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Everyone Says You’re Doing It Wrong
Episode 396
There’s a quote I return to whenever it feels like the world is against me:
“If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or i…2 months, 3 weeks ago
6 Intentions For 2026
Episode 395
Welcome to the final day of 2025. Happy New Year!
As this very well may be the final newsletter you read (or listen to) in 2025, I want to use this op…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Energy-Output Curve
Episode 394
Steve Jobs once described the difference between good work and great work with a simple image:
“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of dr…2 months, 3 weeks ago