Podcast Episodes

Friday Question & Framework: July 21, 2023

Episode 124

Question: The way you treat yourself.

Framework: The Shirky Principle.

2 years, 8 months ago

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The Two Arrows of Life

Episode 123

The Parable of the Two Arrows: "In life, we cannot always control the first arrow. However, the second arrow is our reaction to the first. The second…

2 years, 8 months ago

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The Real Price of Success

Episode 122

I was recently struck by a realization: The people I read books about are very rarely the people I would ever want to trade lives with. Why? The pric…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Friday Question & Framework: July 7, 2023

Episode 121

Question: If I repeated this day for 100 days, would my life be better or worse?

Framework: The 5 Second Rule.

2 years, 8 months ago

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My 10 Favorite Ideas of the Year

Episode 120

Welcome to the second half of 2023. If you've kept up your New Year's resolutions and feel on track, great! If not, that's ok, because even if the be…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Friday Question & Framework: June 30, 2023

Episode 119

Question: What would this look like if it were easy?

Framework: The wind and the sun.

2 years, 8 months ago

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Investor vs. Borrower: A Mental Model for Life

Episode 118

A mental model is a way to think about the world. It is a tool—a lens through which you can simplify, evaluate, and make decisions in real time as yo…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Friday Question & Framework: June 23, 2023

Episode 117

This is the first in a new series of shorts that will cover one question and one framework to get you thinking heading into the weekend.

Question: Wha…

2 years, 9 months ago

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The Blind Men & The Elephant: How to Change Your Mind

Episode 116

What have you changed your mind on recently? Egocentric Bias says that we convince ourselves of the accuracy of our own personal perspective—that we …

2 years, 9 months ago

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The Public Speaking Guide

Episode 115

Confession: I am a nervous public speaker. But confident public speaking is a critical skill, so we need a set of strategies to increase our confiden…

2 years, 9 months ago

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