Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFriday 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…
3 years, 2 months ago
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 …
3 years, 2 months ago
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…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Passion Paradox
Episode 114
In the early 1970s, Stanford psychology researcher Dr. Mark Lepper conducted a study with a group of young children that found those who had received…
3 years, 2 months ago
How to Get Out of a Rut
Episode 113
You're firing on all cylinders personally and professionally—inspired and motivated. Then, suddenly, you aren't. Things become very, very difficult. …
3 years, 2 months ago
Work-Life Balance: A Player's Guide
Episode 112
A Reddit post I shared that read, "PSA: 20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids" sparked a lot of onl…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Think Day
Episode 111
In the 1980s, Microsoft founder Bill Gates began an annual tradition he called the Think Week. Gates would seclude himself in a remote location, shut…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Paradox of Effort
Episode 110
While in Omaha at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, I got into a long conversation with a friend and mentor on one particularly impressive facet…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Magic of Character Invention
Episode 109
We all struggle with some degree of self-doubt and fear of failure. It's particularly common among ambitious high-achievers, who, by definition, are …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Time Billionaire
Episode 108
Investor Graham Duncan coined the phrase "Time Billionaire" as someone who has over one billion seconds to live.
To me, being a “Time Billionaire” isn…
3 years, 4 months ago