Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTwo Principle Categories To Judge Productivity Advice
Episode 1201
In today's episode we talk about principles of productivity. Most of the advice you receive will fit in the two categories we discuss in this episode…
2 years, 2 months ago
Cost of Delay Curves and Classes of Service
Episode 1200
In today's episode we discuss the concept of "cost of delay", and explore the fact that cost of delay does not necessarily follow a linear path. When…
2 years, 2 months ago
Taking Personal Accountability for Systematic Failures
Episode 1199
"What actions can I take to get better from here?"
This seems like a simple concept, but in practice we often are more interested in protecting our eg…
2 years, 2 months ago
Stat Series: What Statistical Measure Are You Overusing? (And What to Do About It), Part Two
Episode 1198
In this episode we continue our discussion about the most overused statistical measurement. We'll talk about a few more counterintuitive properties o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Stat Series: What Statistical Measure Are You Overusing? (And What to Do About It), Part One
Episode 1197
On average, you're probably overusing this specific type of statistic. In today's episode, we discuss the king of all misleading numbers: averages!
Th…
2 years, 2 months ago
Treat Your Time as A Product You Own
Episode 1196
Today we explore the idea of treating your time as a product. Start with a wishlist: what do you wish was true about your week? What are your "if-onl…
2 years, 2 months ago
Von Restorff Isolation Effect and a Backfiring of Process
Episode 1195
The Von Restorff effect says we remember things that stand out. This is probably mostly intuitive - "that stood out to me" is a common colloquialism.…
2 years, 3 months ago
Perform a Career Premortem
Episode 1194
In today's episode, we do a journaling exercise to provide a new lens on developing your own career roadmap.
We're going to practice the power of hind…
2 years, 3 months ago
Delegation, Ownership, Responsibility, and Agency
Episode 1193
As you grow your career, you will continuously lean on delegation to scale your efforts and focus on the most important things.
True delegation requir…
2 years, 3 months ago
Apply Little's Law To What You Can Control
Episode 1192
Little's Law explains, in a given queuing system, what the relationships of throughput within that system are. We can garner insights both for our wo…
2 years, 3 months ago