Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAvailability Heuristic and Substituting Hard Questions
Episode 1183
What is it about our present situation that changes our perspective? In today's episode we talk about the availability bias and why our present reali…
2 years, 4 months ago
Spend Your Time Intentionally Through Expectation Mapping
Episode 1182
What do you expect of yourself? Are you spending your time in ways that align with those expectations?
In this episode, I provide you a simple framewo…
2 years, 5 months ago
What is the Real Question? How To Be An Exceptional Listener
Episode 1181
Almost every conversation you have will start with a question.
Have you stopped to listen closely? Questions are extremely meaningful and deeply human…
2 years, 5 months ago
Backlog Psychology - Fix Your Broken Expectations
Episode 1180
How often does reality match your expectations exactly? Sure, you may guess in the ball park, but usually there are errors in our expectations.
In tod…
2 years, 5 months ago
Backlog Psychology - Practice Requires Rhythmic Predictability
Episode 1179
In this episode we continue a little mini-series called "Backlog psychology."
How do you get better at anything? (Hopefully you said "practice" almost…
2 years, 5 months ago
Backlog Psychology - Hyperbolic Discounting, Tech Debt, and Hacking Your Habits
Episode 1178
In this episode we continue the mini-series "Backlog psychology."
Would you rather have $5 now or $50 next week? The answer to this question, though i…
2 years, 6 months ago
Backlog Psychology - The Ziegarnik Effect - Why Limiting Work In Progress Protects Your Cognitive Load
Episode 1177
In this episode we kick off a little mini-series called "Backlog psychology."
You've heard you should "limit your work in progress" - why? What makes …
2 years, 6 months ago
Two Tips for Better Retros - Add Specificity, Respect Uncertainty
Episode 1176
Your retros may feel like deadends where complaints go to die. If you're running retros and treating it only as an avenue for emotional support rathe…
2 years, 6 months ago
One Big Step Versus A Small Random Step
Episode 1175
Count the cost of learning. When you choose a path towards a goal, it's absolutely critical to optimize for the cost of learning. Often, with softwar…
2 years, 7 months ago
Interrogate Your Decision Making Rules
Episode 1174
Decisions are made in many ways, but one important type of decisionmaking tool is the "rule." This is something you follow without any cognitive proc…
2 years, 7 months ago