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Finding the Signal Beneath the Noise
Episode 121
In engineering, too much noise can overwhelm a signal. The same thing can happen in life. What distractions are keeping us from noticing the people, …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Much Proof Is Enough?
Season 1 Episode 120
Different situations require different standards of proof. But when we demand absolute certainty before trusting someone, taking a risk, or moving fo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Running the Code
Season 1 Episode 119
Insight makes little difference until we put it into practice. Brian connects computer compilation with the challenge of turning our beliefs, reflect…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Short-Term Fix
Season 1 Episode 118
The choice that brings immediate relief may not lead toward the life we want. Brian uses greedy algorithms to explore how we can look beyond the next…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Finding the Bottleneck
Season 1 Episode 117
When we feel stuck, we often try to change everything at once. Brian suggests a more focused approach: identify the one recurring obstacle that restr…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Season 1 Episode 116
What we repeatedly allow into our minds influences what our lives produce. Brian considers how news, scrolling, gossip, and cynicism affect our inner…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sorting Our Priorities
Season 1 Episode 115
Sorting requires a rule for deciding what comes first. Drawing on Augustine’s idea of rightly ordered love, Brian asks whether our schedules reflect …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Infinite Loop
Season 1 Episode 114
Rumination can consume enormous emotional energy without helping us move forward. Brian explores how a change of perspective, an outside truth, or a …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Initial Conditions
Season 1 Episode 113
The way we begin can shape the direction of the entire day. Brian connects an algorithm’s starting conditions with the monastic practice of Statio an…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Asymptote of Grief: Carrying What Love Leaves Behind
Season 1 Episode 112
Some losses are not wounds that time completely erases. Like a curve approaching an asymptote, grief may grow quieter without ever reaching zero. Tha…
1 month, 4 weeks ago