Ben Franklin used a system of improvement that we can learn from. The idea is simple: focus on one thing at a time.
Published: 5/14/2021Length: ~9m↓ Download this Episode
On today's episode, I interview a personal hero of mine in the podcasting world, Katy Milkman. Katy is the host of Choiceology, a podcast about why and how we make the choices we make. Katy also just released a brand new book, How To Change - be sure to check out both of these incredible resources!
Published: 5/12/2021Length: ~37m↓ Download this Episode
The previous episode's audio had a bit of a hiccup - this one is fixed. Sorry about that! On today's episode, I interview a personal hero of mine in the podcasting world, Katy Milkman. Katy is the host of Choiceology, a podcast about why and how we make the choices we make. Katy also just released a brand new book, How To Change - be sure to check out both of these incredible resources!
Published: 5/10/2021Length: ~29m↓ Download this Episode
Our inside view is not on the outside of others' inside views. In order to think empathetically, we need to develop skepticism about our own perspectives.
Published: 5/7/2021Length: ~12m↓ Download this Episode
Our inside view is made up of invisible, inescapable walls. Can we simulate an outside view?
Published: 5/5/2021Length: ~15m↓ Download this Episode
Uniqueness is not inherently valuable. Our heuristic brains interpret uniqueness as worth paying attention to and possibly valuable, and for that reason we tend to over-index on protecting that value by resisting things that make us less unique. But this can lead to inefficiency or an inaccurate picture of what actually generates value for your venture.
Published: 5/3/2021Length: ~16m↓ Download this Episode
Best practices feel universally and always applicable, but like anything, best practices require context.
Published: 4/30/2021Length: ~10m↓ Download this Episode
In today's episode, we welcome back to the show Ali Spittel! Ali is a developer advocate at AWS Amplify. So, naturally in this episode, we discuss topics around what it means to be a developer advocate! Ali has a passion for making code accessible and fun, and you'll hear that in this episode.
Published: 4/29/2021Length: ~29m↓ Download this Episode
In today's episode, we welcome back to the show Ali Spittel! Ali is a developer advocate at AWS Amplify. So, naturally in this episode, we discuss topics around what it means to be a developer advocate! Ali has a passion for making code accessible and fun, and you'll hear that in this and the next episode.
Published: 4/27/2021Length: ~26m↓ Download this Episode
It's easy to imagine we are more complex and others are more simple than is true. Often, we see ourselves as having nuance, while others are characterized once and that characterization may never be updated. In this episode we'll talk about this inversion, and how to push back on it.
Published: 4/23/2021Length: ~7m↓ Download this Episode
It's easy to imagine we are more complex and others are more simple than is true. Often, we see ourselves as having nuance, while others are characterized once and that characterization may never be updated. In this episode we'll talk about this inversion, and how to push back on it.
Published: 4/23/2021Length: ~7m↓ Download this Episode
In today's episode, I have the joy of interviewing Julia Galef. Julia and I talk about updating your beliefs, the difficulty of fighting our biases, seeking truth, and her new book, The Scout Mindset.
Published: 4/21/2021Length: ~49m↓ Download this Episode
In today's episode, I have the joy of interviewing Julia Galef. Julia and I talk about updating your beliefs, the difficulty of fighting our biases, seeking truth, and her new book, The Scout Mindset.
Published: 4/19/2021Length: ~37m↓ Download this Episode
Friday refill - happy Friday! We have a drive to balance everything. Move back towards the middle, maintain status quo. But usually, balance is wasteful and an illusion.
Published: 4/16/2021Length: ~12m↓ Download this Episode
In today's episode we run a thought experiment. What happens when a story changes? Can we ever get back "on track"? History is complex. Predicting history gets more and more complex the further away we try to predict. We should be careful with our predictions.
Published: 4/14/2021Length: ~17m↓ Download this Episode
Huge transitions are happening for most people right now. As this occurs, our environments will change. Partially as a result of the availability bias, we'll also see peoples' behaviors and thought patterns will also change. We'll talk about how this bias works in today's episode.
Published: 4/12/2021Length: ~17m↓ Download this Episode
How do you make work look good on your resumé when you feel like you haven't done anything impressive? Only the people who work with you know the value of what you did, so how can you communicate that in a bullet point?
Published: 4/9/2021Length: ~15m↓ Download this Episode
As we transition together through strange periods (whether at large scale like the present moment, or at a smaller scale within your organization or culture), the way we look at each other changes. This observation shift brings behavior change - that's what we're talking about in today's episode.
Published: 4/8/2021Length: ~15m↓ Download this Episode