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Ethan Kross, Author of Chatter - Part Two

Ethan Kross joins me today to talk about the importance of our inner voices. In his new book, Chatter, Ethan outlines how our inner voices affect us and how we can shape them as a helpful tool.

Published: 5/26/2021
Length: ~36m
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Ethan Kross, Author of Chatter - Part One

Ethan Kross joins me today to talk about the importance of our inner voices. In his new book, Chatter, Ethan outlines how our inner voices affect us and how we can shape them as a helpful tool.

Published: 5/24/2021
Length: ~28m
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Friday Refill: Inviting Growth Into Your Regular Schedule

Humans have the unique ability to intentionally practice and better ourselves. What makes you grow? Are you inviting those triggers and contexts into your regular schedule? How are you making time for growth?

Published: 5/21/2021
Length: ~9m
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Becoming Your Best Coach - Questioning Your Self

You have the greatest potential to coach yourself. But first, you need to understand the ground rules, and build your coaching skills. We start that journey in this episode.

Published: 5/19/2021
Length: ~20m
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Sources of Truth

How do you determine what is valid, authoritative, useful, and true in your daily decisions and actions?

Published: 5/17/2021
Length: ~13m
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Friday Refill - One Thing at a Time

Ben Franklin used a system of improvement that we can learn from. The idea is simple: focus on one thing at a time.

Published: 5/14/2021
Length: ~9m
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Katy Milkman, Author of How to Change and Host of Choiceology, Part Two

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: 5/12/2021
Length: ~37m
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(Fixed Audio) Katy Milkman, Author of How to Change and Host of Choiceology, Part One

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: 5/10/2021
Length: ~29m
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Friday Refill - Seeking a Different Inside View

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: 5/7/2021
Length: ~12m
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Detaching to Seek an Outside View

Our inside view is made up of invisible, inescapable walls. Can we simulate an outside view?

Published: 5/5/2021
Length: ~15m
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Conflating Uniqueness with Value

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: 5/3/2021
Length: ~16m
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Refill Friday - Best Practices and Asking When

Best practices feel universally and always applicable, but like anything, best practices require context.

Published: 4/30/2021
Length: ~10m
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Welcome Back Ali Spittel - Part Two

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: 4/29/2021
Length: ~29m
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Welcome Back Ali Spittel - Part One

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: 4/27/2021
Length: ~26m
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Friday Refill - Complexity Inversion (Fixed)

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: 4/23/2021
Length: ~7m
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Friday Refill - Complexity Inversion

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: 4/23/2021
Length: ~7m
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The Scout Mindset with Julia Galef, Part Two

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: 4/21/2021
Length: ~49m
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The Scout Mindset with Julia Galef, Part One

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: 4/19/2021
Length: ~37m
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Introduce Intentional Asymmetry

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: 4/16/2021
Length: ~12m
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Narrative Complexity

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: 4/14/2021
Length: ~17m
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