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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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Changing Work Environments and Availability Bias

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: 4/12/2021
Length: ~17m
Friday Refill: Making Limited Work Look Good on a Resumé

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: 4/9/2021
Length: ~15m
Minding the Observer Effect as We Transition Together

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: 4/8/2021
Length: ~15m
Find Your Values in the Dark

Uncomfortable places may feel dark, but they often carry the most illuminating lessons. In today's episode we discuss using these darker moments as a compass to find your values.

Published: 4/6/2021
Length: ~11m

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