Call your shot
I’m stealing a phrase from Dr. Julie Gurner - “Crown Yourself”. Decide who you want to be and claim
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Prepare for the worst
Every champion knows the taste of defeat. What separates the greats, however, isn't just how good they are
The Problem with Scooby Snacks: Why a dog biscuit tastes fine until you read the label
Labels can shape our perception and subjective experience of objective realities. Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-American thinker, once illustrated this concept
The Mystery of the Fake Orchestra: How one wrong assumption builds a false reality
Making one small assumption which later proves to be false can result in us having a drastically different picture to
Lessons from Gilgamesh: What the oldest story still teaches
I was reading about ancient Mesopotamia and finally, in particular, The Epic of Gilgamesh, which I’d heard a lot
Ideas That Don’t Exist: The unexamined assumptions running your decisions
You might be surprised to learn that Stockholm syndrome is just a theory. It’s used to explain why hostages
Confidence and Competence: The gap between what you know and what you believe
As we grow up we’re surrounded by people and environments that shape what we believe is possible. These early
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The Clarity Gap: Why You Make Bad Decisions
You don't make bad decisions because you're stupid; you make them because you compare your high-resolution
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🎙️ 151: Rising ADHD and the Corruption of Your Attention
I used to be sceptical of the explosion in ADHD diagnoses—until I realised that "ADHD-adjacent" behaviours have
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🎙️ 150: Why You Feel Stuck - The Trap of Complexity
In this episode, David explores why modern life feels so complicated, how our quest for optimisation can make us fragile,
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🎙️ 149: Go all in - the case for 100% commitment
In this episode, David Elikwu explains the pervasive state of hesitation many people experience in life. Drawing upon philosophers Henry
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🎙️ 148: The Secret to Being BOTH Productive and Creative
In this episode of 'The Knowledge,' host David Elikwu dives into the dichotomy between horizontal and vertical models
