Elon's Fence vs Chesterton's Fence
We often overlook the power of questioning the status quo. There's concept I've: Elon's
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The Trap of Nickel Coke
The President of Coca-Cola tried to get two lawyers out of his office and ended up having to sell Coke
Call your shot
I’m stealing a phrase from Dr. Julie Gurner - “Crown Yourself”. Decide who you want to be and claim
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: How labels shape what you experience
Labels can shape perception our subjective experience of objective realities. Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-American thinker, once with nothing more than
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
Ideas That Don’t Exist: The concepts you treat as facts that were never proven
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,
