Episodes

Hanlon's Razor
Feb. 20, 2025

Hanlon's Razor

Never attribute to malice what could be attributed to stupidity or incompetence.

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Anchors & Tugboats
Feb. 6, 2025

Anchors & Tugboats

Transforming Negative Self-Talk into Positive Momentum

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Starting a Company
Jan. 23, 2025

Starting a Company

Jumping Off the Cliff: Starting a Business like Reid Hoffman

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Cake Wrecks with guest John Cutler
Jan. 9, 2025

Cake Wrecks with guest John Cutler

Understanding and avoiding miscommunication when making cakes (and other projects)

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Compliments Are Gifts
Dec. 12, 2024

Compliments Are Gifts

Not sharing one is like keeping a gift in your pocket.

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The Golden Circle
Nov. 28, 2024

The Golden Circle

People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.

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The Bystander Effect
Nov. 14, 2024

The Bystander Effect

The theory that you'd be less likely to offer help in a situation if others were around?

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Human Risk with Christian Hunt
Oct. 31, 2024

Human Risk with Christian Hunt

People doing things they shouldn’t or not doing things they should.

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MicroAdventures with Al Humphreys
Oct. 17, 2024

MicroAdventures with Al Humphreys

Adventures that are close to home, cheap, simple and 100% guaranteed to refresh your life.

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The Basic Colour Wheel (with Lucia Fraser)
Oct. 3, 2024

The Basic Colour Wheel (with Lucia Fraser)

Adding a bit of structure to the very subjective world of colour.

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Goldilocks Tasks
Sept. 19, 2024

Goldilocks Tasks

How do you find the sweet spot for flow and mastery?

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Sharpen The Saw
Sept. 5, 2024

Sharpen The Saw

When you're up against it, have you ever felt like there's no time to pause; to refresh and recharge?

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Finishing Lines - with Brendan Leonard
Aug. 22, 2024

Finishing Lines - with Brendan Leonard

The most important role of the finishing line is to get you over the start line.

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Summer Break - place holder
July 11, 2024

Summer Break - place holder

We ended up talking about awards.

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Detecting Prostate Cancer
June 13, 2024

Detecting Prostate Cancer

The Old Way v The New & Improved Way

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The Shirky Principle
May 30, 2024

The Shirky Principle

Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.

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Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow
May 16, 2024

Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow

Going against the direction of momentum and popular wisdom takes energy and desire.

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Creativity through Music Composition
May 2, 2024

Creativity through Music Composition

How do you even start when writing a new piece of music?

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Fun at the Beach
April 18, 2024

Fun at the Beach

A light-hearted discussion about all the great things about spending time at the beach

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The Peter Principle
April 4, 2024

The Peter Principle

The theory that employees will rise to the level of their incompetence.

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Botany (with James Wong) - Part 2
March 21, 2024

Botany (with James Wong) - Part 2

A lot of things you never knew you needed to know about plant life.

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Botany (with James Wong) - Part 1
March 21, 2024

Botany (with James Wong) - Part 1

A lot of things you never knew you needed to know about plant life.

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Should we stop using "Bi-weekly"?
March 7, 2024

Should we stop using "Bi-weekly"?

Are you absolutely sure you were understood when you just used "bi-weekly"?

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Sneaky Averages
Feb. 29, 2024

Sneaky Averages

When the average may be hiding something

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