Thinking, Acting & Marshmallows

There's a cognitive trick our brains play whenever we face a hard question or a difficult decision: we quietly swap the hard thing for something easier to answer. It's called substitution, and we do it constantly — usually without noticing, and sometimes to our detriment. In toda ...  Show more

The skills you build and the tools you master matter, but they aren't your most important asset when things go wrong — and something eventually will. In this episode, I work through why our careers and lives are governed more by avoiding catastrophic downside than by chasing upsi ...  Show more

In product, thinking outside of the box and experimentation can get you far. In today's episode Meetup VP of Product <a href='https://productschool.com/product-leaders/Prerna-Singh?utm_campaign=202212-mkt_podcast_episode-prerna_singh&utm_medium=social&utm_source=b ...

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by: Aeropress: Ditch the drive-thru and make great coffee at home. Get 20% off with the code bookworm. The world’s best problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all use mental models that help them cut through complexity and separate ...  Show more

In this episode, we explore some emotional rollercoasters we've both been on - Ali with regards to his book and reading mean comments online, and Taimur with regards to his startup and their narrative journey.LinksKevin Kwok Blog PostEntrepreneur First---------------------------- ...  Show more

How can organizations become more experimental? Julia Dhar, the cofounder and leader of BeSmart, BCG’s behavioral economics and insights initiative, says identify a big problem, start small, and do not overly worry that academics may criticize your experiment. As a bonus, Dhar ...