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Listen to deep dives on the ideas that shape how you think. Each episode is free, takes about 10 minutes, and you can reflect on it afterward.
40% of your day runs on autopilot. Learn how habits are wired into your brain — and how to rewire the ones holding you back.
In a distracted world, the ability to focus deeply is rare — and incredibly valuable. Learn to produce work nobody else can.
Your room gets messy. Relationships drift. Companies decay. Understand the one law of physics that explains all of it.
Particles exist in two places at once. Observation changes reality. Understand the physics that broke everything we thought we knew.
Every password, bank transaction, and private message relies on one mathematical trick. Learn how it works in plain language.
Stop competing where everyone else is fighting. Learn to create entirely new markets where you're the only player.
Jeff Bezos drew this strategy on a napkin. Learn how tiny advantages compound into an unstoppable machine.
Some products get better the more people use them. Learn the invisible force that creates monopolies — and how to spot it early.
Your brain is wired to fear loss more than it values gain. Learn how this invisible force sabotages your money, career, and relationships.
Instead of chasing success, learn to systematically avoid failure. The mental trick billionaires use to sidestep disaster.
That person probably isn't out to get you. Learn why assuming stupidity over malice will save your relationships and your sanity.
A penny doubled daily becomes $5 million in 30 days. Understand the force that builds fortunes — or buries you in debt.
Your brain is designed to forget. Learn the scientifically proven technique that fights back — used by medical students and polyglots worldwide.
You seek out evidence that proves you right and ignore the rest. Learn to break free from the bias that keeps you stuck.
If the universe doesn't give you a purpose, you have to build your own. Learn how philosophers turned meaninglessness into freedom.
You're probably overthinking it. Discover why the simplest explanation is almost always the right one — and how to use that.
You forget 80% of what you learn within a week. Discover how memory actually works — and simple tricks to remember what matters.
Most people only see step one. Learn to anticipate the chain reactions your decisions set off — before they hit you.
You only hear from the winners. Learn to see the invisible graveyard of failures — and make better bets because of it.
Every living thing on Earth shares one ancestor. Understand the blind, brilliant process that turned chemistry into consciousness.
Computing power doubles every two years. Understand the law that predicted smartphones, AI, and what comes next.
Every choice you make kills a hundred alternatives. Learn to see the true price of your decisions — the one that never shows up on the bill.
Being busy is not the same as being productive. Learn to design your days around results, not just filled hours.
The famous experiment got the wrong conclusion. Discover what really predicts long-term success — it's not just willpower.
Marcus Aurelius ruled an empire with this philosophy. Learn the 2,000-year-old framework for staying calm when everything goes wrong.
The less you know, the more confident you feel. Learn to recognize this trap in yourself — and in everyone around you.
Kodak invented the digital camera. Blockbuster could have bought Netflix. Learn why doing everything right can still destroy you.
Money, fame, and success aren't the answer. Learn what 50 years of happiness research actually found — the results will surprise you.
The internet killed the blockbuster model. Learn why selling less of more is the winning strategy in a digital economy.
Elite athletes and top performers access a mental state where everything clicks. Learn how to trigger it on demand.
The most dangerous decisions happen outside your expertise. Learn to recognize your blind spots before they cost you.
If you can't explain it simply, you don't really understand it. Learn the Nobel laureate's method for mastering any subject.
Numbers say pull the lever. Morality says don't. Two hosts argue the ethical dilemma that has no right answer — only revealing ones.
Most of your effort is wasted on things that don't matter. Find the 20% that drives 80% of your results.
You don't like things because they're good — you like them because they're familiar. Learn how repetition secretly shapes your preferences.
Sugar pills cure real symptoms. Fake surgeries relieve real pain. Discover how your beliefs literally rewire your body's healing systems.
Every price, shortage, and market crash comes down to one simple relationship. Understand it, and you'll read the economy like a book.
The right question is worth more than a thousand answers. Learn the technique Socrates used to expose truth — and sharpen your own thinking.
The digital world explained
Forget the scams and speculation. Understand the actual technology behind blockchain — and the real problems it solves.
Your brain has 12 built-in blind spots that warp your judgment every day. Learn to spot them before they cost you.
Your brain physically reshapes itself based on what you do every day. Learn how to use this to build new skills at any age.
Cut through the hype and fear. Understand how AI actually learns, what it can and can't do, and why it matters for your future.
Every notification is engineered to keep you scrolling. Learn the psychology tricks tech companies use — and how to take back control.
It started as a Cold War experiment with 4 computers. Learn the unlikely story of how that became the backbone of modern civilization.
Frameworks for better thinking
How the world works
After 17 hours awake, your brain performs like you're legally drunk. Learn what sleep loss actually does to your body and mind.