#653: The Dirtbag's Guide to Life
If you call someone a dirtbag, you might be insulting them for being dishonest. Or, you might be describing their lifestyle -- their pursuit of an outdoor passion at the expense of more mainstream opt...
19 Okt 202053min
#652: Chefs' Secrets for Organizing Your Life
The kitchen of a busy restaurant can be a chaotic, frenetic environment. But the best chefs create a kind of personal eye in this storm, from which they can efficiently craft meal after meal without e...
14 Okt 202049min
#651: How to Turn Fear Into Fuel
We typically think of fear as a negative emotion. Something that feels terrible, and not only keeps us away from true danger, but also inhibits us from going after our life's goals and passions. Fear...
12 Okt 202045min
#650: Why People Are Building Bunkers for the Apocalypse
When you think about bunkers, you might be apt to think of the 1950s and people building basement and backyard fallout shelters during the Cold War. But there's a second "Doom Boom" going on right now...
7 Okt 202053min
#649: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Outsourced Expertise
In an age where endless streams of data, options, and information are available, it can feel like every choice -- from what TV show to watch to how to invest our money -- ought to be optimized, and ye...
5 Okt 202043min
#648: Lessons in Building Rapport from Experts in Terrorist Interrogation
What do you imagine when you imagine a terrorist being interrogated by an intelligence officer? The former getting roughed up? The latter yelling, banging his fists on the table, and demanding that th...
30 Sep 202057min
#647: What Happened When Two Friends Left Their Jobs to Build a Cabin Together
It's a thought that's crossed many a desk jockey's mind: "Man, I'd love to flee this office, get out from under this fluorescent-lighting, and do something more concrete with my hands. Like, maybe, bu...
28 Sep 202046min
#646: How to Win at Losing
Losing stinks. Nobody wants to suffer defeat in a game, flunk a test, or get passed over for a promotion. Losses can feel like stinging humiliations, insurmountable setbacks, like the end of the world...
23 Sep 202049min
