Tips From a Hostage Negotiator on Handling Difficult Conversations
In resolving hundreds of kidnap-for-ransom cases involving gang leaders, pirates, and extortionists, Scott Walker, a former Scotland Yard detective, has learned a thing or two about how to negotiate a...
27 Mar 202447min
Lessons in Action, Agency, and Purpose From Buying a Ghost Town
In the 19th century, Cerro Gordo, which sits above Death Valley, was the largest silver mine in America, a place where dreamers came to strike it rich. In the 21st century, Brent Underwood used his li...
25 Mar 202445min
Get More Done With the Power of Timeboxing
From work to chores to entertaining distractions, there are many options for what you can be doing at any moment in the modern world. We often endlessly toggle between these options and, as a result, ...
20 Mar 202451min
How to Shift Out of the Midlife Malaise
When you think about someone having a midlife crisis, you probably think of a man getting divorced, stepping out with a younger woman, and buying a sports car. But my guest today says the often jokey,...
18 Mar 202452min
The 3 Musical Geniuses Behind the Most Popular Jazz Album of All Time
Even if you're not very into jazz, you probably know Kind of Blue, the jazz album that's sold more copies than any other and is widely considered one of the greatest albums ever, in any genre.Among th...
13 Mar 202455min
A Butler's Guide to Managing Your Household
It's a tough job to manage a household. Things need to be regularly fixed, maintained, and cleaned. How do you stay on top of these tasks in order to keep your home in tip-top shape?My guest knows his...
11 Mar 202449min
Down With Pseudo-Productivity: Why We Need to Transform the Way We Work
The last several years have seen the rise of a sort of anti-productivity movement. Knowledge workers who feel burned out and that work is pointless, meaningless, and grinding, have been talking more a...
6 Mar 20241h
The 5 Factors for Crafting Simple (Read: Effective!) Messages
Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or entrepreneur, you want to be able to persuade your students, children, and customers with your messages. That’s a tall task in the modern age, when people are bomb...
4 Mar 202449min
