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May 2025
7:
Perception, Context and Permission
May 2025
7:
Finding Your Grit with Richard Walsh, Part 1
Apr 2025
30:
On Feedback
Apr 2025
30:
Making Powerful Decisions with Dr. Alan Barnard, Part 2
Apr 2025
23:
I Think You Should Be More Worried About A.I.
Apr 2025
23:
Making Powerful Decisions with Dr. Alan Barnard, Part 1
Apr 2025
16:
Why Do It At All?
Apr 2025
16:
America, The Roman Empire and Fiscal Policy with Former Comptroller General of the United States, David M. Walker
Apr 2025
9:
Dissociation Ain't All bad
Apr 2025
9:
Building a Values-Focused Business with Jonathan Rivera, Part 2
Apr 2025
2:
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Using Tana
Apr 2025
2:
Building a Values-Focused Business with Jonathan Rivera, Part 1
Mar 2025
26:
Theory X
Mar 2025
26:
Talking About Grief and Resilience with Mason Sawyer, Part 2
Mar 2025
19:
Only Rational
Mar 2025
19:
Talking About Grief and Resilience with Mason Sawyer, Part 1
Mar 2025
12:
A Bullet Fired Many Years Ago
Mar 2025
12:
Innovation, Ideas, and The Science of Business with Nick Jain, Part 2
Mar 2025
5:
Just One Man
Mar 2025
5:
Innovation, Ideas, and The Science of Business with Nick Jain, Part 1
Feb 2025
26:
Weak Ties
Feb 2025
26:
Inside The Mind of a World-Class Pastry Chef with Chef Kim Hoàng Wood
Feb 2025
19:
Hello From Texas!
Feb 2025
19:
Fixing Stress and Burnout with Victoria Mensch, Part 2
Feb 2025
12:
If I Could Tell You Anything
Feb 2025
12:
Fixing Stress and Burnout with Victoria Mensch, Part 1
Feb 2025
5:
How I Use AI (And How I Don't)
Feb 2025
5:
Exploring The Lyrical World of Chat Pile with Raygun Busch, Part 2
Jan 2025
29:
The Psychofauna Age
Jan 2025
29:
Exploring The Lyrical World of Chat Pile with Raygun Busch, Part 1
Jan 2025
22:
Power Games
Jan 2025
22:
Inside The World of Hypnosis with Tim Box
Jan 2025
15:
The Best Books I Read in 2024
Jan 2025
15:
World-Class Agency Insight with Ed Leake, Part 2
Jan 2025
8:
My 2024 Year in Review
Jan 2025
8:
World-Class Agency Insight with Ed Leake, Part 1
Jan 2025
1:
DBP 003: High-Stakes, High-Impact Business Advice with JT Foxx
Dec 2024
25:
DBP 002: The Life-Changing Magic of Understanding Variation, with Cedric Chin, Pt 2
Dec 2024
18:
Why I'm Starting a Cult
Dec 2024
18:
DBP 001: The Life-Changing Magic of Understanding Variation, with Cedric Chin, Pt 1
Dec 2024
16:
DBP 000: What This Show Is About
Dec 2024
11:
On Composure
Dec 2024
4:
Getting Lucky
Nov 2024
27:
More, Better, Different
Nov 2024
20:
The Horror Of Wanting
Nov 2024
13:
Abstraction Diseases
Nov 2024
6:
Playing The Meta, Pt.3: Power Rituals
Oct 2024
30:
Playing The Meta, Part 2: How To Kill Sheep
Oct 2024
23:
Playing The Meta
Oct 2024
16:
A Formula For Certain Success
Oct 2024
9:
"No Rule of Dog-Eat-Dog"
Oct 2024
2:
Winning The Wars
Sep 2024
25:
Emotional Steampunk
Sep 2024
20:
Shoot An Arrow, See Where It Lands
Apr 2024
4:
Define Your Terms
Dec 2023
22:
2023 Year In Review
May 2023
17:
Of Two Minds
May 2023
3:
Heavy Metal Summer Camp
Apr 2023
26:
The Life-Changing MAGIC of Process Behavior Charts (plus Free Google Sheets Template)
Apr 2023
12:
The Only Thing
Mar 2023
29:
Be Careful What You Expect
Mar 2023
15:
Some of The Best Things I've Read About A.I.
Mar 2023
1:
What We Talk About When We Talk About Complexity
Feb 2023
20:
Tutorial: Using Zapier and OpenAI to Process Your Snail Mail
Feb 2023
15:
No Straight Lines
Feb 2023
10:
Tutorial: Automating PPC Client Reports Using Zapier and OpenAI
Feb 2023
3:
Weekly Roundup, February 3rd 2023
Feb 2023
1:
The Secret at the Heart of Psychoanalysis
Jan 2023
18:
Get Smart
Jan 2023
13:
Weekly Roundup: January 13, 2023
Jan 2023
11:
The Year of Letting Go
Dec 2022
30:
Weekly Roundup: December 30th, 2022
Dec 2022
28:
2022 Year In Review
Dec 2022
16:
Weekly Roundup: December 12th, 2022
Dec 2022
14:
My Best Posts of 2022
Dec 2022
7:
The Most Impactful Books I Read in 2022
Dec 2022
2:
Weekly Roundup: December 2nd, 2022
Nov 2022
30:
This Post Is a Trap
Nov 2022
29:
Announcing: CRITICAL PATH, December Cohort
Nov 2022
18:
Weekly Roundup: November 18th, 2022
Nov 2022
16:
Channeling The Other
Nov 2022
4:
Weekly Roundup: October 4th, 2022
Nov 2022
2:
Act Now
Oct 2022
26:
Renunciation
Oct 2022
21:
Weekly Roundup: October 21, 2022
Oct 2022
19:
Not The First Time
Oct 2022
7:
Weekly Roundup: October 7th, 2022
Oct 2022
5:
Cold Air
Sep 2022
23:
Weekly Review: September 23, 2022
Sep 2022
21:
The Big One
Sep 2022
9:
Weekly Roundup: September 9th, 2022
Sep 2022
7:
Write Now, Edit Later
Aug 2022
26:
Weekly Roundup: August 26th, 2022
Aug 2022
24:
The Critical Path
Aug 2022
12:
Weekly Roundup: August 12th, 2022
Aug 2022
10:
I Finally Did It
Aug 2022
5:
Weekly Roundup: August 5th, 2022
Aug 2022
3:
Write It Down
Jul 2022
22:
Weekly Review: July 22, 2022
Jul 2022
20:
Wanting To Be Wanted
Jul 2022
8:
Weekly Roundup: July 8th, 2022
Jul 2022
6:
The Anxiety Formula
Jul 2022
1:
Weekly Review: July 1st, 2022
Jun 2022
29:
You Can Never Do Just One Thing
Jun 2022
24:
Weekly Roundup: June 24th, 2022
Jun 2022
22:
Nothing Comes From Nothing
Jun 2022
17:
Weekly Review: June 17th, 2022
Jun 2022
15:
Frustration Is A Gift
Jun 2022
3:
Weekly Review: June 3, 2022
Jun 2022
1:
Talking Tough
May 2022
20:
Weekly Roundup: May 20th, 2020
May 2022
18:
Three Errors
May 2022
6:
Weekly Roundup: May 6th, 2022
May 2022
4:
Three Demons
Apr 2022
22:
Weekly Roundup: April 22nd, 2022
Apr 2022
20:
When In Doubt, Take Notes
Apr 2022
14:
Weekly Roundup: April 15th, 2022
Apr 2022
13:
Special Video Edition: What Goes Up
Apr 2022
8:
Weekly Roundup: April 8th, 2022
Apr 2022
6:
Guaranteeing Your Success
Apr 2022
1:
Weekly Roundup: April 1st, 2022
Mar 2022
30:
The Outside View
Mar 2022
25:
Weekly Roundup: March 25th, 2022
Mar 2022
23:
Thinking At Work, Part 1: Systems
Mar 2022
18:
Weekly Roundup: March 18th, 2022
Mar 2022
16:
Choosing Your Vices
Mar 2022
11:
Weekly Roundup: March 11th, 2022
Mar 2022
9:
Hit Early, Hit Hard: The Wisdom of Jack Reacher
Mar 2022
4:
Weekly Roundup: Ukraine Edition
Mar 2022
2:
Creation Myths
Feb 2022
25:
Weekly Roundup: February 25th, 2022
Feb 2022
23:
Order of Operations
Feb 2022
18:
Weekly Roundup: February 18th, 2022
Feb 2022
16:
Learning To Dance
Feb 2022
11:
Weekly Roundup: February 11th, 2022
Feb 2022
10:
All Too Much
Feb 2022
4:
Weekly Roundup: January 4th, 2022
Feb 2022
2:
Everything Is A Choice
Jan 2022
28:
Weekly Roundup: January 28th, 2022
Jan 2022
26:
Seeking Reassurance
Jan 2022
21:
Weekly Roundup: January 21st, 2022
Jan 2022
19:
The Cultural Narratives of Crypto
Jan 2022
14:
Weekly Roundup: January 14th, 2022
Jan 2022
12:
Build Your Team
Jan 2022
7:
Weekly Roundup: January 7th, 2022
Jan 2022
5:
End of Year Review, 2021
Dec 2021
24:
Weekly Roundup: End of 2021 Edition
Dec 2021
22:
My Favorite Posts of 2021
Dec 2021
17:
Weekly Round Up: December 17th, 2021
Dec 2021
15:
The Best Books I Read In 2021
Dec 2021
10:
Weekly Roundup: December 10th, 2021
Dec 2021
8:
10 Years in 2 Hours
Dec 2021
3:
Weekly Roundup: December 3rd, 2021
Dec 2021
1:
The Most Powerful Chart In The World
Nov 2021
26:
Weekly Roundup: November 26th, 2021
Nov 2021
24:
The Other Shoe
Nov 2021
19:
Weekly Roundup: November 19th, 2021
Nov 2021
17:
Without Anxiety of Imperfection
Nov 2021
12:
Weekly Roundup: November 12th, 2021
Nov 2021
10:
Personal Danban, Part 2: The System
Nov 2021
5:
Weekly Roundup: November 5th, 2021
Nov 2021
3:
Personal Danban, Part 1: The Iron Laws
Oct 2021
29:
Weekly Roundup: October 29th, 2021
Oct 2021
27:
The Elephants
Oct 2021
22:
Weekly Roundup: October 22nd, 2021
Oct 2021
20:
Risk of Ruin
Oct 2021
15:
Weekly RoundUp: October 15th, 2021
Oct 2021
13:
"Where body meets air, we are all cadavers": Fun Facts From Bill Bryson's "The Body"
Oct 2021
8:
Weekly Round Up: October 8th, 2021
Oct 2021
6:
Direction, Path and Outcome
Oct 2021
1:
Weekly Roundup: October 1st, 2021
Sep 2021
29:
A Cold Shower
Sep 2021
24:
Weekly Review: September 24, 2021
Sep 2021
22:
You Must Lift
Sep 2021
17:
Weekly Review: September 17th, 2021
Sep 2021
15:
Personal Values: Freedom of Conscience
Sep 2021
10:
Weekly Roundup: September 10th, 2021
Sep 2021
8:
Personal Values: Freedom From Want
Sep 2021
3:
Weekly Roundup: September 3rd, 2021
Sep 2021
1:
Personal Values: Freedom From Fear
Aug 2021
27:
Weekly Roundup: Vacation Edition!
Aug 2021
25:
Your Distinctive Mark
Aug 2021
25:
Dan's On Vacation - Here's Five Posts To Tide You Over
Aug 2021
25:
Are You Recovering?
Aug 2021
25:
Asking Questions
Aug 2021
25:
Changing Your Mind
Aug 2021
20:
Weekly Roundup: August 20th
Aug 2021
18:
Personal Values: Freedom of Speech
Aug 2021
13:
Weekly Round Up: August 13th, 2021
Aug 2021
11:
Personal Values: The Ethics Of Raising Cobras
Aug 2021
6:
Weekly Roundup: August 6th, 2021
Aug 2021
4:
The Man I've Become
Jul 2021
30:
Weekly Round Up: July 30th, 2021
Jul 2021
28:
Fast-Tracking Progress With a Quarterly Review, Part 4: The Review
Jul 2021
23:
Weekly Roundup: July 23, 2021
Jul 2021
21:
Deep Dive: Somedays, It's Just Your Turn / Metaphors of the Mechanical
Jul 2021
21:
Somedays, It's Just Your Turn
Jul 2021
16:
Weekly Roundup: 7/16/21
Jul 2021
14:
Better Questions Deep Dive: Stabilization / Crab In a Bucket
Jul 2021
14:
Fast-Tracking Progress With a Quarterly Review, Part 3: Stabilization
Jul 2021
9:
Weekly Roundup: 7/9/21
Jul 2021
7:
Better Questions Deep Dive: Feedback / Emotionally Healthy
Jul 2021
7:
Fast-Tracking Progress With a Quarterly Review, Part 2: Feedback
Jul 2021
2:
Weekly Roundup: 6/2/21
Jun 2021
30:
Better Questions Deep Dive - Proximal and Distal Causes / Cadence
Jun 2021
30:
Fast-Tracking Progress With a Quarterly Review, Part 1: Proximal and Distal Causes
Jun 2021
25:
Weekly Roundup: 6/25/21
Jun 2021
23:
Deep Dive: This, Or That / Most Free
Jun 2021
23:
This, Or That
Jun 2021
18:
Weekly Round Up - 6/18/21
Jun 2021
17:
Better Questions Deep Dive: Changing, Directions / Autofocus
Jun 2021
16:
Changing, Directions
Jun 2021
9:
Better Than Your Worst
Jun 2021
2:
Wayfinding
May 2021
26:
Bad Priors: COVID-19 Edition
May 2021
19:
All Or Nothing
May 2021
12:
Barrett's Rule
May 2021
5:
Sustainably Successful
Apr 2021
28:
Dominant Thoughts
Apr 2021
21:
Ironic Processes
Apr 2021
14:
No Time
Apr 2021
7:
The Product Is You
Mar 2021
31:
Avoiding The Golden Mean
Feb 2021
24:
The Logical Thinking Process, Part One: Five Simple Pieces
Feb 2021
23:
Diagnosing The Gap
Jan 2021
22:
The Real Place
Nov 2020
11:
Better Angels
Sep 2020
17:
Rhinoceros
Sep 2020
7:
Normalbaum
Aug 2020
12:
All Woods Must Fail
Aug 2020
10:
One In a Million
Aug 2020
10:
Monty Hall
Aug 2020
10:
All In Our Heads
Jul 2020
6:
Missionaries
Jul 2020
6:
False Positive
Jul 2020
6:
No Basis
Jul 2020
6:
8 Months To Live
Jul 2020
6:
Map Meets Territory
Jun 2020
22:
The Beauty Contest
Jun 2020
17:
Bad Priors
May 2020
14:
The Factory Floor
May 2020
14:
Sending Pens To Space
May 2020
14:
Slack In The Rope
May 2020
14:
Just Perfect
Apr 2020
30:
Slack In The Rope
Apr 2020
23:
Only You
Mar 2020
18:
How To Stay Informed About COVID-19 Without Stressing Out (As Much)
Mar 2020
13:
Corona Virus: The Decision Journal Challenge
Mar 2020
10:
The Reasonably Rational Thinking Process, Part 2: The Goal Tree
Feb 2020
25:
The Reasonably Rational Thinking Process, Part 1: Why Are Some Problems So Hard To Solve?
Feb 2020
20:
In Defense of The News: Information Pulse and Content Overload
Feb 2020
11:
Practical Notes on Depression From a Semi-Famously Depressed Person
Jan 2020
27:
All You Need Is One Idea.
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