“The mind is reluctant to embrace deep change, and will play devious games to maintain the status quo.” — Kristin Linklater Frederik Gieschen on mental agility and the dangers of reasoning by analogy. Full episode here: https://www.infiniteloopspodcast.com/frederik-gieschen-on-agility-agreeableness-alchemy-the-arena/
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin Here’s Frederik Gieschen dropping 🧠 on the essential—yet often overlooked—distinction between being an investor versus being in the business of investing. Full episode here ⤵️ https://www.infiniteloopspodcast.com/frederik-gieschen-on-agility-agreeableness-alchemy-the-arena/
"Who is America’s best-known banker? That would be Jamie Dimon. But who is the richest? That would be Andy Beal, with an estimated net worth of $9 billion." Friend-of-the-show Frederik Gieschen joins us for an impromptu conversation about his article (https://neckar.substack.com/p/high-roller-lessons-from-americas?r=4emk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email) on the life and work of Andy Beal, the…
“People at a certain level…they have all the skills; they know how to expand their skills. The thing that will hold them back is just themselves.” — Dr. Julie Gurner
“Focus is really not just about honing in; it’s about what you’re able to block out.” Here’s Dr. Julie Gurner on the importance of saying “no.”
Our guest, Dr. Julie Gurner, argues that personality tests like Myers-Briggs are unreliable and give users the “illusion of control” and the “illusion of insight.”
If you are persistent, you “will just keep running and running and running on the same path.” If you are tenacious, “you’ll find a side door if you need to.” Here’s Executive Performance Coach Dr. Julie Gurner on the difference between persistence and tenacity...
Dr. Julie Gurner is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach to top percentile executives, primarily in finance and technology. She is also the proprietor of the Ultra Successful newsletter, which delivers a weekly challenge pulled from global business leaders and designed to ”help you unleash your power.” Dr.…
Solving a problem does not always require speculation about its origin. Todd Goodwin (of Goodwin Hypnosis) explains...
“Everyone, no matter where they are in life, has the potential to unlearn these disempowering, and very often disabling and debilitating, mental programs.” Medication tackles the symptoms of our problems. Hypnotist Todd Goodwin wants us to deal with the cause...
Diagnoses can be disempowering. Hypnotist Todd Goodwin explains why...
Here’s Todd Goodwin of Goodwin Hypnosis on why the mind is like a garden 🧠🪴
Board Certified hypnotist & Goodwin Hypnosis founder Todd Goodwin joins us for his second appearance to discuss why we should treat the mind like a garden, why revelation is not the same as resolution, why labels can be counterproductive, and much more! Important Links: - Goodwin Hypnosis - https://www.goodwinhypnosis.com -…
Why will writing problems down often lead to a solution? “If you have two beliefs which are incompatible, they can live in your head…when you write two things against each other, next to each other, you will notice if there is an incoherence.” — Luca Dellanna
Clarity. Feedback. Trust. Here’s Luca Dellanna on the three things all managers should prioritize...
When does hard work become a form of laziness? “I see people who work hard as a way to overcompensate some problem that they don’t want to face” — Luca Dellanna
How should you determine whether a successful role model’s strategy is worth emulating? Luca Dellanna recommends considering whether that strategy would be successful in “10 parallel worlds.” If the answer is “yes,“ the strategy is likely to be reproducible
Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more! Important Links: - Luca’s Website - https://luca-dellanna.com - Luca’s…
“Your decisions from five years ago, three years ago, two years ago are why you are doing or experiencing what you're experiencing today.” — Jack Butcher
“If you’re not making sense on the internet, you’re just dead on arrival.”
Jack Butcher argues that you can get closer to the truth of an idea by getting real-world, iterative experience of that idea in practice.
“If you have the ability to create something that represents what you think or what you would do if given permission… you have such a massive advantage.” — Jack Butcher
Designer, entrepreneur and Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher joins us for his second appearance on the show to discuss how to get closer to reality, the differences between the US & the UK, whether vision can be taught, and MUCH more! Important Links: - Jack’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jackbutcher?s=21&t=7roJdznRoVhMBQgqIWQ8WA - Visualize…
“How do you find opportunities to have your music have placements in movies, TV shows, other sync opportunities? That’s where the long tail is. That’s where I think there is a lot of opportunity for not just the artists but also the investors…” — Dan Runcie