Is failure bad? Am I the sum of what I did today? When is it ok to give up on a goal or task?

And finally, is failure necessary? If so, for what?

Why doesn't the stupid tool do what I want? Why do I feel like I'm hitting my head against the wall to make something happen? Why am I struggling to get the motivation to change my habits?

Why can it be so hard to be criticized? How do we get something useful from poorly delivered feedback? How do we move past the desire to ignore feedback and avoid becoming masochistic collectors of criticism?

(After editing this episode, I further realized how much I unknowingly quote Eliezer Yudkowsky and his ideas. If you're reading this, thank you for the skills you taught me.)

Do you feel like you suck at math? The good news is, it isn't your fault! (At least not all of it, you've got to at least try!) But the human brain optimized to handle certain types of math, and by instinct it fails at others. Here, we talk about why, when dealing with numbers, sometimes the answer is to "Shut up and do the math."

How do I understand other people? What are the ideas I have of who other people are in my head? How do I react when a good person does something bad, or a bad person does something good? Are those labels even useful?

Why is it sometimes hard to make a decision? What if I don't know what I should do next? What if there are too many options, or none at all? We cover some psychology and tools to get you unstuck! :D

Why would many of us rather get electrocuted then sit alone with our thoughts? What gets in the way of having good, personal thinking time? How can you find peace in doing nothing? And, perhaps most importantly, how can looking at our own thoughts trick us into thinking we understand ourselves better than we do?

Why do humans think together instead of just alone? What are the benefits thinking as a team? How can it go wrong? What are some tools we can use to have better conversations?