BS & Bad Advice
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Agency & Victimhood
When you get down to it, there isn’t much that is entirely under your control. You get to decide what to do, but not what you’re capable of. You can decide to think, but not always what reaction that thought will engender.
Narratives
We’ve covered storytelling, and we’ve talked about assumptions. Now let’s combine. In this ironically meandering episode I talk about how storytelling can help us root out and overcome the assumptions that cripple us.
Assumptions
It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. -Mark Twain Twain had a point. We make assumptions throughout the day that make life easier; for example,
BS & Bad Advice: Assumptions
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. - Twain had a point. We make assumptions throughout the day that make life easier; for example, I assume everyone will stop at the red light so I ...
Networking through Storytelling
This is the first podcast episode of my as yet unnamed show. Enjoy! - Conventional wisdom, and typical advice, when it comes to networking is that if you want to make contacts, you need to ask questions and make sure the other person is talking more t...
Networking Through Storytelling
This is the first podcast episode of my as yet unnamed show. Enjoy! Conventional wisdom, and typical advice, when it comes to networking is that if you want to make contacts, you need to ask questions and make sure the other person is talking more than...
Ice Water In My Veins, Not On My Head
Yesterday I finally got my first invitations to the ice bucket challenge. Here's my response: not happening. I'm not even sorry. - There's one inexorable reason I'm not going to partake, and it's quite simple. I don't want to.