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EP012 Just What I Needed: What If You’re Not Defeated, Just Thinking Too Small?

What if the rejection that made you question everything is only one data point in a much bigger universe?In this personal episode, Esther turns the microphone on Paul after a tough round of rejections left her questioning a vision she deeply believes in. Paul brings an economist’s lens to a feeling we all know: defeat.The conversation introduces a powerful framework from economics: small universe vs. big universe thinking. When we focus only on what is immediately visible, we optimize within a narrow set of possibilities. When we expand the universe, we begin to see solutions, people…

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