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Polymathic Being Podcast
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Polymathic Being PodcastRediscovering Awe
Today’s topic is a quick reminder to slow down and appreciate the complexity of the world around you. It’s a great antidote to misery and doesn’t require…
Polymathic Being PodcastMasking as Neurodivergent
Today’s topic attempts to unmask true anti-social behaviors from the protective cover of neurodivergence. We’ll explore the current state of the neurodivergent…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Catastrophe of Smokey Bear
Today's topic ignites the conversation about human hubris and its ecological impact when we view ourselves as masters of nature, or set apart from the…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Noble Savage
Today’s topic explores the mythos of tribal cultures worldwide. When we dig just below the surface, we find the same humans, the same issues, and the same…
Polymathic Being PodcastHack Your Brain! A dynamic exploration into Counterintelligence and Mixed Mental Arts
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Polymathic Being PodcastDamn the Patriarchy
Today’s topic investigates the nuance between the Patriarchy and the Matriarchy and how our common misunderstandings of what they really are deny us an…
Polymathic Being PodcastEarning Life
Today’s topic addresses a common misunderstanding that our survival in a hostile natural world has become systematized through complex transactional mediums…
Polymathic Being PodcastLaugh at Yourself
Today’s topic adds to our toolkit of Mixed Mental Arts and provides another way to embrace humility, which we first explored in Embracing our White Belts. This…
Polymathic Being PodcastA Defense of Populism
Today’s topic strives to untangle and understand what is actually meant when we use populism as a pejorative. As with much of politics, we find that its use…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Original Porn
Today’s topic wrangles with a contradiction between male and female consumption of erotic content. Men tend to prefer visual, and women tend to prefer verbal…
Polymathic Being PodcastDon't Lose Your Voice
Today’s topic addresses the challenges of an uncritical use of AI in writing. On the one hand, AI represents a transformative tool that can help unlock…
Polymathic Being PodcastUnsettling Science
Today’s Topic is Part 11 in our Keys to Innovation series and tackles the idea of “Settled Science,” showing just how myopic and resistant to new information…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Two Rules of Life
Today’s topic forces us to face two rules that govern our lives. The first is evolutionary biology, and the second is soul maturation. We’ll see how ignoring…
Polymathic Being PodcastFunctional Fittness
Today’s topic introduces two amazing writers on Substack who are helping improve the health and resilience of… anyone. The focus is on Functional Fitness…
Polymathic Being PodcastEmbracing PolyPaths
Today’s topic builds on a new concept that resonated with me: the idea of a PolyPath as opposed to a Polymath. It’s the same thing from a different framing…
Polymathic Being Podcast"I Am"
Today’s topic is another collaboration with my cousin and co-conspirator Jared Bruder. It explores the idea of embodying Christian ideals and the challenge to…
Polymathic Being PodcastMaiden, Mother, and Crone
Today’s topic looks at the importance of the unique phases of human femininity that differentiate us from much of the natural world. We’ll explore the power…
Polymathic Being PodcastTrue Neurodivergence
Today’s topic introduces a new systems thinker as we collaborate to tease apart the drivers of the nerodivergent craze. In doing so, we’ll discover just how…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Science of Good Enough
Today’s topic is Part Ten in the Keys to Innovation series, continuing to explore how to unlock your capability both personally and professionally. The Science…
Polymathic Being PodcastIntrospect Don't Project
Today’s topic addresses our desire to change the world as we see best while failing to change the one thing we can: ourselves. This is where these topics…
Polymathic Being PodcastInvolve, Align, and Empower
Today's topic dusts off some critical leadership lessons from my time working in Lean Six Sigma that I’ve incorporated into every job I’ve had since. It’s a…
Polymathic Being PodcastBecoming a Man
Today’s topic challenges us to rethink our expectations of men and demand more than the trappings that society tells us mark manliness. The reality is…
Polymathic Being PodcastSympathy -> Empathy -> Resiliency
Today's topic is a collaboration with another great writer on Substack, focused on how sympathy is being labeled as empathy, then weaponized, and how we can…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Awe of Sondering
Today’s topic zooms out to a macro view of life to appreciate the sheer number of different lives and experiences, then zooms back in to explore how little…
Polymathic Being PodcastFulfill Yourself
Today’s topic applies the Polymathic Mindset by first exploring how it’s neither new nor unique across cultures. We’ll then show how embracing polymathic ideas…
Polymathic Being PodcastAI: A Reflection of You
Today’s topic holds a mirror to our engagements with AI, reflecting how we view both technology and humans. It’s an inversion that will hopefully help us…
Polymathic Being PodcastMy Circus, My Monkeys
Today’s topic builds on the previous Keys to Innovation series and focuses on a real-world example where the avoidance of complexity, pushing the easy button…
Polymathic Being PodcastSolving Narcissism and NPCs
Today’s topic asks you to reflect on whether you’re balanced in your identity or falling into the trap so many find themselves in, where others define who you…
Polymathic Being PodcastPersonality or Pathology
Today’s topic dives into a situation where, on one hand, people reject personality tests yet, on the other hand pathologize personality. In the middle of all…
Polymathic Being PodcastCuring Ultracrepidarianism
Today’s topic takes a look at a potential paradox within the Polymathic mindset, where, on the one hand, there are experts who speak authoritatively outside of…
Polymathic Being PodcastHow to Fix Dating
Today’s topic is another that names what shall not be named, in what underpins our modern dating culture. Yet, in doing so, we can make it better by excising…
Polymathic Being PodcastNatural Paths
Today’s topic looks at the benefits and risks of natural paths, that is, those flows in life that we sometimes follow without knowing, or block without…
Polymathic Being PodcastImproving Servant Leadership
Today’s topic tackles the common tendency to correct destructive leadership behaviors by renaming the goal. This is the challenge with Servant Leadership…
Polymathic Being PodcastEmbracing Bromance
Today’s topic explores the male loneliness epidemic from the angle of the loss of masculine physical touch. We’ll uncover two surprising drivers and wrangle…
Polymathic Being PodcastFacing Your Demons
Today’s topic provides practical insight for dealing with the things that hold you back from exploring, creating, and learning. We name your worst enemy…
Polymathic Being PodcastMixing Mental Arts
Today's topic takes Mixed Mental Arts to the next level by demonstrating how to begin fusing some of our foundational concepts into more advanced applications…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Meek Warrior
Today's topic challenges us to be capable, dangerous, and meek. To manage that balance, we’ll uncover the truth about meekness, explore examples from the…
Polymathic Being PodcastMoney, Sex, and In-laws
Today's topic explores three common threats to marriages everywhere: Money, Sex, and In-laws. They are three independently challenging topics, and if they…
Polymathic Being PodcastRead the Damn Article
Today’s topic is dedicated to Jeff, who won’t read this article. Don’t be like Jeff because we’ll break down that troubling behavior where many people rarely…
Polymathic Being PodcastLeading Complex Systems
Today's topic wrangles with the idea that Systems Thinking is not enough. We’ll review the background, then critique the argument, demonstrating that Systems…
Polymathic Being PodcastWhat Right Looks Like
Today's topic shares some insights from my time in the Army on how to focus on the right performance indicators to ensure success. We’ll explore how many…
Polymathic Being PodcastRivers of Change
Today's topic explores human hubris against nature and how our attempts to exert mastery over our environments can often backfire. We’ll also explore the…
Polymathic Being PodcastSex, Poop, and Rock 'n Roll
Let’s be honest: few things make us squirm faster than talking about the two drives that prove we’re animals: sex and, yes, pooping. Today’s topic penetrates…
Polymathic Being PodcastADHD; Pathology, Superpower, or Out of Context?
Today's topic explores the mess around our understanding of ADHD and how that diagnosis has been misapplied, misused, and misrepresented for a variety of bad…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Death of Diversity and Inclusion
Today's topic focuses on Equity and how this complicated term has a long and sordid history, currently contributing to the death of Diversity and Inclusion…
Polymathic Being PodcastInsatiable Curiosity
Today's topic is one more of our Mixed Mental Arts that addresses a core element of our Systems Thinking philosophy. Insatiable curiosity is more than just…
Polymathic Being PodcastRaise Your Child Like Your Dog
Today's topic addresses a critical failure in how we raise our children through the well-intended but misapplied philosophy of Gentle Parenting. We’ll see how…
Polymathic Being PodcastSTOCK MARKET CRASHES!
STOCK MARKET CRASHES!If that phrase raised your blood pressure and caused a quiver of panic, you’re not alone. Today's topic explores the psychology of the…
Polymathic Being PodcastYou Can Do Hard Things
Today's topic challenges everyone to reclaim who you are meant to be by embracing the challenge of doing hard things. Along the way, we’ll uncover the dangers…
Polymathic Being PodcastGo Touch Grass
Today's topic provides helpful insights for separating the fiction of social media from the reality of life. We’ll explore the problems with how social media…
Polymathic Being PodcastStare Into Evil
Today's topic builds on the idea of Inversion, focuses specifically on evil, and stares directly at it. In doing so, we can improve our understanding of…
Polymathic Being PodcastThe Plagiarism of AI
Welcome to Polymathic Being, a place to explore counterintuitive insights across multiple domains. These essays explore common topics from different…
Polymathic Being PodcastHow Not to Write
Today's topic breaks down some common myths provided to writers as advice. From finding your niche to writing every day, to the ten steps for a best seller…
Polymathic Being PodcastReligion as Psychotherapy
Today's topic explores the tools that structured religion offers that can counter our current mental health degradation. We’ll uncover all the mechanisms that…
Polymathic Being PodcastBrain Boost
Today's topic shares practical insights and tips on using Large Language Models to conduct objective research on divisive and complex topics. We’ll dig into…
Polymathic Being PodcastJust Stop Trying
Today's topic weaves together philosophy and physiology to explain how our best efforts are sometimes the cause of our failure. We’ll examine the concept of…
Polymathic Being Podcast[In]Human Resources
Welcome to Polymathic Being, a place to explore counterintuitive insights across multiple domains. These essays explore common topics from different…
Polymathic Being PodcastToxic Empathy
Today's topic is another Mixed Mental Arts that digs into the toxic empathy that underpins and is weaponized within much of the social manipulation we feel…
Polymathic Being PodcastEntropy is Easy
Today's topic shares insights from Lean Six Sigma on the difficulty in overcoming the slow degradation of performance through entropy. We’ll explore a few key…
Polymathic Being PodcastReincarnation Sounds Awesome
Today's topic is a heterodox position that looks at what most people miss about the power within the idea of reincarnation. We’ll uncover how reincarnation is…