Planning will give you the illusion of certainty. What you really need to execute on your plans is clarity. The reality is that the future is impossible to predict, and the further away from now that you get, the more difficult it becomes to predict at an exponential rate. Focus on creating the best pathways for present decision-making.
Jun 24
Why Can't You Go Faster With AI? Focus on the Friction to Find Out
If you are a manager, a lead engineer, or anyone growing into more responsibility, this throwback episode is built for you. We keep hearing the same question, now louder than ever: "Why can't this go faster?" AI and agentic coding have made the literal coding step dramatically ch ... Show More
19m 26s
Aug 2025
How to Bring More Rigor to Your Long-Term Thinking
Amid great economic, political, and technological change, it can feel impossible to predict what might happen next. Nick Foster, a futurist and designer who has worked at Google X, Sony, and elsewhere, says that most of us struggle because we tend to fall into one pattern of thin ... Show More
32m 1s
Nov 2022
Gain Greater Clarity of Your Future
As motivated as we may be, there are times when we get 'lost in the weeds' and lose our direction. In this episode, learn three key ways to increase the amount of clarity you have in regards to your goals, dreams and future. “You are going to design visualization of the future in ... Show More
1h 8m
<p>People put too much stock in making long-term plans, but let's call them what they really are: guesses. On this episode we discuss deadlines, business plans, world domination, and Dungeons & Dragons.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><ul><li>01:06 - <a href='https: ... Show More
