Skill vs. Luck vs. Hard Work
Hard work is often talked about as a be-all end-all when it comes to performance, and even personhood. On this episode of The Growth Equation podcast, we explore what hard work can (and can't do), wha...
14 Huhti 202141min
An Honest Rant on College Admissions
The film Operation Varsity Blues, a chronicle of the massive college admissions scandal that occurred from 2011 to 2018, was just published on Netflix. It is a pretty damning (and tragic)film. In this...
7 Huhti 202157min
Inside Baseball: Book Publishing
In this special bonus episode, Brad and Steve delve into the process of becoming authors, starting from their early days writing hardly-read blogs to landing book advances with large publishing houses...
5 Huhti 202138min
Slaying Sacred Cows in Health and Fitness
To foam roll or not to foam roll? Force yourself to endure an ice-bath after a grueling workout, or sit it out? Cardio or weights, or perhaps even more pertinent, will doing cardio hurt your weights (...
31 Maalis 20211h 12min
Unwinding Anxiety
Anxiety, in the broadest of terms, is discomfort with uncertainty. In the words of psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author Judson Brewer, “it's a severe condition; that is, it's the human condition.”...
24 Maalis 20211h 6min
What “Good Sleep” Really Means and How to Get It
Sleep. It's a topic that affects everyone, and it's particularly timely coming off of daylight savings time, which doesn't do much other than make an entire country of people groggy. Against that back...
17 Maalis 202159min
Why Practicing Humility is the Key to True Confidence and Belonging
A phenomenon that just about everyone is familiar with goes like this: You are striving hard to reach the next level at your given craft or pursuit. After loads of hard work, you finally reach it. Whe...
10 Maalis 20211h 5min
A World Without Email (And a More Optimal Life) With Cal Newport
Do you dislike email, or at the very least, the amount of time, energy, and attention your inbox demands? If so, you aren't alone. In this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, we welcome Cal Newpor...
3 Maalis 20211h 32min
