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Delete Your DefaultsCreative Process (you have one!)All humans – including you! – are creative. And we all have creative processes, though we aren't always aware of what they are. In this conversation, we explore our creative processes, and barriers and facilitators to creativity.We mention a bunch of people, including:Gary Bernhardt of Destroy All SoftwareI credit Maya Angelou with the quote that you should let your failures refine you, not define you, but it turns out it was Max Lucado who said that.Atomic Habits by James ClearLouie Parkinson of Catalyst Climbing2025-06-181h 02Delete Your DefaultsWhat Is Your Life For?In this episode, we explore the concept of work life balance, the definition of success, and the foundational question of what is your life for?We mention a bunch of books, podcasts, and people! Here they are:Douglas Rushkoff and his Team Human podcastPaved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry GrabarKilled by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System by Wes MarshallThe High Cost of Free Parking: Updated Edition by Donald ShoupProfessor Scott Galloway (No Mercy...2025-06-0447 minDelete Your DefaultsIs It the End?We explore endings, beginnings, their cocreative nature, and how we relate to them. Why is it easier to feel the pain of loss than the delight of gain?In this episode, we refer to:Jim Rohn, motivational speakerbreathwork for metabolizing stress and supporting embodied health and wellnessSahil Bloom and his Curiosity Chronicle newsletter 2025-05-2144 minDelete Your DefaultsUnsustainableUnsustainable is just another way of saying "losing strategy". We explore layers of unsustainability in our current modern life and expansive reframes for optimism.Resources mentioned:Nebula video platformTeam Human by Douglas RushkoffFavorite charities mentioned:Transformative ChangeDirect ReliefBrennan Center for JusticeAmerican Civil Liberties UnionEarthjusticeNational Park FoundationElectronic Frontier FoundationParking Reform NetworkAmerica Walks2025-05-0751 minDelete Your DefaultsTruth (or: you woke up today, you might as well be a badass)This episode explores the idea of truth, whether objective truth exists, and how to relate to uncertainty. We cover ground from spirituality to politics.Books, services, and other sources we mention in this episode include:Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America by Barbara EhrenreichLiminal Thinking: Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think by Dave GrayReadwise appThe Curiosity Chronicles by Sahil BloomThe Dawn Wall (movie) and Free Solo (movie)2025-04-2334 minDelete Your DefaultsUs vs. ThemUs vs. Them, and can we overcome our social programming to become wise? How do we engage with difference while respecting each others' humanity? What do we do with the messiness of reality, where multiple people can disagree and be right at the same time?Books that are relevant to this conversation include:Liminal Thinking by Dave GrayWhat It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill2025-04-0945 minDelete Your DefaultsTrained IncompetenceWhat is the point of your life? How our trained incompetence serves a way of life that's not serving us.We mention the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber and his article on the same topic, On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant. and the concept of Vibe Coding.2025-03-2637 minDelete Your DefaultsPerformance ReviewsIn our pilot episode, we discuss the challenges and merits of performance reviews.See also Employee Ownership Gains Big Momentum in Forbes.2025-02-2043 min