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Dr. Scott Padgett texted Gene that he no longer believes in free will. Gene's whole show is about choosing discipline. They work it out…
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Dr. Scott Padgett texted Gene that he no longer believes in free will. Gene's whole show is about choosing discipline. They work it out…
No Free Will. Now What? With Dr. Scott.Dr. Scott Padgett texted Gene that he no longer believes in free will. Gene's whole show is about choosing discipline. They work it out on air, with Sapolsky, Harris, and…Listen + Read
AI Won’t Fix a Weak Decision-MakerCEOs are warning that AI without hard thinking just makes yesterday faster. Speed multiplies whatever you already are. The tool doesn't build the judgment. The reps do. Here's the crutch…Listen + Read
The Decision You Keep Not MakingGene and Aaron take Carl Smith’s four-step process for hard decisions and run it through a basic training emergency, a stalled event, and the calls they both still carry.Listen + Read
How Not to Be a Douchebag (A Martial Arts Debrief)That Jonah Hill jiu-jitsu Dunning-Kruger clip, Zuck's floating sparring platform, Gordon Ryan burning a student's belt, and Gabriel Varga on doing it right.Listen + Read
Tough Isn’t Enough: The Trap of Faking StrengthToughness gets you into the fight. Resilience wins it. Two elite coaches, one dangerous lie, and the one question to ask yourself every morning.Listen + Read
7 Signs You THINK You’re Dangerous (But You’re Just Cold)Every one of the 7 "dangerous" traits has a counterfeit that looks identical from the outside. The difference: the real one is chosen, the fake one is compulsive. We run…Listen + Read
Nolan’s Odyssey Is Secretly About the Warrior MindsetThe most disciplined man in history had all seven traits of a dangerous person. They destroyed him. We run Odysseus through the warrior mindset, Homer to Nolan.Listen + Read
7 Signs You’re a “Dangerous” Person (In the Best Way)Dangerous" usually means a threat. This flips it: the most dangerous person in the room is the calmest, most self-governed one, because they can't be rattled, bought, baited, or read…Listen + Read
Discipline Beats Personality: Why the Quiet Operators Win in 2026The scoreboard changed. Boards are done chasing charismatic reinventors; they now want leaders who hold the same standard on a bad day as a good one.Listen + Read