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Years ago, at a point when I should have been the happiest man on earth, I hired a coach. He asked me to write down my biggest goals, then put a line through every one that was based on the idea that I'd feel better once I'd achieved it. I crossed out every single goal on my list.

What I discovered next changed the direction of my life and my work.

In this conversation with organisational psychologist Richard Reid, I share what happened - why high achievers so often feel stuck, what a teddy bear can teach you about where your wellbeing actually comes from, and the simple three-step process I share with leaders who want to put this to work.

Big love, Jamie

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Years ago, I accidentally sold around 45,000 decks of cards. I didn't set out to. I just had a hunch about something I thought would be useful and fun. People started buying them, then telling other people about them, then those people bought them too.

In this conversation, Andrea and I explore the whole domain of being remarkable - why it matters more than ever in today's attention economy, and where every remarkable thing actually begins.

Big love, Jamie

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Most of the stories we're being told about the future right now are dystopian. Dark. Chaotic. But a society's visions of the future predict the rise and fall of those societies.

In this conversation with Andrea, I share what I've been quietly working on for the past month, why it matters to me, and where I think hope actually comes from - including a pivotal moment in my own life that I don't talk about very often.

Big love, Jamie

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Most people think of their gifts as something they've been given. But what if they're actually gifts for you to give to others?

If you've realised something - discovered something that's made a real difference to you - there are other people who can benefit from it. But they can only benefit if they can see you and hear you.

In this clip, I share what I know about why so many people with something genuine to offer stay invisible - and what actually happens when you take the next step without waiting for permission.

Big love, Jamie

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I've asked thousands of people the same question: when do you get your best ideas? The answers are always the same - and they reveal something about how the mind works that most people have never stopped to consider.

In this clip from a keynote at the NATO Defence College, I unpack where your best thinking actually comes from - and what Steve Jobs and Napoleon both knew about where real strategic insight comes from.

Big love, Jamie

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A while back I was coaching someone who'd been running a very specific strategy.

The model looked something like this: you + a whole bunch of concepts, tools, skills, models and strategies = Super You. Sound familiar?

The thing is - it wasn't working. And when I looked at why, something became obvious.

He had the model completely back to front.

In this episode of the podcast, Andrea and I dig into why that model makes overwhelm worse - not better - and what actually creates the clarity and discernment you need to navigate the exponential age we're living through.

If you've ever experienced that sinking feeling where the more you add - more tools, more strategies, more learning - the worse things seem to get, this one's for you.

Big love, Jamie P.S. I've recently started a visibility experiment - learning new platforms from scratch and documenting everything in real time, because the world needs what we've got and can't benefit from it if they can't find us. If you want to follow along and take your take your visibility up a level as it unfolds, join my WhatsApp Channel here. 🔗 https://www.jamiesmart.com/wa

A few weeks ago I mentioned we were working on a new podcast series called Exponential Clarity.

The first episode is out.

I wrote something in my book Results back in 2016 that I've been thinking about a lot lately:

"Giving humanity exponential technology at our current level of consciousness is like giving a toddler a machine gun."

I wrote that eight years before ChatGPT; before the wave we're living through right now.

In this first episode, Andrea Deltetto and I dig into what that actually means - and why the gap between our technological capability and our understanding of our own minds has never mattered more than it does right now.

We're already on the rope bridge. The question is what we bring with us to cross it.

If you're a leader, a change-worker, an entrepreneur, or someone who helps others navigate change and uncertainty - I think you'll find this one particularly relevant.

Big love, Jamie

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A few weeks ago, I uploaded my books - Clarity and Results - to an AI assistant, made an assertion about the three principles and consciousness, and started a debate about the principles of psychology. At a certain point, the AI stopped and said: "I think you've just created a logical refutation of materialism."

That conversation inspired me to write a philosophy paper - which I've just submitted to the journal Mind, published by Oxford University Press. It's called The Bag Cannot Contain Itself.

In this clip, Andrea asks me what that means - and I do my best to explain Russell's Paradox, consciousness, and why the bag can never contain itself, in plain English.

Big love, Jamie

P.S. If you want to read the paper, we've got a link to it on a pre-print site. Fair warning - it's written for a philosophy journal, so maybe not a beach read :)

🔗 https://philpapers.org/rec/SMATBC

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We're working on a new podcast called Exponential Clarity, and this is a sneak peek from the first episode.

In this 5-minute clip, I unpack a statement that's been on my mind a lot lately: "We have extraordinary brains and God-like technology, but we're limited by a medieval understanding of our own minds and emotions."

I think it matters more now than ever.

Big love, Jamie

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esterday I was interviewed by my colleague and good friend Juliet O'Rourke - and at a certain point she asked me a question that many people wonder about.

"If this understanding is so powerful - why isn't it more widely known?" In this short clip, I share three reasons why.

One of them involves the story of a Dutch scientist in the 1600s, an assassination attempt on a US president, and a 20-year race between two rival teams of scientists.

And why that story might tell us something important about where we are right now.

Big love, Jamie