Cal Newport has dissected deliberate practice – the methods to improve any skill to the point that you become so good people can’t ignore you. We discuss why Deliberate Practice is so important for job satisfaction - even more so than passion - and what a practice for character development could look like.

Produced with love by Make School and Positivity Dan. Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

David Allen is a wizard of productivity and the author of Getting Things Done. In this episode we touch on how to get mental clarity, become more effective, and also touch on some nontraditional topics of how productivity relates to ambiguity, introspection, relationships, and mental health.

Produced with love by Make School and Positivity Dan. Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

David Allen is a wizard of productivity and the author of Getting Things Done. In this episode we touch on how to get mental clarity, become more effective, and also touch on some nontraditional topics of how productivity relates to ambiguity, introspection, relationships, and mental health.

Produced with love by Make School and Positivity Dan. Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

This episode goes beyond “I told the truth” to a more difficult place – being honest with yourself, facing your fears, and coming into the world with all your honest hopes and insecurities.

Brad Blanton does exactly that. He curses. He calls you out. He’s been documented farting, unashamedly in front of reporters mid- interview. He’s spent the past 30 years as a psychiatrist and leader of the Radical Honesty movement and wrote a bestselling book by that name. He is hilarious.

I gave Brad full permission to tear me apart in our interview. We start with insecurity around dating.

Produced with love by Make School and Soul Labs (www.soullabs.co). Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

This episode goes beyond “I told the truth” to a more difficult place – being honest with yourself, facing your fears, and coming into the world with all your honest hopes and insecurities.

Brad Blanton does exactly that. He curses. He calls you out. He’s been documented farting, unashamedly in front of reporters mid- interview. He’s spent the past 30 years as a psychiatrist and leader of the Radical Honesty movement and wrote a bestselling book by that name. He is hilarious.

I gave Brad full permission to tear me apart in our interview. We start with insecurity around dating.

Produced with love by Make School and Soul Labs (www.soullabs.co). Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

Daniel Coyle studies talent, particularly the communities that launch a disproportionate number of success stories. Places like a ramshackle tennis court in Moscow, a music academy in New York’s Adirondacks, and a baseball-mad island in the Caribbean. We discuss the environments and coaching strategies that enable talent to thrive.

Produced with love by Make School and Positivity Dan. Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

Daniel Coyle studies talent, particularly the communities that launch a disproportionate number of success stories. Places like a ramshackle tennis court in Moscow, a music academy in New York’s Adirondacks, and a baseball-mad island in the Caribbean. We discuss the environments and coaching strategies that enable talent to thrive.

Produced with love by Make School and Positivity Dan. Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

Sara Lazar is at Harvard studying if and how meditation can promote focus, creativity and reduce stress.

In this episode Sara and I discuss what she’s learned, meditation techniques, and conduct an impromptu guided meditation session mid-podcast. I’ve been meditating for 7 years and can say this episode has something for both expert meditators and beginners.

Produced with love by Make School and Soul Labs (www.soullabs.co). Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

Sara Lazar is at Harvard studying if and how meditation can promote focus, creativity and reduce stress.

In this episode Sara and I discuss what she’s learned, meditation techniques, and conduct an impromptu guided meditation session mid-podcast. I’ve been meditating for 7 years and can say this episode has something for both expert meditators and beginners.

Produced with love by Make School and Soul Labs (www.soullabs.co). Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).

Fred Luskin is a Professor at Stanford and has led forgiveness work for 9/11 victims, employees at major tech companies, and survivors of genocide.

In this episode, we chat about

- The skill of forgiveness and how to improve it

- Why our emotions linger

- Self-forgiveness

- When not to forgive and more

- Intense forgiveness experiences

Produced with love by Make School and Soul Labs (www.soullabs.co). Join thousands of the world's brightest computer science students at Make School (www.makeschool.com).