You have been building the skills list: leadership, public speaking... Every skill on that list has the same thing underneath, the one capacity that is never on the list itself. This episode names it, shows what it looks like in practice, and gives you a four-weekend build you can run at home. Plus the one rule that turns AI into a learning accelerator instead of a dependency builder.

This episode draws in part on research in:  

• Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. Springer.
• Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The "what" and "why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227–268.
• Zimmerman, B. J. (2002). Becoming a self-regulated learner: An overview. Theory Into Practice, 41(2), 64–70.