The Unexpected Guest is the 13th Principle in my new book 'You 2.0: Build Yourself Better' and is all about how you must ask on a regular basis a simple but powerful question: What event, no matter how unlikely, should it occur destroy my professional or private life (or product or service or business or community and so on) literally overnight? Think Nokia and Apple, Tran-Pennsylvania Rail and the Ford Truck, the Vinyl Industry and the CD. These weren't incremental or even huge improvements in their respective industries, but a brand new way of doing things that literally changed the rules of the game. This episodes explains how you can plan for the unknown unknowns and be in better shape to survive their sudden appearance!

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This week we discuss one of the Principles from my new book, 'You 2.0: Build Yourself Better', namely Principle 5: The Kill All Monsters Principle! In other words, don't wait for the monstrous looking egg to turn into a Godzilla-size monstrosity that stamps all over your life or business! Join in the discussion at https://www.darreninform.com/forum/2-thinkworks-voiceworks/discussion/9c3e7b1b-ee25-4c21-997f-f796c81878a7

Few areas of the planet create a feeling of dread and hold a fascination of the mysterious, as much as an area of sea known as 'The Bermuda Triangle', a place where ships and planes noted for generations strange occurrences, fires in the sky and  disappearances that left no wreckage or survivors. This episode, part of our series within a series, looks at the Unexplained Mystery surrounding this seemingly deadly area of sea. talks about some of the more famous disappearances, discusses the various theories out forward, and attempts to try and make sense of it all.

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As we conclude our look at Indian & Eastern philosophy, we discuss discourses and thought experiments around consciousness & awareness, and bring the whole field to the modern world and how these ideas apply to AI and the growing search to create Artificial Consciousness.

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Many people think that Einstein was just a simple scientist who went about formulating the laws that govern the Universe, but he was so much more than that. Apart from being the man who had the greatest single impact on the advancement of our understanding of the laws that govern the physical universe, Einstein was also a philosopher king! From my new book 'You 2.0: Build Yourself Better', we look at how some of his sayings can be powerfully applied to your life. 

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We continue our mini-series on Eastern & Indian philosophies and consider the nature of reality in Hindu, Buddhist & Taoist teachings, and how they are both similar to and differ from Plato's Allegory of the Cave.

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Few mysteries have captured the American psyche more than that of the mysterious disappearance of a whole colony of English settlers in 1590, leaving behind only one word, Croatoan, which was carved into a log within the deserted colony. It was only natural therefore, that your hosts, Darren Smithson & Steve Lowe, discuss the story behind the colony, possible causes of its disappearance, and the way that the very words Roanoke and Croatoan have become synonymous with mysterious and sinister events.

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Continuing our series on Eastern & Indian philosophies, this edition of ThinkWORKS examines the Hindu & Buddhist discourses on the nature of identity and continuity, which offer both complimentary AND competing visions on the nature of self in a reality that is either permanently fixed OR constantly changing. Join in the discussion at Comment Here for ThinkWORKS Episode 56 Indian & Eastern Philosophy Part 4 Identity & Continuity | darreninform 

The Buddhist beliefs about the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold Noble Path form the foundation of a deeply profound philosophical doctrine with parallels and connections to other Asian philosophies. This episode explains what the Noble Truths are and how they can be achieved by following the 8-fold Noble Path. Join in the discussion at Comment Here for ThinkWORKS Episode 55 Eastern & Indian Philosophy Part 3 The 4 Noble Truths and The 8-fold Noble Path! | darreninform and apply some of the thinking to your own life.

Continuing our introduction on the principle themes of Indian and Eastern philosophy, this episodes discusses some more of the considerations we need to have before we delve properly into their key philosophical discourses on the nature of reality, truth and enlightenment.

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