Business For Superheroes

Ep268: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

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This week, Vicky and Joe abandon the planned podcast and talk about something else instead: the stories we tell ourselves. Why we think and believe what we do, why we make snap judgements that we’re not proud of, how to stay up to date with what’s going on in the world, and how we try to be better people than we were yesterday. There’s a little bit of talk-therapy going on, and a special appearance by Whiskey the little grey cat. Enjoy!   Key Takeaways: [3:00] Vicky and Joe talk about their impression of Nassim Necolas Taleb, the author of the book Antifragile.      [5:15] Vicky sees her parents getting older and having difficulty moving, which makes her strive to get a healthy body. [7:00] Small businesses individually are fragile, because most of them fail. However, the whole small business community is very antifragile because they learn from each other's mistakes. [9:15] Joe talks about her parents being left behind by technology and wonders how difficult it would be for him and his wife Vicky after 40 ye