The Ultraworking Podcast
Philosophy Podcasts
The Ultraworking Podcast. Exploring peak performance. Operations, business, biochemistry, math, habits, skills... everything. We aim to make every show very special — and potentially life-changing from time to time.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Philosophy Podcasts
Description:
The Ultraworking Podcast. Exploring peak performance. Operations, business, biochemistry, math, habits, skills... everything. We aim to make every show very special — and potentially life-changing from time to time.
Twitter:
@ultraworking
Language:
English
Email:
podcast@ultraworking.com
Episodes
#91: Is it possible to quantify performance?
3/14/2023
Turning something is complex as performance into a quantifiable metric isn't easy. We try to explore.
Duration:00:11:18
#90: Fundamental Attribution Error
3/10/2023
Quick explanation of this human tendency, which if you know it can make it easier to work with the people around you.
Duration:00:07:59
#89: Goal Presence
3/8/2023
The tangibleness of targets and goals in your mind as an important factor.
Duration:00:13:18
#88: "The Principles of High-Performance"
3/5/2023
Sanity checking what ChatGPT thinks are these principles.
Duration:00:19:34
#87: Requirements for Good Work
3/3/2023
What are all of the elements that have to come together, in order to produce high quality work, repeatably?
Duration:00:13:03
#86: Pregame Ritual
3/1/2023
What can we learn from athletes about how to get our best work done?
Duration:00:11:10
#85: Time Block Planning
2/26/2023
Might be worth adding this time management method to the toolkit.
Duration:00:16:17
#84: Capacity Increasing Activities
2/24/2023
Chris discusses the phenomenon, that most activities do not only affect the short-term results, but also your long-term capacity.
Duration:00:10:57
#83: Effects of Exercise on Memory
2/19/2023
Andi and Chris discuss a paper, looking at the effect of different levels of physical performance on memory.
Duration:00:30:26
#82: Upstream and Downstream Behaviors
2/17/2023
When behaviors are not the causal factor. but a consequence of something else.
Duration:00:11:03
#81: Leading and Lagging Metrics
2/15/2023
Some preliminary explorations about the concept of leading vs lagging metrics, and how to use them.
Duration:00:18:02
#80: Two Rules for Clear Communication
2/12/2023
Improving communication is a high-value activity. Here are a few things that help.
Duration:00:19:45
#79: Threshold Effect
2/10/2023
Chris talks about the phenomenon of threshold effects.
Duration:00:08:57
#78: Proven Methods
2/8/2023
Unlocking the 80/20 in many fields quickly by implementing proving methods. Chris argues that this might be worth trying.
Duration:00:16:11
#77: Ingredients of a Productive Day
2/5/2023
Andi and Chris discuss what goes into having a productive day for each of them. Practical, without much theory.
Duration:00:32:19
#76: Natural Language Aptitude and Programming
2/3/2023
Lee and Chris discuss a fascinating paper relating the ability to learn programming to learning a second language. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60661-8
Duration:00:51:05
#75: Learning by Exaggeration
2/2/2023
Lee and Chris discuss a valuable tool to make changes in areas that mostly happen subconsciously.
Duration:00:18:39
#74: Sleep Deprivation and Cognitive Performance
1/29/2023
Andi and Chris discuss the findings of a review paper on the cognitive effects of sleep deprivation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656292/
Duration:00:42:42
#73: Academic Study: 22% increase from 4 hours of goal-setting
1/27/2023
Great paper with super interesting and actionable findings. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361476X1930428X#b0085
Duration:00:37:55
#72: Working in a Noisy Environment
1/25/2023
Saad and Chris discuss what how mental and sensory noise can affect us and strategies to deal with both.
Duration:00:53:29