

With Joe Wehbe
Joe Wehbe
There's a Da Vinci in everyone, but it has been locked away. Daily short episodes breaking down the truth behind learning, education and philosophy to unlock those Doors and bring it out.
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Nov 12, 2021 • 5min
#131: It's not what you're interested in, but when you're interested in it
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Luke's example of networks
From something he was obligated to do, to something he eventually came to love.
Coming from completely different references.
Emphasis on clarity
Learning to like Shakespeare?
It's not the what, it's the when, and the how and everything around it.
Failures to learn amongst the innovators.

Nov 11, 2021 • 9min
#130: How Einstein Died... the Greatest Mistake we are Making in Education
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thirteen years of production work.
Finite and Infinite Games, and the relationship with education
We are given the signal that we must get to a point and we're done.
Albert Einstein's death
The truth about procrastination, think we have ADHD
Extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation

Nov 10, 2021 • 9min
#129: How would you change the education system?
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How would you change the education system?
You can't know what things will be like in advance
I don't know what I'll be doing 12 months from now
Culture combats culture, just like antivirus combats virus
A culture can start very small
Each person who follows their calling, makes it more normal for others to do that too.
There will be a generational shift.
It comes from people outside the system, people operating in the margins.
Our work is to accelerate the change.

Nov 9, 2021 • 6min
#128: Who is the Winner of Our Education System?
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The Adrian Caputo Story
Imagine if he made the assumption he wasn't good enough because of his post-high school mark.
'Surely we're not putting all this effort into something that is so counter-intuitive?'
The myth of the linear career.
Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
The 'gifted' persona

Nov 8, 2021 • 7min
#127: Joe's Journey After High School and the Blue Unicorn Principle
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The Blue Unicorn Principle: https://withjoewehbe.com/2021/03/07/the-consensus-is-theres-no-consensus/
In school, everything is marked, is right or wrong.
You are given this impression that there is an answer.
The Blue Unicorn — there is no one 'way', it depends on your abilities
Small tasks are the exception, best practices are more appropriate
Simple systems — turning on a laptop — there is a 'way'
Reorganise the centre of education from information to experience and community.
How can you accelerate figuring things out? 32:50 Community
How you go through school thinking you're good or bad at things, and identity gets tied to this

Nov 7, 2021 • 4min
#126: I would never create a 'business' school
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People going into business for the sake of going into business.
"I would never create a business school", Law of Ensuement – https://withjoewehbe.com/2020/08/24/the-law-of-ensuement-direct-vs-incidental-goals/
You look for the answer, but rarely for the process.

Nov 6, 2021 • 3min
#125: Enjoy the Process and You'll Never Lose
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Do you get more enjoyment out of the process, and the prospect the work could make a large difference?
Ikigai — work done for others takes pressure off you.
Wherever you are is a great place to be.

Nov 5, 2021 • 4min
#124: Your work does not come from you, it comes through you
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Today: Expectations, Mark Manson, something to be proud of, don't identify with your work, your work just comes through you.

Nov 4, 2021 • 6min
#123: Fear and our image of ourselves holds us back
Short, daily podcast episodes on the philosophy of education and learning.
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Nov 3, 2021 • 13min
#122: The Truth About Learning
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The truth about Learning
The focus of this season of the podcast
False beliefs about talent and ability
You just need to be passable at something until you get competent enough to excel at it
How we think about learning and education has major implicatins for how our lives go
It's very rare that reality holds you back — the elephant example.