The Ultraworking Podcast

Ultraworking

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.

Episodes

#91: Is it possible to quantify performance?

Turning something is complex as performance into a quantifiable metric isn't easy. We try to explore.

Mar 14, 2023

11 min

#90: Fundamental Attribution Error

Quick explanation of this human tendency, which if you know it can make it easier to work with the people around you.

Mar 11, 2023

7 min

#89: Goal Presence

The tangibleness of targets and goals in your mind as an important factor.

Mar 9, 2023

13 min

#88: "The Principles of High-Performance"

Sanity checking what ChatGPT thinks are these principles.

Mar 6, 2023

19 min

#87: Requirements for Good Work

What are all of the elements that have to come together, in order to produce high quality work, repeatably?

Mar 3, 2023

13 min

#86: Pregame Ritual

What can we learn from athletes about how to get our best work done?

Mar 1, 2023

11 min

#85: Time Block Planning

Might be worth adding this time management method to the toolkit.

Feb 27, 2023

16 min

#84: Capacity Increasing Activities

Chris discusses the phenomenon, that most activities do not only affect the short-term results, but also your long-term capacity.

Feb 24, 2023

10 min

#83: Effects of Exercise on Memory

Andi and Chris discuss a paper, looking at the effect of different levels of physical performance on memory.

Feb 19, 2023

30 min

#82: Upstream and Downstream Behaviors

When behaviors are not the causal factor. but a consequence of something else.

Feb 17, 2023

11 min