Methodically Processing Systems

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Take a closer look at the systems all around you. Whether man-made or evolved by nature, marvel at their strangeness, their beauty, and their failures.

Atrin Assa


    • Dec 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    One for the Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 21:09


    Follow the journey of a champagne bubble at a cocktail party.   Name Your Price on the System Wisdom Ebook and Audiobook. Previous Seasons of the Show: Season 1 (2018) Season 2 (2019) Season 3 (2020)

    Episode 45 - The Road to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 16:45


    Sometimes we do the most harm when we try to help.  Get Your Limited Edition Methodically Processing Systems Mugs. Further Reading: Holistic Management, Third Edition: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment

    Episode 44 - The Fallen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 14:25


    If you want to win, you've got to embrace losing.  Get Season 1, 2, and 3 for just $7 until November 25, 2021 in the Fall Bundle. Further Reading: The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb The Art of War by Sun Tzu Tao Te Ching by Laozi  Napoleon by Andrew Roberts  

    Episode 43 - Spaghetti Highways

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 19:09


    What would your life look like if you had to roll the dice all over again? Get Season 1, 2, and 3 for just $7 until November 25, 2021 in the Fall Bundle. Further Reading: Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb

    Episode 42 - Setting the Mood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 11:57


    You can't control complex systems directly...but maybe there's another way to control them. Get Season 1, 2, and 3 for just $7 until October 1, 2021 in the Fall Bundle.  

    Episode 41 - The Powerful Few

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 13:05


    A small group of people can wield a surprising amount of power. 

    Episode 40 - Pareto for Humans, Gravity for Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 15:45


    The nature of the cosmos and the nature of human behavior are similar but different. 

    Episode 39 - Not from Concentrate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 14:21


    Everything in moderation...including moderation.  Check out our new podcast Beside the Fire at besidethefire.substack.com

    Episode 38 - Gains and Losses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 13:17


    Carlo M. Cipolla's The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity teaches us how different kinds of people affect the world around them. Check out our new podcast Beside the Fire at besidethefire.substack.com

    Episode 37 - Death Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 20:45


    A book everyone claims to have read helps us make a choice about  how to get things done.  Want previous seasons of the show? Season 1: https://gum.co/IQTIh Season 2: https://gum.co/tarIe

    Season 4 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 1:29


    Season 4 starts in March. Here's a sneak peek at what's coming. 

    One for the Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 20:53


    A bubble in champagne glass can teach you about network effects. Get the Methodically Processing Holiday Bundle for just $7 until January 1, 2021: https://gum.co/JoyJX

    Episode 36 - Like Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 18:01


    How do you plan against a future you can't predict?    Get the Complete Season 1: https://gumroad.com/l/IQTIh/thanks   Get the Complete Season 2: https://gumroad.com/l/tarIe/thanks2    

    Episode 35 - The Wrong Sort of Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 17:33


    What characteristics should you look for if you had to bet against someone?    System Wisdom PDF eBook and Audiobook: https://gum.co/systemwisdomebookandaudio   Complete Season 1 + Music: https://gum.co/IQTIh   Complete Season 2 + Music: https://gum.co/tarIe  

    Episode 34 - Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 14:33


    We think of noise as something that interferes with signal. But what if it's not?  Check out the photographic version of the audio demo in this episode here: https://methodicallyprocessing.com/noise-amplifies-signal Support the show by purchasing previous seasons, or the book System Wisdom! Use code "stuck" when checking out to get 50% off.  Methodically Processing Season 1: https://gum.co/IQTIh Methodically Processing Season 2: https://gum.co/tarIe System Wisdom eBook: https://gum.co/systemwisdompdf  

    Episode 33 - Signals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 11:29


    The way systems communicate is through signals.  Support the show by purchasing previous seasons, or the book System Wisdom! Use code "stuck" when checking out to get 50% off.  Methodically Processing Season 1: https://gum.co/IQTIh Methodically Processing Season 2: https://gum.co/tarIe System Wisdom eBook: https://gum.co/systemwisdompdf  

    Episode 32 - It Ain't Linear

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 6:57


    Are you dealing with something linear? Or something else entirely?  For more content and previous seasons check out: methodicallyprocessing.com

    Episode 31 - The Pace of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 8:09


    How fast can you change things?  For more content and previous seasons check out: methodicallyprocessing.com

    Episode 30 - A Conspiracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 8:49


    You're part of a conspiracy and you don't even know it.  For more content and older episodes check out: methodicallyprocessing.com

    Episode 29 - Verify This

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 11:33


    A problem in computer science can help explain a problem in our daily lives.  Visit our new site for weekly Methodically Processing content and articles:  https://www.methodicallyprocessing.com

    Episode 28 - The Brutish and Simple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 17:45


    Blunt instruments have poor resolution. MPS Season 1 + Music (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/IQTIh/stuck MPS Season 2 + Music (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/tarIe/stuck System Wisdom PDF (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdompdf/stuck System Wisdom PDF + Audiobook (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdomebookandaudio/stuck

    Episode 27 - The Two Composers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 25:17


    Two great composers experience very different lives.    Further Reading: The Formula by Albert-László Barabási   MPS Season 1 + Music (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/IQTIh/stuck MPS Season 2 + Music (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/tarIe/stuck System Wisdom PDF (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdompdf/stuck System Wisdom PDF + Audiobook (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdomebookandaudio/stuck

    Episode 26 - The Fickle Partner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 24:53


    Sometimes you've got to remove your vulnerabilities.  Further Reading: A New Heuristic Measure of Fragility and Tail Risks: Application to Stress Testing https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2012/wp12216.pdf   MPS Season 1 + Music (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/IQTIh/stuck System Wisdom PDF (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdompdf/stuck System Wisdom PDF + Audiobook (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdomebookandaudio/stuck

    Episode 25 - The Same Old Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 19:13


    What if doing the same thing again and again is the sane thing? MPS Season 1 + Music (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/IQTIh/stuck System Wisdom PDF (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdompdf/stuck System Wisdom PDF + Audiobook (50% off): https://gumroad.com/l/systemwisdomebookandaudio/stuck  

    Episode 24 - Virus Worries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 21:21


    The coronavirus makes for a great way to learn about systems and the power of worrying. Further Reading:  www.endcoronavirus.org    Get the first season of Methodically Processing Systems here: https://gum.co/IQTIh  

    Season 3 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 3:17


    A preview of what's coming starting March 2020.  You can get the full first season of Methodically Processing System here: https://gum.co/IQTIh

    Episode 23 - Strategy Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 17:53


    Is there such a thing as strategy? 

    Episode 22 - Cooks and Scales

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 24:57


    Everyone but cooks seem to forget about scale.  Further Reading: Antifragile by Nassim Taleb

    Episode 21 - The Way of Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 19:29


    How you go about failure is the key to success. 

    Episode 20 - The Way to Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 22:33


    The way to success can be found in how you go about failure. 

    Episode 19 - System Wisdom (Capsule Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 31:41


    The entire world is made up of parts that act upon each other. These parts may have clear boundaries, or their boundaries may be fuzzy. Anything that is pieced together with two or more interacting parts is a system. In practice, that means everything is a system because interacting pieces and parts form everything. As the number of parts and their visible (and hidden) interactions increase, systems grow complex, and the rules you’re used to no longer apply. System Wisdom is a book about how the rules of the game change as you cross the boundary from complicated to complex. System Wisdom is a collection of 17 essays split into four main parts. In the first part you’ll learn some key concepts about different kinds of systems and their importance to our lives. Get the book and audiobook today at systemwisdom.co

    Episode 18 - Zero G (Capsule Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 14:09


    Everything about space kills you, except for Zero-G. 

    Episode 17 - Useless Things (Capsule Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 11:49


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