Podcasts about Inertia

Inertia is one of the most powerful forces slowing sales in Japan. The buyer may already have a regular supplier. Or we may be introducing a solution they have never used before. In either case, buying from us requires change on their side. And in many Japanese buying situations, change is viewed first as risk, not opportunity. Doing nothing is easy. Staying with the existing supplier is easy. Changing systems, processes, vendors, internal responsibilities, budgets or routines is much harder. That is why salespeople in Japan need to stop thinking only about getting the first deal done. A better mindset is to think about the re-order. If we concentrate only on winning the initial sale, the slow pace and internal obstacles can become enormously frustrating. If we concentrate on creating a relationship that will generate repeated business, we are more likely to do the patient work required to reduce friction and make the first purchase successful. Why is buyer inertia such a major issue in Japanese sales? Buyer inertia is powerful in Japan because remaining with the familiar option usually feels safer than introducing change. The salesperson therefore has to overcome not only competitors, but also the buyer's preference for avoiding unnecessary risk. If the client already has a supplier, switching to us means disrupting an established arrangement. Someone has to approve the change. Someone may have to explain why the existing supplier is no longer sufficient. Processes may need to change. People may need to learn something new. Other divisions may be affected. If our solution is completely new, the uncertainty becomes even greater because the buyer has no internal history to rely on. The current situation may not be ideal, but at least it is known. That is a powerful psychological advantage. This is why the familiar expression, "better the Devil you know than the Angel you don't", applies particularly well to sales. We are the Angel they don't know. Our job is therefore not merely to prove that our solution is better. We have to make changing to our solution feel manageable, practical and sufficiently low risk. Do now: Before your next proposal, ask yourself: "What changes will the buyer have to make internally if they say yes to us?" Why can trying to speed up a Japanese sales process actually slow it down? Speed is not always interpreted positively in Japanese B2B sales. If the buyer believes a decision is being rushed before all risks have been examined, moving quickly can make the proposal feel more dangerous rather than more attractive. Salespeople naturally want momentum. We have targets. We have forecasts. We have reporting deadlines. We want the client to make the decision now. The buyer does not care about our schedule. As I remind myself, the buyer in Japan is never on your schedule. The buyer is concerned with what happens inside their organisation after they make the purchase. The salesperson may be talking to one section, but the consequences of that buying decision can spread across multiple divisions. Operations may be affected. Finance may need to alter payment arrangements. IT may have integration issues. Procurement may have procedures to follow. Managers may need to explain the change to employees. The faster we push, the more uncomfortable the buyer may become if those internal questions have not been resolved. Do now: Instead of asking, "How can I make them decide faster?", ask, "What is making this decision difficult to progress?" How can salespeople identify the internal stakeholders creating friction? The salesperson needs to use the client contact to map which sections will be affected by the change and which stakeholders are likely to support or resist the proposal. This is not always easy. We may never meet the people in the other sections. We may never hear their objections directly. Our contact therefore becomes enormously important. We need to ask them for the lay of the land inside their organisation. One useful question is: "I really appreciate all of your guidance and I understand that buying from us would be a new thing inside the company. I am sure there are many sections which would be directly impacted by making this change and based on your expert knowledge of the organisation, who would you say would be those most affected?" Then stop talking. This is important. Salespeople often ruin good questions because they become uncomfortable with silence and start talking again. Do not dilute the power of the question. Ask it. Then shut up. Give the buyer time to think. Their answer starts giving us a map of the internal decision-making landscape. Do now: Identify the sections most affected by the purchase, not just the people formally approving it. What should salespeople ask about each stakeholder's concerns? Once the affected sections have been identified, the salesperson should explore what each group is worried about and what information could reduce those concerns. Suppose the buyer mentions that Section ABC will be heavily affected. Do not stop there. We need to understand what ABC is likely to worry about. We can say: "It is natural for the key sections you have nominated to take this change seriously and for them to investigate all angles involved. Often I have found that we have information which may not be known to these sections, which would change their perception of the ease of making the change. What would you say would be the major concerns of the ABC section?" Again, stop talking. Let them answer. Notice the framing. We are not accusing ABC of being negative. We are recognising that careful investigation is natural and legitimate. That makes it easier for our contact to discuss resistance without appearing disloyal to colleagues. This is particularly important in Japan, where openly criticising another department can be uncomfortable. Do now: For each important stakeholder, ask: "What would make this change difficult from their point of view?" Why do salespeople need to probe two or three levels deeper? The first answer is often not the real obstacle. Salespeople need to keep probing because the most useful information frequently emerges only after the buyer has had time to think more deeply. Suppose our contact tells us ABC Section has one major concern. Good. Now keep going. Say: "Thank you for mentioning that. Apart from this concern, can you think of other major hesitations which we may need to work on solving for them?" This second or third level is often where the useful information appears. The first response may simply be whatever came immediately to mind. When we give the buyer more time to consider the issue, they can think through the internal consequences more carefully. Another concern appears. Then another. Now we are getting somewhere. We should repeat this process for all of the key divisions likely to be affected. By the end of the conversation, we are no longer simply selling a product or service. We are beginning to understand the internal mechanics of making the purchase possible. Do now: Never assume the first objection is the only objection. Ask, "Apart from that, what else might make this difficult?" How can sellers reduce friction once they understand the obstacles? Once friction points are visible, the salesperson should redesign the implementation so the buyer can change with less risk, less disruption and less internal resistance. This is where professional selling really begins. Perhaps we need to slow the process down. Maybe the client needs more time to prepare internally. Perhaps we should reduce the scope of the initial deal and introduce additional elements later. Maybe the payment schedule needs to fit the client's budgeting cycle or current cash-flow situation. Perhaps the buyer needs a pilot programme before they feel comfortable committing to a larger rollout. A pilot can be particularly powerful. It creates a low-risk opportunity for the client to see how the solution works. They can understand what internal adjustments are required. They can identify problems while the scale is still manageable. Once the solution is proven, increasing the size or frequency of the delivery becomes easier. The aim is not to force the buyer through their resistance. The aim is to remove the causes of resistance wherever we can. Do now: Look at every friction point and ask: "Can we remove it, reduce it, delay it or test it on a smaller scale?" Why should salespeople in Japan sell for the re-order rather than the first order? The real objective is not merely to win one transaction. It is to create a first experience that makes the second purchase easier, faster and more natural. This mindset changes how we behave. If all we want is the initial order, we may push too hard. We may promise too much. We may force the buyer to make changes faster than their organisation can comfortably absorb them. That may win the first sale and destroy the chance of the second. If we think instead about the re-order, patience becomes logical. We want the first implementation to work. We want the client's internal stakeholders to feel comfortable. We want those who supported the purchase to look good. We want the organisation to say: "That worked. Let's do it again." That is when the relationship becomes much more valuable. The first sale often requires enormous energy because we are unknown. Once the buyer has experienced successful delivery, trust grows and resistance falls. That is the point. Do now: Design the first transaction so that success naturally leads to the next one. How should professional salespeople reduce sales friction in Japan? There are no shortcuts. We need to understand what the buyer must go through internally to implement what we are proposing. That requires intelligent, carefully constructed questions. We need to identify who will be affected. We need to discover who is supportive and who is resistant. We need to understand each stakeholder's concerns. We need to keep probing beyond the first answer. Then we need to adjust the deal. Maybe we slow down. Maybe we simplify. Maybe we change the payment schedule. Maybe we begin with a pilot. Maybe we remove parts of the proposal and add them back later. The objective is to make the change as friction-free as possible. We are all creatures of habit. The buyer already knows the existing supplier, process or solution. They do not know us. That means we have to make the unfamiliar feel safe. Do that well and the first order becomes possible. Do it extremely well and the re-orders become easier. That is the real objective of professional selling in Japan. Author bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie One Carnegie Award (2018 and 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver programmes globally across leadership, communication, sales and presentations, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including the best-sellers Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery and Japan Presentations Mastery, as well as Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have also been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery and Japan's Top Business Interviews for executives and professionals seeking practical strategies for succeeding in Japan.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the UN General Assembly and Trump's meeting with Xi, the diesel export ban, and a viral Boston Globe story about Last Ditch, a collapsing lesbian bar. Editor's Picks: Rich: Seth Cropsey's piece, “The Growing Houthi Threat Presents an Opportunity” Charlie: Noah Rothman's cover piece in the most recent magazine issue, “The Future of Woke” Dan: Charlie's piece, “What Nikole Hannah-Jones Doesn't Say” MBD: Charlie's piece, “Britain's Inertia is a Warning to America” Light Items: Rich: Currently visiting Nashville. Charlie: Going to the Florida Gators game tomorrow. Dan: Enjoying one last haul of the season from his Father-in-law's garden.MBD: Took his kids to a Shake Shack that recently opened near him. Sponsors: VaerCatholic CharitiesFree the Economy Podcast from CEI This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The grid is swapping spinning turbines for grid forming inverters, and something is getting lost in the trade. A turbine could always throw 5 times its normal output to clear a fault, for free, using nothing but physics. Inverters can only manage around 1.5 times theirs. So if renewables are going to take over, where does that missing strength come from instead?Ben Braun is Chief Engineer at Fluence, where he's spent his career working on power electronics - from batteries to the grid. In this episode, he breaks down grid forming vs grid following inverters for everyone without an electrical engineering degree.They cover:- Why "grid forming is slower" than grid following - and why that slower response is actually what makes it more stable in a fault.- Why NESO in GB and AEMO in Australia are chasing completely different things from grid forming batteries.- Why grid inertia disappears as spinning turbines retire, and how a sudden burst of power from a battery can fake it.- Why volatile AI training loads are turning data centres into miniature grids of their own, and how batteries are used to stop that volatility ever reaching the wider network.- Why Ben's biggest concern isn't too little fault current on the grid, but too much of it - and why that could force a wave of grid upgrades most people haven't priced inWant to see which grids are paying for inertia and fault current today, or where the next stability tenders are opening? Ko, Modo Energy's AI analyst, is built for exactly these questions. Free sign up: https://modoenergy.com/product/ko?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=ben_braun&utm_content=ko_signup

The grid is swapping spinning turbines for grid forming inverters, and something is getting lost in the trade. A turbine could always throw 5 times its normal output to clear a fault, for free, using nothing but physics. Inverters can only manage around 1.5 times theirs. So if renewables are going to take over, where does that missing strength come from instead?Ben Braun is Chief Engineer at Fluence, where he's spent his career working on power electronics - from batteries to the grid. In this episode, he breaks down grid forming vs grid following inverters for everyone without an electrical engineering degree.They cover:- Why "grid forming is slower" than grid following - and why that slower response is actually what makes it more stable in a fault.- Why NESO in GB and AEMO in Australia are chasing completely different things from grid forming batteries.- Why grid inertia disappears as spinning turbines retire, and how a sudden burst of power from a battery can fake it.- Why volatile AI training loads are turning data centres into miniature grids of their own, and how batteries are used to stop that volatility ever reaching the wider network.- Why Ben's biggest concern isn't too little fault current on the grid, but too much of it - and why that could force a wave of grid upgrades most people haven't priced inWant to see which grids are paying for inertia and fault current today, or where the next stability tenders are opening? Ko, Modo Energy's AI analyst, is built for exactly these questions. Free sign up: https://modoenergy.com/product/ko?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=ben_braun&utm_content=ko_signup

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Who were the Mixed Multitude, and should we be concerned about them?Exodus 12:37-38 KJVAnd the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.Related Podcasts:— Questioning or Murmuring?— Faith and the Christian Experience— Take Courage— What Doest Thou Here, Elijah?— Fear Not — For I am With Thee— We are Well Able to Overcome— Encourage Yourself in the Lord— Persistent and Consistent — Prayer Life— Let Not Your Heart Be TroubledRelated Podcasts at TrueWisdom:— The Bible's Interpreter— Receiving Wise Counsel— Complaints, Complaints, Complaints— In the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses— Instruction vs History, Part 1— Instruction vs History, Part 2— Instruction vs History, Part 3Text UsSupport the showSend questions or comments to: BibleQuestions@ASBzone.comThe Key Principles of Effective Bible Study is a resource which outlines core concepts shown in the Scriptures that will help you to better understand many Biblical themes and doctrines.  We have an extended, 24-part podcast series on these principles, and a condensed, 9-part series called God's Precious Word, that is based on the same resource.We also recommend that you check out the True Wisdom podcast which I co-host with Robert Baker -- a different format for Bible Study.Finally, here are some additional highly recommended resources:Other Resources:— e-Sword Bible Software— MySword Bible Software— Blue Letter Bible Study Site— "Knowing the Bible" Bible MapsWe pray that all of these resources will be very helpful to you in your Bible Studies.

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Show Notes: Chaudhry, S., & Kulkarni, C. (2021). Design patterns of investing apps and their effects on investing behaviors. In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '21) (pp. 777–788). https://doi.org/10.1145/3461778.3462008 Dickinson, D. (2026). Dark patterns and consumer protection law for app makers. Consumer Law Review. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400702824_Dark_Patterns_and_Consumer_Protection_Law_for_App_Makers Farronato, C., Fong, J., & Larkin, I. (2025). Designing consent: Choice architecture and consumer welfare. Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1145/3736252.3742627 International Organization of Securities Commissions. (2023). Online choice architecture: How digital design is used to influence investors (IOSCO PD794). https://www.iosco.org/news/pdf/IOSCONEWS688.pdf Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Lai, L. (2024). Playful finance: Gamification and intermediation in fintech. Journal of Financial Regulation, 10(1), 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfr.2023.100174 Lusardi, A., & Mitchell, O. S. (2014). The economic importance of financial literacy: Theory and evidence. Journal of Economic Literature, 52(1), 5–44. https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.52.1.5 Madrian, B. C., & Shea, D. F. (2001). The power of suggestion: Inertia in 401(k) participation and savings behavior. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116(4), 1149–1187. https://doi.org/10.1162/003355301753265543 Mathur, A., Mayer, J., & Kshirsagar, M. (2019). Dark patterns at scale: Findings from a crawl of 11K shopping websites. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 3(CSCW), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1145/3359183 Rakovic, M., & Inal, Y. (2023). Dark finance: Exploring deceptive design in investment apps. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 170, Article 102944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102944 UK Financial Conduct Authority. (2024, July). Review of online choice architecture and vulnerability [Regulatory discussion paper]. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/review-of-online-choice-architecture-and-vulnerability/ Savitha, B., & Hawaldar, I. T. (2022). What motivates individuals to use FinTech budgeting applications? Evidence from India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cogent Economics & Finance, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2127482 Thaler, R. H. (2015). Misbehaving: The making of behavioral economics. W. W. Norton & Company. Thaler, R. H., & Sunstein, C. R. (2008). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. Yale University Press. Veigas, P. (2023). A comprehensive analysis of the user experience in digital platforms concerning the practice of nudging user behaviour. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 104, Article 101986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.101986 Report a Dark Pattern with the FDIC: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac and Phil dive into one of the strangest things about Premodern: some of the cards players love the most are exactly the cards that would be considered miserable in almost any other setting.Stasis. Winter Orb. Opposition. Deranged Hermit. Survival of the Fittest. Armageddon. Sphere of Resistance. Wildfire. Web of Inertia. Mana Web.These cards don't necessarily win because they're individually powerful. Instead, they fundamentally change the rules of engagement.And that's the key distinction.Phil argues that truly unfun cards are the ones that strip you of agency — situations where there's effectively nothing meaningful you can do. Zac explores the other side: cards that force you to change how you manage your resources can actually create some of the most interesting games of Magic.That's part of what makes Premodern so compelling. The format lets you play with cards and strategies that modern Magic design would almost certainly never create today.We talk about:Why Stasis requires an entire deck to support itStasis vs. Winter OrbWhat actually makes a card “unfun”The difference between changing resource management and removing agencyParallax Tide and why it crossed the lineOath of Druids and playing around restrictive strategiesOpposition + Deranged HermitWhy Survival of the Fittest still gives opponents ways to fight backArmageddon and how to play around itSphere of Resistance and resource denialThe bizarre potential of Web of InertiaMana Web, Floodwater Dam, and other forgotten lock piecesWhy Wildfire deserves more attentionTinker, Phyrexian Devourer, Draco and Phyrexian ProcessorAnd ultimately, why the cards that look “unfun” from the outside are often what make Premodern so much funPremodern doesn't need a Rule Zero conversation.The rules of engagement are simple:Kill your opponent before they kill you.00:00 — Why 1v1 Magic Needs No Rule Zero01:05 — What Makes a Card “Unfun”?03:04 — Stasis, Winter Orb & Resource Management08:32 — When a Card Actually Removes Your Agency18:00 — Opposition, Deranged Hermit & Survival25:57 — The Most Unfun Thing in Magic: Wasting Time28:00 — Armageddon, Sphere of Resistance & Playing Around Hate36:55 — Web of Inertia & Other Horrible Ideas40:07 — Mana Web, Floodwater Dam & Wildfire42:55 — Tinker, Phyrexian Processor & Premodern's Weirdest Cards⏱️ Chapters

What makes a Magic card actually unfun?In this episode of Eternal Durdles, Zac and Phil dive into one of the strangest things about Premodern: some of the cards players love the most are exactly the cards that would be considered miserable in almost any other setting.Stasis. Winter Orb. Opposition. Deranged Hermit. Survival of the Fittest. Armageddon. Sphere of Resistance. Wildfire. Web of Inertia. Mana Web.These cards don't necessarily win because they're individually powerful. Instead, they fundamentally change the rules of engagement.And that's the key distinction.Phil argues that truly unfun cards are the ones that strip you of agency — situations where there's effectively nothing meaningful you can do. Zac explores the other side: cards that force you to change how you manage your resources can actually create some of the most interesting games of Magic.That's part of what makes Premodern so compelling. The format lets you play with cards and strategies that modern Magic design would almost certainly never create today.We talk about:Why Stasis requires an entire deck to support itStasis vs. Winter OrbWhat actually makes a card “unfun”The difference between changing resource management and removing agencyParallax Tide and why it crossed the lineOath of Druids and playing around restrictive strategiesOpposition + Deranged HermitWhy Survival of the Fittest still gives opponents ways to fight backArmageddon and how to play around itSphere of Resistance and resource denialThe bizarre potential of Web of InertiaMana Web, Floodwater Dam, and other forgotten lock piecesWhy Wildfire deserves more attentionTinker, Phyrexian Devourer, Draco and Phyrexian ProcessorAnd ultimately, why the cards that look “unfun” from the outside are often what make Premodern so much funPremodern doesn't need a Rule Zero conversation.The rules of engagement are simple:Kill your opponent before they kill you.00:00 — Why 1v1 Magic Needs No Rule Zero01:05 — What Makes a Card “Unfun”?03:04 — Stasis, Winter Orb & Resource Management08:32 — When a Card Actually Removes Your Agency18:00 — Opposition, Deranged Hermit & Survival25:57 — The Most Unfun Thing in Magic: Wasting Time28:00 — Armageddon, Sphere of Resistance & Playing Around Hate36:55 — Web of Inertia & Other Horrible Ideas40:07 — Mana Web, Floodwater Dam & Wildfire42:55 — Tinker, Phyrexian Processor & Premodern's Weirdest Cards⏱️ Chapters

Dave Thomas, editor of Fusion News and fusion filmmaker covering the industry for over a decade, gives this week's global Fusion News update.  Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Pacific Fusion's next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial powerhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/pacific-fusion-next-fusion-machine-could-clear-key-hurdle-to-commercial-power/2. Kyoto Fusioneering raises $162 millionhttps://kyotofusioneering.com/en/news/2026/08/24/43503. Marathon Fusion tackles one of fusion's biggest fuel problemshttps://heatmap.news/climate-tech/marathon-fusion-lithium-tritium4. Inertia Enterprises cuts fusion fuel production from days to hourshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/inertia-enterprises-finds-a-way-to-make-its-fusion-fuel-fast/Bonus stories:STEP passes 50 fusion patent applicationshttps://stepfusion.com/uk-fusion-energy-hits-major-ip-milestone/Eni sees fusion as its “next refinery”https://www.ft.com/content/e6a069b6-69f8-4a21-9873-3cc0736d27e2?syn-25a6b1a6=1

This week we continue to read from our book, Paradox Lost, exploring the hidden meaning of the word "mass" in the Newtonian sense, and see how this maps onto modern usage of the word. We apply the material principles of natural philosophy to understand mass as a product of atomic architecture in networks of physically chained atoms, experiencing basic mechanical adhesion and, ultimately, cohesion.#Physics #Gravity #Inertia #Mass #Newton #Cosmology #ParadoxLostPre-order our upcoming book, Paradox Lost: https://demystifysci.com/paradoxlostPATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciHOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album!Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-hereStreaming:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-herePARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-showMERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaDSUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rssMAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Episode Notes: It's Time to MoveBig IdeaWe are all moving in some direction. The question isn't whether we're moving—it's what is moving us and where are we going?Using Newton's First Law of Motion as a picture for our spiritual lives, this message explores the danger of inertia: the longer we remain in the same condition, the harder it can become to change.Through the story of Jesus healing the man at the pool of Bethesda in John 5, we're reminded that Jesus doesn't simply meet us in our stuck places—He calls us to get up and move.Key Takeaways1. Inertia affects more than physical objects.Newton's First Law says that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. The same principle can describe our lives. We naturally resist change and tend to continue in the direction we're already going.2. The longer we stay stuck, the more normal stuck can feel.Habits, bitterness, fear, shame, disappointment, and dysfunction can become so familiar that we begin to mistake familiar for healthy.3. Wanting change isn't the same as making a move.We can want a different life while continuing to protect the patterns that created our current life. Movement requires action.4. Our excuses can be true and still keep us stuck.The man at Bethesda had legitimate reasons for why he couldn't reach the pool. But his explanations couldn't move him forward. Our past may explain where we are, but it doesn't have to determine what happens next.5. Jesus meets us where we are.The man thought his answer was getting into the pool. Jesus showed him that he didn't need to get to the water because Jesus had come to him.6. Jesus calls us to move.Throughout Scripture, Jesus invites people to follow, leave, come out, get up, and walk. His grace doesn't simply allow us to remain where we are—it makes movement possible.7. Your past is part of your story, but it isn't your identity.Jesus told the man to pick up his mat. The mat represented 38 years of being stuck, but now it became evidence that he had moved. Jesus doesn't erase our stories; He redeems them.8. Small steps create motion.Getting out of inertia doesn't necessarily require one massive decision. Sometimes it begins with one simple act of obedience.Questions to ConsiderWhere are you stuck right now?What area of your life has looked the same for far too long?What conversation are you avoiding?What habit are you continuing to excuse?What are you carrying that you need to release?Are you confusing familiarity with health?Are you allowing something that happened in your past to determine your future?What step has Jesus already placed in front of you that you've been delaying?What is one specific action you need to take?Memorable Statements“Wanting movement and making a move are not the same thing.”“What remains unchanged long enough begins to feel unchangeable.”“Your current condition does not have to become your permanent identity.”“Our excuses may explain where we are, but they cannot move us from where we are.”“Your past may explain some things about you, but it does not have to have the final word about you.”“Small steps create motion.”“You do not have to do everything today, but you cannot keep doing nothing.”“Motion begins when we trust Jesus.”Scripture FocusJohn 5:1–9 — Jesus encounters a man who has been unable to walk for 38 years and asks him, “Do you want to get well?” Jesus then tells him to get up, pick up his mat, and walk.Acts 17:28 — “For in him we live and move and have our being.”The ChallengeDon't wait until you understand the entire path.Don't wait until you feel completely ready.Don't wait until every circumstance changes.Identify the next step Jesus is asking you to take—and take it.You don't need the whole journey mapped out. You need to stop confusing uncertainty with a reason to stay still.It's time to move.

Pickle lemonade chips and probiotic soda!"Jana has a lot of drinks before the show."Poor people being poor people.Yes, Mark is being judgemental (again).Relationship inertia. What IS that?"I love when you come up and squeeze my butt cheek . . . "Astral projection.

Davi Strazza spent a decade at Adyen as the company scaled from around $30 billion to over $1.3 trillion in annual payment volume, running Latin America and then North America as president. Today he is Chief Business Officer at Lightspark, the company powering over 15% of Coinbase's Bitcoin transfers.In this episode, Reggie Young talks with Davi about what actually moves enterprise payments decisions. They cover why inertia keeps trillions on legacy rails, how challengers find their wedge against incumbents, what Pix's adoption in Brazil reveals about changing payment behavior, and how Lightspark uses Bitcoin and stablecoins as invisible infrastructure for global money movement. Davi closes with the risk he thinks fintech still underweights: the compliance work underneath every product that scales.Fintech Layer Cake is powered by Lithic, financial infrastructure that helps teams build better card and payments products for consumers and businesses.Chapters: 00:00 – Cold open: most money still moves in fiat 00:21 – Meet Davi Strazza: Adyen, Lightspark, and $1.3T in volume 01:56 – Latam vs. North America: relationships vs. pragmatism 04:33 – Why enterprises don't rip out legacy processors 06:19 – Redundancy, and finding your wedge as a challenger 07:56 – Changing the org before the org wants to change 11:31 – What Pix taught him about shifting payment behavior 13:12 – Why it takes an Uber to teach consumers new payment habits 15:43 – What Lightspark powers, from Coinbase to cross-border payouts 18:42 – Global Accounts: offering the endpoint, not just the transfer 20:18 – Making Bitcoin invisible: the rail-agnostic thesis 24:10 – Selling infrastructure while the rules are still being written 27:53 – Why you no longer need to be Stripe to build in fintech 30:02 – The next decade: fiat and crypto converging 33:09 – Stablecoins are earlier than the headlines suggest 34:34 – The underrated work: compliance that scales 37:23 – Where to find LightsparkNothing in this podcast should be construed as legal or financial advice.Subscribe for new episodes every other Wednesday. If you enjoy the show, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help more people in fintech find it.

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Carli Smith, fusion researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Fusion industry funding hits an annual record https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-fusion-energy-annual-investments-hit-record-nearly-45-billion-2026-07-13/ 2. General fusion makes history in the stock markethttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/investors-send-general-fusion-soaring-in-debut-as-first-publicly-traded-fusion-company/3.Quantum computers make headway in solving fusion's fuel problemhttps://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-fusion-fuel-material-configurations.html4. Inertia opens world's first fusion factory to commercialize inertial confinement fusionhttps://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/07/13/inertia-fusion-facility-livermoreBonus stories:General Atomics Secures California Tax Credit for San Diego Fusion Blanket Test Facilityhttps://newatlas.com/energy/general-atomics-test-key-fusion-reactor-component/

CME credits: 0.25 Valid until: 09-07-2027 Claim your CME credit at https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/chairpersons-perspective-incorporating-novel-treatment-options-for-schizophrenia-into-clinical-practice-overcoming-clinical-inertia/54751/ Although dopamine D₂ receptor antagonists have long been the standard treatment for schizophrenia, many patients experience inadequate symptom control or adverse effects that affect adherence. Emerging evidence supports a role for muscarinic M₁/M₄ receptor dysfunction in schizophrenia, leading to the development of therapies with mechanisms distinct from dopamine blockade. This Chairperson's Perspective reviews clinical data for xanomeline–trospium and discusses practical considerations for integrating muscarinic therapies into practice, including patient selection, treatment sequencing, dosing, and management of gastrointestinal and autonomic adverse effects. Are you prepared to incorporate muscarinic agents into the treatment of schizophrenia? Tune in for an overview of the latest data.=

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Collins & Dr. Nadia BloemendaalWhen it comes to hurricanes, we often rely on a familiar scale to understand their strength — categories based largely on wind speed. But anyone who's experienced a storm knows that impacts go far beyond just how fast the winds are blowing. Today, we're joined by Jennifer Collins and Nadia Bloemendaal, whose work is helping to rethink how we model and measure tropical cyclones. They're the minds behind the STORM model, a powerful tool for simulating thousands of storms across the globe, and the developers of the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale — a new way of looking at storm risk that goes beyond traditional categories. In this episode, we'll explore how large-scale modeling is changing our understanding of hurricane risk, why current classification systems may fall short, and how new approaches could improve the way we communicate danger and prepare for future storms.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the New Storm Model00:20 The Storm Model's Impact on Various Sectors01:02 Challenges in Developing a Global Storm Model02:21 Modeling Hazards Beyond Wind: Rain and Surge04:31 Motivation for a New Hurricane Severity Scale06:42 Limitations of the Wind-Only Scale08:35 The New Scale: Incorporating Multiple Hazards10:27 Break 111:28 The Concept of a Category 6 Storm13:05 Public Perception and Education Strategies15:22 Localized and Personalized Risk Communication17:27 Real-World Applications and Case Studies19:20 Future Directions and Climate Change Impacts21:54 Inertia and Adoption Challenges in Meteorology23:49 Break 225:00 Public Perception of Storm Categories27:33 The Path Toward Standardization and Adoption30:12 Future Collaborations and Final ThoughtsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Gerald Parker, an acclaimed biodefense/One Health expert and high-ranking official across several administrations, experienced New World screwworm (NWS) as a boy in Texas while assisting his veterinarian father treat pets invaded by the parasite. Michaela Simoneau, CSIS Fellow, joined the conversation. In the late 1950s, the scaled introduction of sterile male flies — 50 million per week — was a brilliant scientific discovery, combined with a public private partnership with the ranching community. NWS was cleared from the United States by 1966, and from Mexico and Central America by 2006. The barrier began to decay in this decade, a function of migration, illicit cattle trafficking, a decline in the effectiveness of the sterile flies, Covid interruptions, and complacency and bureaucratic inertia. NWS has now arrived in Texas and New Mexico. The race is now fully on to restore control. We need an "Operation Warp Speed" mentality to advance multiple technological innovations, diplomacy, financing, a massive expansion of flies — perhaps as high as one billion per week.

In this episode, I talk about the pressures of changing things that have been the same for decades.

Enrollment for The Creation Lab is now open! The Creation Lab is a 40-day challenge to help you start, finish, and move your ideas into the world through structure, accountability, co-working, and community! Join us HERE Have you ever had a brilliant idea and instead of acting on it reorganized your sock drawer? Today, Sarah explores why getting started can feel impossibly hard for creative and non-linear brains and why finishing things might be the medicine we've been searching for all along. This episode is for anyone who has projects piling up, tabs multiplying, ideas waiting in the wings, or a quiet feeling that there's something they're meant to make. On this episode of Moonbeaming you'll hear: Why starting creative work can feel so difficult (especially for non-linear and neurodivergent minds) How dopamine, inertia, and momentum shape your ability to create Why finishing things creates more spaciousness, energy, and self-trust The neuroscience behind unfinished tasks and the hidden cost of open loops Sarah's one-minute rule for getting yourself into motion Why small completions can create big shifts in identity and confidence How to build a creative practice that works with your brain instead of against it Why your future self may be the most important person to create for ---  Join Our Community: Join the Moon Studio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themoonstudio Buy the 2026 Many Moons Lunar Planner: https://moon-studio.co/products/many-moons-2026?srsltid=AfmBOopThx1yrmKl0tMjecc_EFeeN5DAiIafqPqvQ4Uke1WEi5droeam Subscribe to our newsletter: https://moon-studio.co/pages/newsletter Find Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss/

In part two of my two-part field trip to Livermore, California, I sit down with Inertia Enterprises' third co-founder — Annie Kritcher, the chief scientist at Inertia and a longtime physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.Annie was the lead designer behind the December 2022 National Ignition Facility (NIF) shot that achieved ignition — a self-heating fusion “burning plasma” that produced more fusion energy out than was delivered to the target. In this episode, Annie walks us through what it took to get there (spoiler: not one magical breakthrough), what “the ignition cliff” actually means, and why Inertia is betting that manufacturing and economics — not brand-new physics — is the fastest path to commercial fusion.We talk about:Annie's path from nuclear engineering + plasma physics to becoming NIF's lead designer on ignition platformsWhy the historic ignition shot was the result of years of iteration (and a few duds along the way)The “pancake” shot (and the lab's surprisingly extensive breakfast-food vocabulary for failed plasmas)What it felt like to get the 3:00am text — “I think we got ignition” — and why relief came before celebrationWhy many in the field had nearly given up on laser fusion ignition — and how close the NIF campaign came to being cutWhy other fusion companies pursued different approaches: history, uncertainty, and the (very real) cost problem for lasers + targetsThe core commercialization challenge: scaling to high-repetition-rate shots (think “engine cycles”) and producing targets cheaply enough to fire millions per dayLinks:Inertia Enterprises: https://inertia.com/Everybody in the Pool: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member for the ad-free version of the show: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/2EsDhwQC2z Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CME credits: 0.75 Valid until: 16-06-2027 Claim your CME credit at https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/unblocking-clinical-inertia-the-cmi-era-in-ohcm-care/56382/ Did you miss our symposium at ESC HF 2026? It's not too late! This CME-accredited broadcast replay focuses on improving the diagnosis and management of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Learn how to distinguish oHCM from heart failure and how cardiac myosin inhibitors can optimize patient outcomes. Join us and gain valuable tips on applying these insights in practice.For more information please visit the Heart Failure Congress 2026 website.=

Fusion has been “ten years away” for decades — but one corner of the field just crossed a line that changes the conversation. In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Lab's National Ignition Facility achieved ignition: a self-sustaining fusion reaction that produced net energy. And they've repeated it.So what happens when you take the only fusion approach that's proven to work, and focus less on new physics… and more on building the industrial supply chain to do it again and again, cheaply and reliably? You get a field trip!In part one of a two-part field trip to Livermore, California, Molly visits Inertia Energy's “House of Fusion” to meet two of the company's co-founders:Jeff Lawson (yes, that Jeff Lawson — founder of Twilio and majority owner of The Onion) on the business case for commercializing ignition, and why Inertia thinks the economics are finally ready.Mike Dunn, former Lawrence Livermore power-plant designer and Stanford professor, on what it takes to turn a lab breakthrough into a power plant — from a gigawatt-scale “engine” that can follow renewables on the grid, to building a million precision fuel targets a day.We talk about:What “ignition” actually means — and why it's different from “fusion someday”Why Inertia is starting with the only physics regime that's been proven to produce net fusion energyThe two big bottlenecks: high-power diode lasers and mass-manufactured fusion targetsHow scaling semiconductor manufacturing could drive laser costs down (and why “1,000x” matters)What a fusion target is: a tiny fuel capsule inside a miniature “oven” (and why lead beats gold for economics)Why a fusion plant looks more like a high-RPM engine than a one-off experiment — and how that changes everythingPotential early markets beyond electricity: high-temperature process heat for steel, cement, and fertilizerWhat it looks like to build a fusion company in Silicon Valley: Apple/Waymo-style process engineers, high-end metrology, and a Nerf gun used as a stand-in for high-speed target trackingThunderdome. Yes, really.Links:Inertia Fusion: https://inertia.com/Everybody in the Pool: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member for the ad-free version of the show: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/2EsDhwQC2z Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is part 2 of our series helping you build an internal operating system. We identify the four things you'll need to have happen for your startup to gain momentum, then we organize those into a system that'll help you move fast based on inertia. Tacklebox Monkeys and Shakespeare 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think Delta 4 Status Level Jump   00:25 - Internal Operating System Part II 03:15 - Monkeys and Shakespeare 07:40 - Smooth Jazz 08: 05 - Reverse Engineering a System 10:45 - Where is the Monkey? 11:33 - The Four Things That Matter for an Early Stage Business 11:40 - Problem 12:01 - Delta 4 Status Level Jump 13:34 - Secret 16:35 - Optimize for Inertia 18:37 - 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think 20:00 - The Thousand Daily Votes 21:43 - The Last 15% 23:30 - Script the Beginning and End 24:30 - Feedback Loop Optimization

Today, we're joined by Jeff Lawson - co-founder of Twilio and now founder of Inertia, a fusion energy company commercialising the Lawrence Livermore fusion breakthrough (the first experiment to produce more energy from fusion than it consumed.)Cameron McLain talks to Jeff about why he thinks the barriers to fusion are manufacturing problems, not physics problems, what a 10-15 year timeline to grid energy actually looks like, and why he thinks SaaS is heading for a structural reckoning.He speaks about:Why the Lawrence Livermore breakthrough proved the physics works.Why the two commercial barriers are cost problems, not technical problems. For almost 100 years, fusion was '3 decades away' because nobody knew if it could work. But now it can work, the question is commercialisation.Why fusion and solar will win together. In 50 years, Jeff expects the grid to run on two sources: solar-plus-battery and fusion. How to make Agile work in hardware (and why the Gantt chart is a lie!)Why SaaS has an innovator's dilemma in the AI age.Why infrastructure companies win when the world is building.Why storytelling runs through everything: fundraising, hiring, selling.Building a purpose driven company? Read more about Giant Ventures at www.Giant.vc.Music credits: Bubble King written and produced by Cameron McLain and Stevan Cablayan aka Vector_XING.Please note: The content of this podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It should not be considered financial, legal, or investment advice. Always consult a licensed professional before making any investment decisions.

Presently, New York State is in a state of inertia when it comes to eliminating subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities. This inactivity has increased in the past six months the number of individuals with disabilities from 400 to 1400 that are working below minimum wage. Assemblymember Phil Steck is the leading voice in the Assembly, trying to eliminate subminimum wage for individuals with disabilities. Unfortunately, other political leaders are caught in a state of inertia.

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In this episode of the Story Club, Chris Walker shares hisjourney of transformation and the importance of understanding our subconsciousbeliefs.  He discusses how many high-achieving individuals operateunder the illusion that success comes from external validation and relentlessambition.  However, true growth stems from addressing the foundationalbeliefs that drive our actions.  By shifting our mindset and focusing on emotionalsovereignty, we can unlock our full potential and achieve clarity in our lives. Chris's insights challenge conventional wisdom and encourageus to rethink our approach to personal and professional development.  Connect with Jonny LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnysrose Connect with Chris: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswalker171/ Chris' Book: https://www.amazon.com/Frequency-Era-Chris-Walker-ebook/dp/B0GXGBWSWQ Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction and Guest Background (00:32) - Transition from B2B Marketing to PersonalDevelopment (01:21) - Life Version 1.0 Operating System (02:14) - The Building Metaphor (04:06) - The Cause of Success (04:20) - Challenging Subconscious Programming(07:47) - The Realization and Shift (07:55) - The Impact of Mid-grade Anxiety (08:47) - The Trigger for Change (15:25) - The Importance of Emotional Regulation (15:44) - Encoded and Belief Systems (16:37) - Gary, The Factory Worker Philosophy (20:33) - The Shift in Economic Value and Education (23:59) - The Role of Discipline and Willpower (30:06) - Understanding Subconscious Beliefs and TheirImpact (32:22) - The Six-Tier Frequency Map (35:53) - Achieving Full Emotional Sovereignty (37:19) - Common Patterns Among High Tier Individuals (38:24) - Misconceptions and Understanding of Frequencies (41:58) - The Importance of Daily Practice (44:59) - The Future of Frequency Training (49:52) - Advice for Knowledge Workers (51:24) - The Inertia of Traditional Education (51:57) - The Five Traps of the Knowledge Economy (54:12) - Historical Recurrence of Traps (54:56) - The Changing Rules of the Economy (56:26) - The Limitations of Artificial Intelligence (58:11) - The Future: The Frequency Era (59:06) - Closing Remarks

This episode is brought to you by Your Clockwise Week—a personalized weekly structure built around your actual life, not an ideal one. If your week feels full but not fitting, you can learn more at mikevardy.com/yourclockwiseweek.The word "intentional" has been hollowed out. It's on coffee mugs, in Instagram bios, and attached to productivity advice that treats it like a personality trait rather than a practice. But intentional living isn't a vibe — and it's not the opposite of busy. It's a specific practice: asking, before you spend your time and energy, whether what you're doing actually aligns with what you value. That question is harder to sit with than most people expect. And most productivity systems never even ask it.This episode is the second in a series of solo livestreams I've been running, and it builds directly on last week's conversation about why busy isn't a badge — it's a blur. If busyness adds motion to the blur, intentional living is what clears it. What I'm walking through today is the operating system I use to do that: TimeCrafting. Not as a concept, but as something that actually runs your day-to-day life.Six Discussion PointsThe word "intentional" has been so overused it's nearly meaningless — and reclaiming its operational definition is the first step toward building a life that reflects what you actually value.Most people oscillate between the Ruthless Realm (all output, no alignment) and the Reckless Realm (all ideas, no follow-through) — and TimeCrafting is the path back to the Reasoned Realm, where choices are anchored rather than accidental.Reason isn't logic and it isn't emotion — it lives in the middle, and it's harder to sustain precisely because it offers less of the certainty that binary thinking provides.Daily themes aren't a rigid schedule — they're a gravitational pull, a lens you apply to your day rather than a rule you enforce on it, and a theme day that honors 70% still builds the cadence that intentional living depends on.The most clarifying question you can ask at any decision point is: "Am I acting from intention or inertia?" — and the answer often reveals whether you're building momentum or simply filling time with motion.TimeCrafting isn't just for work — the most durable themes are universal ones (connection, attunement, exploration, stewardship) that apply equally to your personal and professional life, which means you don't have to shift modes when you leave your desk.Three Connection PointsCheck out the YouTube channelThe Productivity Diet — goes deeper into mindset, method, and mastery across the TimeCrafting approachPrevious episode in this series: Busy Isn't a Badge — It's a Blur — the setup for everything covered hereIntentional living isn't something you install once and leave running in the background. It's something you return to — like a rhythm, like a practice. The question isn't whether you're productive. It's whether you're willing yourself toward the right things. That distinction is where TimeCrafting lives. And if this episode gave you even one question worth sitting with — whether it's "what day is it?" or "am I acting from intention or inertia?" — then it's already doing its job. If this episode resonated, I'm exploring ideas like these more deeply in my upcoming book, Productiveness. You can follow along as it takes shape at mikevardy.com/productiveness.

Кирилл Мокевнин – сооснователь онлайн-школы программирования «Хекслет», разработчик с почти двадцатилетним стажем, амбассадор организованного программирования и автор одноимённых YouTube- и Telegram-каналов. Он работал с Ruby on Rails ещё в коммерческой разработке, вокруг Rails строился сам Хекслет, и во многом на рельсах формировался его инженерный опыт. Rails много раз хоронили, но он почему-то продолжает жить. В него коммитят, вокруг него остаются большие продукты, он по-прежнему очень быстро закрывает типовые веб-задачи и даёт то самое ощущение, что один человек может сделать приложение от и до. Разбираем главные идеи рельсов: convention over configuration, ActiveRecord, миграции, серверную шаблонизацию, jobs, очереди и готовую инфраструктуру. Отдельно обсуждаем тёмную сторону этой философии: магию, метапрограммирование, динамически сгенерированные методы, колбэки в моделях, before_validation, жирные модели и боль больших проектов. А ещё – Sorbet, Tapioca и то, почему Кирилл со временем стал больше ценить типизацию, кодогенерацию и более «деревянный» код. Не обходим стороной фронтенд в рельсах: Hotwire, Inertia, React, TypeScript и вечный спор о том, где не писать JavaScript действительно полезно, а где превращается в тупиковую ветку. Ну и конечно обсуждаем главное: кому Rails вообще нужен сегодня. Почему его рано списывать, в каких продуктах он всё ещё даёт огромную скорость, а где лучше честно выбрать другой стек. Также ждем вас, ваши лайки, репосты и комменты в мессенджерах и соцсетях! YouTube-канал: youtube.com/@PodlodkaDeepDive Telegram-чат: t.me/podlodka Telegram-канал: t.me/podlodkanews Twitter-аккаунт: twitter.com/PodcastPodlodka Ведущие в выпуске: Андрей Смирнов, Женя Кателла Полезные ссылки: YouTube-канал Кирилла https://youtube.com/@mokevnin Курсы по ИИ от Хекслета https://ru.hexlet.io/courses_artificial-intelligence Исходники https://github.com/hexlet-basics/hexlet-basics

Preview for Later: HEADLINE: Starmer's Survival Through Political Inertia GUEST: Joseph SternbergSUMMARY: Sternberg explains why Prime Minister Keir Starmer remains in office despite constant rumors of his departure. Starmer survives primarily by default because his party cannot find a plausible replacement to take his place.1870 BUCKINGHAM

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Have you ever found yourself stuck in a rut, unable to motivate yourself to take the next step forward? Risa Williams talks with ADHD-ish host Diann Wingert about navigating ADHD inertia and finding the energy to start tasks. They also discuss: -Diann's START-STOP-SHIFT method that provides an easy method for figuring out where you need to go next- How to recognize when you've done enough on a project and how perfectionism often leads to procrastination-Why self-talk plays a crucial role in motivation-Where people with ADHD tend to struggle when they have to transition between different energy statesIf you're feeling stuck with things you have to do, this is such an important episode to tune into - even if you don't have ADHD.**Risa will be at The Huddle at the Google Visitor Experience in Mountain View on APRIL 12th at NOON doing a FIND YOUR CALM: FAMILY WORKSHOP! It's free and open to the public, there will be fun calming down art activties and free books and tote bags for the first 25 attendees. RSVP to reserve your spot here: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/tiny-calm-tiny-wins-a-family-workshop-with-risa-williams****Congrats to Sharon Volner, winner of the Double Book Giveaway! Hope you like Dr. Mary Poffenroth's book, Brave New You, and Risa's book, Get Stuff Done Without the Stress!**Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com @risawilliamstherapyGuest: Diann Wingert, diannwingertcoaching.comSupport the showFor info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.

Have you felt the shadow side of Inertia? Do you know your Gene Keys evolution sphere? This is another take on freeze and being in that stuck state and to get out of it--what is one of the keys??DM Crystal on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecrystalfranco/Get in on experiences with Crystal here: https://crystalfranco.comLove the show and want to show support: https://crystalpleasurefairy.com/product/support-love/Venmo @Crystal-Franco-27

Karma as Inertia, Not Punishment The central reframing Tim offers is that karma is not a ledger of debts to be paid but a form of spiritual inertia — actions set in motion that continue until a higher principle intervenes. Drawing from Ra's definition in Session 34.4, karma is presented as momentum that persists until the "braking force" of forgiveness is consciously applied. This reframes the karmic process from something punitive into something almost mechanical — a kind of spiritual physics awaiting transformation. Forgiveness as the Stopping Principle The discussion circles repeatedly around forgiveness as the means by which karmic inertia is halted. Forgiveness here is not a sentimental gesture but a developmental achievement — the natural fruit of grief fully processed, of consciousness brought to bear on what was previously unconscious. One participant raises the question of whether forgiveness can ever be unconscious, and the group converges on the view that it must involve conscious response — aligning it with what another participant frames as the law of responsibility, where responsibility itself means "the duty to respond." The Photosynthesis Metaphor Tim develops an extended analogy between karma and photosynthesis. Just as chlorophyll absorbs light energy and can create blockages, so too do our energy centers absorb experience. But photosynthesis transforms that absorbed energy into something life-giving. The invitation is to see karmic processing not as the shedding of burdens but as the transmutation of experience into spiritual nourishment — CO₂ becoming glucose, suffering becoming wisdom, catalyst becoming love. The Unavoidability of Engagement Through the banana metaphor, Tim explores the paradox that action generates karma, yet inaction — the banana left to rot on the counter — is itself a form of failure. The sunflower does not hide from the carbon dioxide surrounding it; it metabolizes it. Avoidance is not harmlessness. True ahimsa (harmlessness), Tim suggests, is expressed not through withdrawal but through love-saturated engagement with the world. Individual and Collective Karma The discussion expands from personal karma to collective responsibility. If a nation commits acts of violence, do its citizens bear karmic weight? Tim raises this directly in relation to current military actions, and the question remains deliberately open. The implication, however, is that entanglement is inescapable — we are all woven into the collective knot — and our response to that entanglement is itself the karmic work. Shadow Work and Identity Release One participant shares a personal account of processing childhood shadow material — discovering that a wounded inner child had fused its identity with the story of victimhood. The healing came in two stages: first, simply sitting with and accepting the wounded part (rather than immediately trying to fix it), and second, releasing the attachment to the victim identity itself. This testimony grounds the evening's more abstract discussion in lived inner work, illustrating that karmic processing is not theoretical but deeply embodied. The Angulimala Story: Redemption Through Return Tim concludes with the Buddhist story of Angulimala — the murderer who, upon encountering the Buddha, undergoes a sudden awakening and is sent back to serve the very community he devastated. The story encapsulates the evening's core themes: that no karmic burden is beyond redemption, that transformation requires facing what one has become, and that the deepest healing often emerges from the most broken places. The detail that Angulimala becomes the patron saint of childbirth carries a poetic resonance — the one who took life becomes associated with its most vulnerable beginning. Grief as the Central Processing Unit A participant with a background in psychiatry offers a model of grief as the foundational emotional process through which karmic material is metabolized. The grief cycle — from shattered expectations through anger, sadness, and a "tomb phase" of reorganization — culminates in the capacity for forgiveness. This maps onto the evening's larger framework: forgiveness is not the starting point but the harvest of a long interior journey, and when the grief process is derailed into bitterness or hopelessness, unprocessed karma carries forward.

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The second part of our Mega March Q&A is here, and we're going deep on the questions that (apparently) matter most to the Verballerhood ahead of the 2026 season. Which teams could make a surprising playoff run? Where will college football's inertia be broken next season? Has the rapid pace of change in the sport diminished our love for it? When will the NCAA stop begging for help from Congress? Plus, the greatest "big back" of all time, college football figure skating pairings, football power plays and more. Timecodes:0:00 - Intro2:53 - Surprise Playoff Draft15:03 - Breaking CFB Inertia25:05 - Still Love CFB?31:39 - Players As Employees?38:33 - Favorite Big Back?43:41 - CFB Docs?49:03 - CFB Figure Skating Pairings51:33 - Power Plays?52:55 - G5 Contenders?55:04 - QB Development?Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksCache Concurrency Limiting in Laravel 12.53.0Boost Guidelines & Skills Added in Inertia v2.3.16Livewire v4.2.0 Released with Security Hardening and Laravel 13 SupportFilament v5.3.0 Released with Deferred Tab Badges and Column Manager ImprovementsChief: Run Claude Code on Large Projects with Task-Based WorkflowsBlaze: An Optimized Blade Template Compiler for LaravelStop Failing APIs from Killing Your Queue — Fuse for LaravelFilament turns five in style!Laravel Launches an Open Directory of AI Agent Skills for Laravel and PHPFilament through the yearsWard: A Security Scanner for LaravelPolyscope Is an Ai-First Dev Environment for Orchestrating AgentsThe Inertia v3 Beta is HereKit: An Opinionated API Starter Kit for LaravelServe Markdown Versions of Your Laravel Pages to AI Agents

Chris Terrell introduces a new episode format by sharing an impromptu hot seat coaching call from his Guild program's maintenance class. The featured coaching conversation is with Misty (a previous guest) who has lost about 190 pounds and maintained it, but struggles to add exercise consistently. Chris also mentions a free three-week audio weight loss coaching course available at becomingthin.com.In the coaching call, Misty explains her rigid standard that “exercise” must be a 45–60 minute gym session, combined with a chaotic schedule, low enjoyment of the gym, and lack of a compelling goal. She likes activities that feel like normal life (hiking, paddleboarding, lake swimming) and notes fear around goals that might expose physical limitations (including pulmonary concerns). Chris and the group identify the root causes as philosophy/definition of exercise, unrealistic expectations, and focusing on “being better” rather than building the habit of showing up. Alex shares his own progression from very small fitness goals (VR workouts/kettlebell swings) to daily training, emphasizing that intrusive resistance thoughts can remain while the habit continues.Chris guides Misty toward lowering the minimum standard to something “insultingly easy,” focusing first on consistency and accountability rather than the perfect program. He suggests setting a small, repeatable baseline (e.g., three days a week for 10 minutes for several weeks), allowing overdelivery without raising the standard too soon, reducing friction by taking tiny next steps (putting on workout clothes, driving to the park), and pairing exercise with enjoyable elements (music, audiobooks, scrolling, phone calls). He reinforces that since Misty isn't chasing a specific performance goal yet, she can sample different activities and let a motivating goal emerge later. The episode ends with Chris highlighting how root cause analysis and coaching can shorten the time it takes to solve recurring problems.00:00 Welcome Back, Champion: Learning From Failure00:34 Chris's 125-Lb Story & the 6 Levers That Change Results01:13 Why This Episode: A Real Coaching Call on Adding Exercise03:06 Quick Plug: Free 3-Week Weight Loss Coaching Course04:01 Misty's Roadblocks: Gym Hate, Time, and a Chaotic Schedule06:08 Finding a Real Fitness Goal (Pushups, Pullups… or Something Bigger)08:08 The Real Root Cause: Rigid Definitions & Fear of Not Being Capable12:47 Resetting Expectations: What Counts as Exercise? (Even 5 Minutes)14:23 Case Study: Alex's “Start Tiny” Plan That Became a Daily Habit16:11 The Core Skill: Showing Up + Accountability + Lowering the Bar20:47 Making It Practical: Minimum Credit, Consistency, and Next Steps22:48 Set the Bare-Minimum Workout Standard (Even on a Bad Week)24:04 Make It ‘Stupid Easy': 3 Days x 10 Minutes + Don't Raise the Bar Yet25:30 What Counts as Exercise? Define Your Personal ‘It Worked' Metric26:09 Time vs Rep Goals: Alternative Ways to Track Weekly Exercise26:49 Perfectionism & Peloton ‘Completion' Mindset—Why It Backfires28:45 How Fit People Actually Get Themselves to Work Out (Friction, Inertia, Tiny Steps)32:06 Pair Fun With Fitness: Audiobooks, Calls, Scrolling, and Rewards34:18 When Weight Loss Isn't the Driver: Build Momentum, Then Choose Bigger Goals36:42 Think in Weeks, Not Days: Motivation Ebbs, Standards Hold38:03 Sampling Phase: Do Whatever Exercise You'll Actually Show Up For39:25 Root Cause Analysis + When to Bring in a Coach (Wrap-Up)

A stronger one tonight. Lots of shoulder opening and standing on one leg. 

We all love the idea of “potential” until it quietly turns into pressure, guilt, and a weird fear of actually trying. Heather Moyse didn't start professional sport until 27 and still became a double Olympic gold medallist. Breaking out of her social safety and truly exploring her potential wasn't easy. We dig into behavioral inertia, self‑sabotage, and the invisible “settings” your environment installs in your brain. Think of this as a mindset update: less motivational quotes, more useful psychology. f you've ever felt stuck in the “nearly” version of your life—nearly starting, nearly committing, nearly backing yourself—this conversation gives you language, mental models, and a few friendly kicks to move. Spot the subtle ways your environment is capping your potential. Replace “be realistic” thinking with experiments that actually feel safe. Build a high‑potential identity without burning out or becoming a robot. Hit play and give your potential something better than another inspirational reel. SPONSORS

Eric Berger details NASA's choice between expensive legacy contracts and cheaper commercial alternatives like Blue Origin for a necessary Mars communication satellite, weighing cost efficiency against institutional inertia.1917

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksLaravel Boost v1.8.10 Released With New AI Prompts and Livewire v4 SupportAsync Request Cancellation Updates in Inertia v2.3.10Docker Support in Laravel VS Code Extension v1.4.2Query Builder Expression Aliases in Laravel 12.48Livewire 4 Support in Laravel VS Code Extension v1.4.3Laravel Boost v2.0 Released with Skills SupportEverything new in Livewire 4Statamic 6 Beta Now AvailableFilament v5 Released With Livewire v4 Support and a New Blueprint ToolLaravel News Is the Live Stream Partner for Laracon EU 2026Migrating Laravel News from Laravel Forge to CloudLaravel Debugbar v4.0.0 is releasedAutomate Laravel Herd Worktrees with This Claude Code SkillFluentVox: AI Text-to-Speech for Laravel with Voice Cloning and GPU AccelerationLaravel Deadlock: Manage Technical Debt with Expiring Code MarkersLaravel Invite Only Adds a Full User Invitation System with Tokens, Events, and RemindersRestrict User Actions with Time-Based Sanctions Using Laravel ProhibitionsRadiance: Generate Deterministic Mesh Gradient Avatars in PHPFair Queue Distribution with Laravel Balanced QueueTutorialsSpeeding Up Laravel News With Cloudflare

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.Show linksLaravel 12.44 Adds HTTP Client afterResponse() CallbacksJSON:API Resource in Laravel 12.45Laravel 12.45.1, 12.45.2, and 12.46.0 ReleasedCache Without Overlapping in Laravel 12.47.0Handle Nested Data Structures in PHP with the Data Block PackageBen Bjurstrom: Laravel is the best Vibecoding stack for 2026A new beta of Laravel Wayfinder just droppedLaravel News Partners With Laracon IndiaFast Laravel Course Launch"Don't Remember" Form Helper Added in Inertia.js 2.3.7Livewire 4 Is Dropping Next Week, and wire:transition Makes Animations EffortlessRun Artisan Make Commands in Laravel VS Code ExtensionPest Adds withHost for Browser Testing Subdomains in LaravelLaravel Boost Update Adds Support for the New MCP ProtocolLaravel Gets a Claude Code Simplifier PluginLaravel Introduces Official AI DocumentationWhat's new in Filament v4.5?PHP DebugBar v3 is releasedDetect and Clean Up Unchanged Vendor Files with Laravel Vendor CleanupLaravel Altitude - Opinionated Claude Code agents and commands for TALL stack developmentManage Waitlists in Laravel with Laravel WaitlistThe Neuron AI Framework for PHP and LaravelTutorialsCaching With MongoDB for Faster Laravel AppsGoing Real-Time with Reverb - Laravel In Practice EP17

BackgroundBioArticles and Papers Discussed“The Theory Behind the Age-Related Positivity Effect,” Andrew Reed and Laura Carstensen, NIH.gov, Sept. 27, 2012.“Investing Without Blind Spots,” Better Vantage podcast, Nov. 12, 2025.“Out of Sight, Out of Market: The IRA Cash Drag,” by Andy Reed et al., Vanguard.com, Sept. 5, 2024.“Advisors and Investors Split on Inflation, Bond Views,” by Xiao Xu and Andy Reed, Vanguard.com, Sept. 12, 2025.“Stress, Debt, and the Power of Planning,” by Anna Madamba and Andy Reed, Vanguard.com, April 9, 2025“Improving Retirement Outcomes by Default: The Case for an IRA QDIA,” by Andy Reed, et al., Vanguard.com, July 2024."Maximizing versus Satisficing: Happiness Is a Matter of Choice," by Barry Schwartz, Andrew Ward, et al., NIH.gov, November 2002.“The Ostrich Effect: Selective Attention to Information,” George Loewenstein and Duane Seppi, CMU.edu, Feb. 11, 2009.“Inside the Minds of Equity Income Fund Investors,” Sharon Hill and Paulo Costa, Vanguard.com, Aug. 26, 2025.“Trading Is Hazardous to Your Wealth: The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors,” Brad Barber and Terrance Odean, Berkeley.edu, April 2000.Books DiscussedThe Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, by Barry SchwartzNudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass SunsteinThe Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters, by Eric JohnsonOther“Was Bogle's Princeton Thesis Eerily Prescient?” by Jess Bebel, Morningstar.com, May 27, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comSUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Once upon a time, Ole Miss picked segregation and the Stars and Bars over being good at football. Indiana picked basketball over being good at football. Miami never really chose not to be good at football, but made a series of mistakes and ran up against difficult modern realities that caused a long drought. Meanwhile, the story of Phil Knight rescuing Oregon is now so old-fashioned it's basically quaint. In this subscriber episode, Richard and Alex talk about how the four 2025 Playoff semifinalists got out of their own way. The second half of this audio file (starting at 39:43) is a resurfacing of our “Dead Letters” episode about the history of Ole Miss football, featuring Alex and Steven Godfrey. We've gotten a lot of new listeners since the episode came out in 2023 and wanted to make sure those folks had a chance to hear it. Find all Dead Letters shows here. Producer: Anthony Vito. This is a subscriber episode of SZD We are grateful for the several thousand people who pay $10 a month or $110 for the year to support Split Zone Duo. One thing you get is the knowledge that you are making this independent college football podcast possible. Another thing you get is a lot of bonus episodes, including weekly dispatches all offseason long. The football season is our busiest time, but we like to think the offseason is our most creative time, and there's still a lot of news to talk about.We'll do a lot of that exclusively for subscribers. Thanks to everyone who's already joined us, and if you haven't yet, we think you'll enjoy it if you check it out. Good for the soul but also good for the podcast queue.

Turn online alignment into an offline community — join us at TheWayFwrd.com to connect with like-minded people near you.What if the experiments that supposedly “proved” relativity… didn't?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Robert Bennett — a physicist who spent decades inside mainstream academia teaching Einstein's general relativity — to walk through the data that pushed him into full-blown dissent. These aren't fringe ideas or speculative theories. We're talking about the foundational experiments that shaped modern physics: Michelson–Morley, the Sagnac effect, Airy's findings, and the behavior of light in different media. Bennett explains why these results never actually aligned with the narrative textbooks insist on, and how later interpretations were engineered to keep the model intact.We explore the deeper tension underneath the science: the commitment to a worldview that insists humanity cannot occupy a privileged position in the cosmos. Bennett argues that the Copernican principle functions less like an inference and more like a dogma — and when experimental results contradict it, the results get reframed, ignored, or buried. His critique isn't emotional or conspiratorial; it's a sober, technical walk through data that refuses to fit the prevailing cosmology.From aether theories to Newton's bucket to the “axis of evil” in the cosmic microwave background, this conversation opens a door into questions most of us never realized were on the table. Whether you agree, disagree, or simply want to think more critically about the experiments behind modern physics, this is a discussion worth sitting with.You'll Learn:[00:00:00] Introduction[00:11:41] The moment that sparked questioning the very foundations of relativity[00:13:53] What the Michelson Morley experiment actually showed, and how it was misinterpreted and used to reify relativity[00:25:59] The experiments beyond Michelson-Morley that prove aether exists and Earth doesn't rotate[00:34:31] Newton's bucket, inertial frames, and Mach's competing explanation[00:46:15] Why the cosmic microwave background's "axis of evil" points directly to Earth[00:53:28] Why Airy's "failure" was actually a success in falsifying heliocentrism[01:04:11] The nuanced difference between geocentrism and geostatism, and why neither requires a flat Earth[01:21:57] Why GPS had to be engineered around relativity, not built on it[01:33:13] What is aether and what is the alpha model?[01:37:07] What Hildegard of Bingen's medieval vision reveals about Earth's central role in creation[02:01:30] The profound connection between aether, consciousness, and the nature of God[02:11:26] When coincidences become evidence of something beyond the physical[02:14:09] Long-buried artifacts and texts are emerging at this critical moment in historyResources Mentioned:Galileo Was Wrong by Robert Bennett and Robert Sungenis | BookVixra Monographs | WebsiteThe True Conception of the World according to Hildegard von Bingen | BookAn End to the Upside Down Cosmos by Mark Gober | Book or AudiobookFind more from Alec:Alec Zeck | InstagramAlec Zeck | XThe Way Forward | InstagramThe Way Forward is Sponsored By:RMDY Academy & Collective: Homeopathy Made AccessibleHigh-quality remedies and training to support natural healing. Enroll hereExplore hereCreate a cleaner energetic space, go to AiresTech.com and use code TWF25 at checkout for 25% off your entire order. Sleep Deeper with BiOptimizers MagnesiumStruggling with restless nights? Magnesium deficiency may be the reason.Try Magnesium Breakthrough use code ALEC10 for 10% off.New Biology Clinic: Redefine Health from the Ground UpExperience tailored terrain-based health services with consults, livestreams, movement classes, and more. Visit www.NewBiologyClinic.com and use code TheWayForward for $50 off activation. Members get the $150 fee waived