You’re a podcast:

A mental model to think about yourself, your strengths and how you want to impact the world.

I was listening to a stellar podcast and shared it with a friend.

Typically I share podcasts and friends say: oh my gosh, it’s 2 hours long! To which I respond: it’s 1 hour on 2x speed.

The day I discovered 2x speed, Sept 30th, 2018, was a day so revolutionary I recall its date. The efficiency of 2x is a massage for my brain. Even content I watch for pleasure, like the Great British Baking Show, I do on at least 1.5x 😅.

But what about someone learning a new language via podcasts? It might be best to listen below normal speed, at 0.75 or 0.5x.

And people who listen to pods to wind down? They may prefer something normal-pace.

Perhaps a podcast contains many important details. Maybe 1.25x is the perfect balance of efficiency and catching the deats.

It depends: we each pick our means to achieve some end.

Self-reflection via a podcast lens:

• Pod pref x working style: I like listening to many different podcasts at high speeds. I’m a big-picture thinker and I like diversity because it helps me connect dots between ideas.
• Pod pref x impact: I have so many ideas !!! I talk fast !!! I want to be in a fast-paced, broad environment. If my work was a podcast, I’d want it to be…