Welcome to The American Dream Factory, where we don’t sugarcoat reality — we design for it. In this spicy solo episode, Nick Smoot serves up a no-BS framework for building better systems, companies, communities, and lives by embracing one hard truth:
👉 Humans are selfish. Stop expecting otherwise.
Instead of hoping for good behavior, plan for predictable behavior. Create rules and incentives that make doing the right thing the easiest (and most rewarding) thing. Whether you’re leading a city or starting a side hustle, this episode will help you flip your mindset and win the game by designing it better.
📚 THE 4 BOOKS TO BUILD A SHARPER MINDSET:
💡 Key ideas in this episode:
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