A late recording link turned into a bigger conversation about the fragile, funny, very human mechanics of trust. We traced how trust feels easy when we’re kids—buoyed by kind mentors and predictable patterns—and how adulthood layers on caution after broken promises, loss, or plain old miscommunication. From baseball coaches who mixed kindness with accountability to the shock of a parent’s illness and the spiral of second-guessing, we unpack how our stories shape whether we offer trust freely,...
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A late recording link turned into a bigger conversation about the fragile, funny, very human mechanics of trust. We traced how trust feels easy when we’re kids—buoyed by kind mentors and predictable patterns—and how adulthood layers on caution after broken promises, loss, or plain old miscommunication. From baseball coaches who mixed kindness with accountability to the shock of a parent’s illness and the spiral of second-guessing, we unpack how our stories shape whether we offer trust freely,...
Climbing Life's Lombard Street: Finding Your Path To Simplicity
The Complexity of Toilet Paper
47 minutes
2 months ago
Climbing Life's Lombard Street: Finding Your Path To Simplicity
San Francisco's famous Lombard Street offers a powerful metaphor for our lives. With its eight switchbacks winding down a steep 27% grade, it represents the complex paths we often choose. Yet alongside this engineering marvel run straight staircases – more direct but no less challenging routes to the same destination. During a recent trip, Mark found himself halfway up this iconic hill, asking the fundamental question that drives our podcast: Why do we make things harder than they need to be...
The Complexity of Toilet Paper
A late recording link turned into a bigger conversation about the fragile, funny, very human mechanics of trust. We traced how trust feels easy when we’re kids—buoyed by kind mentors and predictable patterns—and how adulthood layers on caution after broken promises, loss, or plain old miscommunication. From baseball coaches who mixed kindness with accountability to the shock of a parent’s illness and the spiral of second-guessing, we unpack how our stories shape whether we offer trust freely,...
