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Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
What does Leadership look like in the Age of AI?

Aug 13, 2026

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2 min read

What does Leadership look like in the Age of AI?

We experience operational overwhelm at work and at home. AI can be used as a thinking and decision making tool, not a shortcut.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Am I Steering My Child the Wrong Way?

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

Am I Steering My Child the Wrong Way?

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein gives parents and professionals evidence-based relief from the pressure to specialize early.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
What is meaningful work in the Age of AI?

Jul 30, 2026

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2 min read

What is meaningful work in the Age of AI?

This episode on Human + Machine provides the vision of what collaboration between humans and machines actually looks like — which makes the next episodes, on raising children and leading yourself, significantly more powerful.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
What do I tell my kids to study? What is the Future of the Professions?

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

What do I tell my kids to study? What is the Future of the Professions?

This episode takes that critical, informed mindset and applies it to the question many parents and professionals came to the series for in the first place: what is AI actually doing to the professional careers we spent years building, and to the paths we are steering our children toward?

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How can I tell what AI can and can’t do? AI Snake Oil has the answer

Jul 16, 2026

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2 min read

How can I tell what AI can and can’t do? AI Snake Oil has the answer

The goal of this book is to identify AI snake oil - and to distinguish it from AI that can work well if used in the right way.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Am I avoiding thinking about hard futures?

Jul 9, 2026

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2 min read

Am I avoiding thinking about hard futures?

AI and the Future of Careers is a seven-part series of the Book Takeaways for Professional Growth Podcast that helps busy professionals and parents make sense of a world that is changing faster than the advice we were given.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Why Am I So Busy and Yet Feel Stuck?

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Why Am I So Busy and Yet Feel Stuck?

Full days, unmoved priorities. Neil Postman saw this coming long before smartphones and AI dashboards existed. Chris Bailey gives you the personal system to reclaim your days — not by doing more, but by choosing better.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Is there a way to deal with procrastination other than more discipline?

Jun 25, 2026

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2 min read

Is there a way to deal with procrastination other than more discipline?

Intentional by Chris Bailey is paired with Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely to address procrastination. Ariely explains WHY the brain resists. Bailey shows HOW to move anyway.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Why You Don't Finish What You Start

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

Why You Don't Finish What You Start

First of three episodes on the new book — Intentional (2026) by Productivity Expert Chris Bailey

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Decision-Making Templates using the WRAP Framework

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

Decision-Making Templates using the WRAP Framework

👉 Plus the Decision-Making Playbook Based on Thinking, Fast and Slow

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How do I build a personal system for making better decisions — every time?

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

How do I build a personal system for making better decisions — every time?

Plus access to the FREE Decision Making Templates based on the WRAP Framework from Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How can I take smart risks without being reckless?

May 28, 2026

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2 min read

How can I take smart risks without being reckless?

Plus advance access to the series finale on the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
I am anxious and overwhelmed — how do I stop making emotional decisions?

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

I am anxious and overwhelmed — how do I stop making emotional decisions?

Plus advance access to the next episode of this series on the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
With so much noise around me — how do I know what to trust?

May 14, 2026

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2 min read

With so much noise around me — how do I know what to trust?

Plus advance access to the next episode of this series on the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
I feel trapped between two bad options. What am I not seeing?

May 7, 2026

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2 min read

I feel trapped between two bad options. What am I not seeing?

Plus advance access to the third episode of this series on the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How do I make good decisions when everything is changing so fast?

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

How do I make good decisions when everything is changing so fast?

Plus advance access to the second episode of this series on the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How do I stay valuable and human in an AI-saturated future?

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

How do I stay valuable and human in an AI-saturated future?

Plus advance access to the first episode of our brand new series on the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Why can't I focus anymore, and how is 'entertainment-everything' sabotaging my productivity and my emotional intelligence?

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

Why can't I focus anymore, and how is 'entertainment-everything' sabotaging my productivity and my emotional intelligence?

Plus advance access to Building a Bridge to the 18th Century - the final and most hopeful episode of The Postman Files on Technology and Career.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How do I protect my career and my judgment when my company worships technology and metrics? | Technopoly

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

How do I protect my career and my judgment when my company worships technology and metrics? | Technopoly

Plus advance access to Amusing Ourselves to Death - the next episode of The Postman Files on Technology and Career.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How to Work With AI When Experts Can't Agree — A Framework for Global Professionals | Book Takeaways

Apr 2, 2026

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6 min read

How to Work With AI When Experts Can't Agree — A Framework for Global Professionals | Book Takeaways

Plus advance access to a special series on The Postman Files on Technology and Career: Episode 1 on the Technopoly book.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
What if AI becomes better at everything?

Mar 26, 2026

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6 min read

What if AI becomes better at everything?

The Life 3.0 book teaches you to shift the question and take an active role in writing the future.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Does AI taking over mean the end of jobs for humans?

Mar 19, 2026

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6 min read

Does AI taking over mean the end of jobs for humans?

This is not the first time that new technology raised fear and conflict between labor and capital.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
How Can I Work with AI?

Mar 12, 2026

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6 min read

How Can I Work with AI?

The Co-Intelligence book teaches you the rules and professional skills to develop.

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Will AI replace teachers and trainers?

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

Will AI replace teachers and trainers?

The Prediction Machines book teaches you to ask a different question

Henry Facundo, Ph.D.
Henry Facundo, Ph.D.

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