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Why does it never feel like you set your own...

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2026/08/28

Why does it never feel like you get to set your own priorities? Explore the imbalance between fixed time and exploding demands on attention, then learn Stephen Covey's rocks, pebbles, and sand analogy for fitting what matters most into your jar.Key topics:- The fixed supply of quality attention- Growing demand: population, devices, always-on culture- How rising influence amplifies time pressure- Covey's rocks, pebbles, and sand analogy- Putting your biggest priorities in the jar first📚 About the

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Module 2 | Erik Clemons on Building Trust and...

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2026/08/28

In this interview, social entrepreneur Erik Clemons shares his profound insights on identifying and researching societal challenges, emphasizing the critical role of self-interrogation and deep listening to diverse community voices. He discusses how his impactful work, including the redevelopment of Dixwell Plaza, stems from transforming initial research into authentic relationships, enabling him to credibly bridge socio-economic divides and drive meaningful community development. Clemons offers

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Surface the Values Your Team Actually Cares About |...

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2026/08/28

Wrap up the discussion of vision and mission with suggested readings and a practical exercise for surfacing the values that matter most to your team. The flip-the-negative technique helps any group articulate the kind of culture they want to build.Key topics:- Suggested readings on vision, mission, and the strategy pyramid- Toegel and Barsoux on team conflict and the role of values- Reflecting on the worst teams you've worked on- The flip-the-negative exercise to surface positive values- Drawing

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5. Nash equilibrium: bad fashion and bank runs

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2026/08/28

Game Theory (ECON 159)We first define formally the new concept from last time: Nash equilibrium. Then we discuss why we might be interested in Nash equilibrium and how we might find Nash equilibrium in various games. As an example, we play a class investment game to illustrate that there can be many equilibria in social settings, and that societies can fail to coordinate at all or may coordinate on a bad equilibrium. We argue that coordination problems are common in the real world. Finally, we

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23. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in...

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2026/08/28

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)Professor Smith discusses the moral and psychological components of the democratic state in the context of Tocqueville's Democracy in America. He goes on to explore the institutional development of the democratic state, the qualities of the democratic individual, and the psychological determinants of the democratic character. The ethic of self-interest is addressed, understood as an antidote to an ethic of fame and glory. Finally, Tocqueville is

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What do you lose all track of time doing? | Connected...

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2026/08/28

Work through the first P of the framework by using the purpose worksheet to question and confirm what matters most. Reflect on the fork in the road, your long and short horizons, your moments of flow, and the bigger why behind it all.Key topics:- Identifying your current fork in the road- Long-term and short-term horizons for your future- Csikszentmihalyi's flow at work, play, and in childhood- Naming the big why behind your one wild and precious life- Condensing answers into a single impact

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5:59

Self-Awareness and the Johari Window | Connected...

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2026/08/28

The Johari window is a classic 2x2 that helps leaders expand their open and free area while shrinking blind spots and masks. This lesson explains the four quadrants and how to use the model to grow emotional intelligence in yourself and your team.Key topics:- The Johari window: arena, mask, blind spot, and unknown- Expanding the open and free area appropriately- Reducing your mask to build trust and shared norms- Narrowing blind spots through feedback and assessments- Cultural considerations in

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51:57

17. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian

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2026/08/28

The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)In this first of two lectures on Blood Meridian, Professor Hungerford walks us through some of the novel's major sources and influences, showing how McCarthy engages both literary tradition and American history, and indeed questions of origins and originality itself. The Bible, Moby-Dick, Paradise Lost, the poetry of William Wordsworth, and the historical narrative of Sam Chamberlain all contribute to the style and themes of this work that remains, in its own

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15:31

Real World System Change Examples and Takeaways |...

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2026/08/28

See systems thinking in action through Peter Boyd's work on Carbon War Room shipping efficiency, net-zero definitions, and tropical deforestation. Each story shows how to find leverage points, go deep on the iceberg, and turn wicked problems into actionable plans.Key topics:- Carbon War Room and clean shipping at gigaton scale- Information, demand, and finance as leverage points- A current and desired iceberg for the shipping industry- Defining cumulative, science-based net-zero- Reframing tropical

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10:55

Why pen and paper beats typing for real reflection |...

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2026/08/28

Peter walks you through the course's visual navigation cues, the color-coded module map, and the companion workbook. He also explains why a pen in hand beats typing and how to set yourself up to revisit and refresh your responses long after the course ends.Key topics:- Visual navigation cues: self, team, and system levels- Color symbolism for the 4 Ps — red, green, blue, purple- Workbook formats: slides, print, PDF — and why pen-in-hand wins- The 12 subsections that span the three modules- Returning

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24. The Second Law of Thermodynamics (cont.) and Entropy

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2026/08/28

For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course,Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics,Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visithttp://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)The focus of the lecture is the concept of entropy. Specific examples are given to calculate the entropy change for a number of different processes. Boltzmann's microscopic formula for entropy is introduced and used to explain irreversibility.00:00 - Chapter 1. Review of the Carnot

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Team Priorities, Potential, and Progress | Connected...

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2026/08/28

Take the four Ps from the self level and apply them at the team level to build a complete connected strategy. This lesson covers how to identify team rocks, scope your group's potential, and use the strategy pyramid to spot gaps and overlaps in responsibility.Key topics:- Translating self rocks into at-work and team priorities- Considering your boss's or organization's rocks- Defining team potential and progress- Filling in the strategy pyramid from the outside in- Using one page to surface

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Let Your Long-Term Vision Drive Your Daily To-Dos |...

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2026/08/28

Bring purpose, priorities, and potential together on a single progress worksheet that maps your life to one page. Learn how to score where you stand today and let your long-term view, not your inbox, drive your short-term to-do list.Key topics:- Anchoring the page with your impact statement- Listing rocks alongside their potential statements- Scoring progress on a simple 1-4 scale- Setting a short-term focus window in days or weeks- Writing the to-do list last, not first- Letting long-term vision

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What happens when your purpose matches your team's? |...

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2026/08/28

When your personal purpose lines up with your organization's purpose, leadership becomes more authentic and energizing. This lesson shows how to map your individual purpose, values, and vision against a team or organization to find overlap and articulate how you want to lead.Key topics:- Connecting individual purpose to team or organizational purpose- Bringing personal values and impact statements into the workbook- The via.org personality survey as a self-discovery tool- Side-by-side comparison of

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21. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in...

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2026/08/28

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)With the emergence of democracies in Europe and the New World at the beginning of the nineteenth century, political philosophers began to re-evaluate the relationship between freedom and equality. Tocqueville, in particular, saw the creation of new forms of social power that presented threats to human liberty. His most famous work, Democracy in America, was written for his French countrymen who were still devoted to the restoration of the monarchy and

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23. Edward P. Jones, The Known World (cont.)

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2026/08/28

The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)In this second lecture on The Known World, Professor Hungerford addresses Edward P. Jones's ambitious and ambivalent relation to literacy. Jones shows us the power of narrative to bring together the fragmentation of the world, but is at the same time deeply aware of the fragility of text, all of the ways it can be destroyed, misinterpreted, abused, or lost. The son of an illiterate mother, Jones--who, it seems, composed and memorized large portions of The

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3. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito

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2026/08/27

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)In the Apology, Socrates proposes a new kind of citizenship in opposition to the traditional one that was based on the poetic conception of Homer. Socrates' is a philosophical citizenship, relying on one's own powers of independent reason and judgment. The Crito, a dialogue taking place in Socrates' prison cell, is about civil obedience, piety, and the duty of every citizen to respect and live by the laws of the community.00:00 - Chapter 1. Was Socrates

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Introduction to Systems and Systems Thinking |...

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2026/08/27

Discover how the four Ps of connected leadership scale from self and team to the wider systems that shape our lives. This introduction defines what a system is, why systems thinking matters, and how it equips you to tackle problems too complex for simple linear fixes.Key topics:- Applying the four Ps at the system level- Defining a system as interacting elements with a shared purpose- Examples of community, industry, explicit, and implicit systems- Why systems thinking matters for tackling big

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Why your brain can only hold 3 to 5 priorities |...

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2026/08/27

Go deeper on the rocks that should fill your jar by tying them to purpose, naming them with care, and limiting your list to a memorable three to five. Includes the research behind the magic number and a personal example for crafting a vivid rock name.Key topics:- Linking rocks to your sense of purpose- Rocks as arenas of time, not targets- Naming rocks with powerful nouns and adjectives- Why three to five priorities fit working memory- Elaborating what's inside each rock- Comparing rocks with a

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2. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology

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2026/08/27

Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)The lecture begins with an explanation of why Plato's Apology is the best introductory text to the study of political philosophy. The focus remains on the Apology as a symbol for the violation of free expression, with Socrates justifying his way of life as a philosopher and defending the utility of philosophy for political life.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Plato, Apology09:31 - Chapter 2. Political Context of the Dialogue19:19 - Chapter 3

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