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The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu

The Vancrux Podcast blends self-improvement with deep, philosophical inquiry to help you become your best self. We feature guests from all walks of life sharing transformative insights, along with solo episodes that explore mindset, meaning, and the pivotal choices we all face.Vancrux is a coined word — “Van” suggests rising or going beyond, and “Crux” means a turning point or critical moment. It reflects our belief that real growth begins where challenge meets choice. To Vancrux then, is to

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10:57

The Heinz Dilemma: When Morality Has No Clean Answers

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/12

In this gripping episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we step into one of the most uncomfortable yet revealing questions in all of moral psychology: The Heinz Dilemma.You’ll be dropped into an immersive, cinematic scenario — a freezing night, a locked pharmacy, a loved one slipping away — and forced to confront the tension between law and life, rules and responsibility, ethics and emotion.But this episode goes far deeper than the classic classroom version.You’ll explore:🔥 The real psychological

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10:08

The Gambler’s Fallacy

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/12

In this episode, we dive deep into one of the most seductive illusions in human psychology: The Gambler’s Fallacy — the belief that after a streak of bad outcomes, a win is “due.”But this isn’t about roulette wheels or casinos. This is about your life.You’ll step into a second-person immersive story where eight blacks hit in a row, and you feel the pull — the emotional lie — that the wheel owes you red. And by the end of this episode, you’ll understand how that same false logic controls

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10:51

The Blitzkrieg Strategy

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/10

In this episode, we break down one of the most misunderstood yet powerful principles of strategy: Blitzkrieg — often translated as “lightning war.” But beyond the battlefield, it’s a philosophy for life, business, and personal transformation.You’ll discover how a small, forest-choked corridor in Europe — the Ardennes — became the stage for one of the most shocking strategic breakthroughs in history. Most commanders believed the region was too dense, too hilly, too slow to move through. And that

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11:36

The Overton Window: How Society Decides What You Think

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/09

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive into one of the most powerful—and most invisible—forces shaping your worldview: The Overton Window.You’ll discover how society defines what you’re “allowed” to think, how ideas move from unthinkable to normal, and why your beliefs might not be as self-created as you assume. We explore the slow shift of cultural values, the psychology behind “normal,” the role of media in shaping discourse, and the modern ideas that were once unimaginable but are now

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10:12

Vocabulary: The Architecture of Thought

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/08

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most overlooked performance enhancers in human development: vocabulary.Your vocabulary is not about sounding intelligent — it’s about thinking intelligently. Words are the tools your brain uses to build thoughts, regulate emotions, make distinctions, and shape identity.We break down how language determines perception, emotional depth, decision-making quality, identity formation, and even your ability to design your future. From the

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11:47

The Placebo Effect

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/05

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most misunderstood — yet most powerful — forces in human psychology: the placebo effect.You’ll learn how belief alters biology, why your expectations can boost performance, reduce pain, and even change measurable physiological markers. We break down real studies from IBS trials, asthma research, sham surgeries, athletic performance experiments, creativity boosts, and cognitive enhancements — all proving that the mind is not just a

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12:37

The Drowning Child: What Your Choices Reveal About You

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/04

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, you step into Peter Singer’s famous Drowning Child thought experiment — a scenario that seems simple on the surface but cuts deep into your psychology, your morality, and your identity.You’re walking past a shallow pond. A child is drowning. You could save them… …but your expensive new shoes would be ruined, you’d be late, and the day would fall apart.So what do you do?This episode explores the uncomfortable truth hidden in that moment of hesitation. Why do we

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34:08

Stop Day Trading — How Selling Put options Can Be the...

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/03

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I speak with Fadi Habib, founder of Legacy Wealth Builder Academy, about why day trading often leads to frustration and lost time, and how selling put options can be a smarter, more strategic approach to building wealth.Fadi shares insights from years of experience helping busy professionals create disciplined income strategies. We explore how day trading may feel exciting but often ends up more like gambling than investing, draining both time and energy.The

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10:30

Karl Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/03

In this episode, we dive into one of the most misunderstood philosophical principles of the modern world: Karl Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance — the idea that if a society becomes unlimitedly tolerant, the intolerant will eventually destroy it. But today, we flip it inward.This episode explores how this paradox plays out inside your personal life, your relationships, and your internal boundaries. Using immersive stories, metaphors, and thought experiments, you’ll see how over-tolerance becomes

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10:28

The Worry Paradox

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/03

n this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive deep into The Worry Paradox — the psychological loop where we panic about the future, finally get there, realise everything turned out fine… and then immediately find a brand-new future to worry about. It’s a cycle most people spend their whole lives trapped inside.We explore why the human brain exaggerates danger, why you’ve survived 100% of your worst days, and how evolution hardwired you to overpredict threats. You’ll discover why almost all the

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11:44

Husserl & Phenomenology: Seeing Reality As It Appears

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/03

In today’s episode of The Vancrux Podcast, you step into the mind of Edmund Husserl — the father of Phenomenology — and explore how his radical ideas can transform your experience of everyday life.By the end of this episode, you’ll understand how Husserl believed that your consciousness is the starting point of all reality. Not the world “out there,” not science, not assumptions — your lived experience, as it appears, before interpretation.You’ll walk through immersive, second-person thought

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10:26

Epistemic Distance: Why Truth Is Hidden Until You’re...

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/12/01

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore one of the most intriguing concepts in philosophy, psychology, and spiritual development: epistemic distance — the gap between you and the truth you cannot yet see.Through immersive stories, metaphors, and neuroscience-backed explanations, we break down why certain insights remain invisible until your mindset and identity evolve. You’ll discover how your brain filters information, why some lessons repeat themselves, and why transformative truths

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8:57

Bayes’ Theory vs Cognitive Bias: How Your Mind Lies…...

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/27

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore one of the most important psychological battles you face every day — the war between your cognitive biases and your ability to think clearly using Bayes’ Theory.We begin with the hidden mechanics of cognitive bias: How your brain filters reality, distorts truth, protects your ego, and creates shortcuts that feel correct… but often aren’t. Then we shift into Bayesian thinking — the disciplined, liberating habit of updating your beliefs as new

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74:04

Self-Love, Purpose & The Personality Code with David...

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/26

In this deeply transformative episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with David Bederman — spiritual teacher, speaker, and behavioural strategist — whose work bridges the 3,000-year-old wisdom of Kabbalah with modern psychology, human behaviour, and personal evolution.David is the creator of The Personality Code, a system that reveals the unique energetic blueprint each person carries — shaping how we love, attract, create, succeed, and evolve. Understanding this blueprint isn’t just

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8:18

A King’s Decision: Right or Left?

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/26

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore a timeless leadership parable: a king standing at a crossroads, torn between left and right, surrounded by advisers who insist on waiting for more information, more analysis, more certainty.While they argue, the king simply chooses. He moves.Because he understands a truth most people never learn:You will never have all the information. And indecision is still a decision — the worst one.This episode dives deep into:Why analysis paralysis is a silent

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9:25

The City of Omelas: The Price of Paradise

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/26

In this episode, you step into one of the most haunting ethical parables ever written: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Omelas — a utopia built on the hidden suffering of a single child.Through vivid storytelling, beachside metaphors, and second-person “you are there” immersion, this episode confronts the moral cost of comfort, the psychology of denial, and the quiet cruelties people accept to protect their own paradise. You explore:The utilitarian dilemma: is the suffering of one worth the joy of many?The price

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9:05

Golem and Pygmalion Effects

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/25

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we dive deep into two hidden psychological forces that quietly shape your destiny: The Golem Effect and The Pygmalion Effect.You’ll discover how low expectations can sabotage your performance without you even realising it… and how high expectations—whether from others or yourself—can elevate your life, your relationships, and your success.Through immersive storytelling, real-life examples, and powerful metaphors, you’ll learn:Why the Golem Effect is the silent

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11:09

The Hedonic Treadmill

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/24

In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore the psychological trap nearly every human on Earth falls into — the Hedonic Treadmill, the reason why every high eventually fades, every achievement becomes “normal,” and every new goal simply becomes the next stepping stone in an endless chase for fulfillment.Using immersive storytelling, second-person experiences, and deep psychological principles, we break down:Why your brain is designed to adapt to both pleasure and painWhy external success

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12:37

Is Surveillance a Good Thing… or Not?

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/23

In this episode, we dive into one of the most conflicted issues of the modern age: surveillance. Is it protecting us? Is it controlling us? Or—is something far deeper happening beneath the surface?We explore:🔍 Safety vs FreedomWhy people say they hate surveillance… yet rely on it the moment something goes wrong.🏛️ Bentham’s PanopticonA detailed breakdown of the original circular prison structure where inmates behaved because they never knew when they were being watched—and how this ancient design

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32:52

What Is Logic? (Including Paradoxes & Fallacies)

The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu ·

2025/11/22

In this thought-provoking episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we break down one of the most important — yet most misunderstood — skills in human history: logic.Logic is the art and science of correct reasoning. It’s how we separate truth from illusion, clarity from confusion, and sound arguments from seductive nonsense. From Aristotle’s laws of thought to the puzzles of modern symbolic logic, we explore how logic evolved, how it works, and why mastering it is essential for navigating today’s world of

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