The 365 Commitment

The 365 Commitment

Hosted by: Guy Reams

The 365 Commitment Podcast focuses on helping people make and keep life changing commitments.

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Episodes

Day 300 - Goals Should be Unobtainable

In this video, I reflect on a powerful pattern I've experienced over four years of doing 365-day commitments. Each time, I’ve set out to achieve something impossible—and each time, I’ve succeeded, just not in the way...
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Day 299 - As We May Think

In this conversation, Guy Reams explores the profound advancements in artificial intelligence and technology, drawing parallels to Vannevar Bush's visionary concept of the Memex. He discusses how these advancements...
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Day 298 - The Moments that Define

In this video, Guy Reams shares a deeply personal story sparked by an old black and white photo found among his grandfather’s slides. What seemed like a simple image of a car on a snowy mountain pass turned out to...
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Day 297 - The Capacity of Language

Guy Reams explores how the language we use shapes the way we think, work, and solve problems. Drawing from his own experience in software development and computer science, Guy shares how pioneers like Ivar Jacobson...
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Day 296 - The Irony of Being Worn Out

It is ironic, perhaps even paradoxical, how fatigue often leads us to feeling discouraged precisely at the moment when we’ve done something truly worthwhile. Our minds don’t naturally interpret exhaustion as proof of...
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Day 295 - We Can Only See A Short Distance Ahead

In this video, I reflect on the prophetic brilliance of Alan Turing’s 1950 paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence, and how it eerily anticipated the rise of today's Large Language Models. I revisit the core...
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Day 294 - Mauvaise Foi: You Can't Handle the Truth!

In this video, Guy Reams unpacks the powerful concept of Bad Faith from existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Drawing from personal experience and Sartre's famous example of the French waiter, Guy explores why...
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Day 293 - The Cognitive Anchor

In this conversation, Guy Reams discusses the concept of cognitive anchors and their significance in enhancing communication and collaboration within teams. He emphasizes the need for a guiding question that serves as...
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Day 292 - The Definition of Maturity

In this conversation, Guy Reams explores the concept of maturity, questioning the traditional markers of adulthood and proposing that maturity is less about age and more about the ability to make conscious decisions....
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Day 291 - A Clown Show is a Clown Show

Pretend for just a moment that you are the lead act in a circus clown show. You are fully aware of what people find funny, how they react to exaggerated antics, and the impressions they form while watching the...
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Day 290 - Mistakes are Inevitable

In this conversation, Guy Reams discusses the inevitability of mistakes and the challenges faced by perfectionists. He emphasizes that fear of failure often holds individuals back from taking risks and making bold...
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Day 289 - Look In Your Own Backyard

A poor man in Baghdad dreams that if he goes to Cairo, he will find treasure buried under a specific bridge. He travels all the way to Cairo, only to be arrested for acting suspiciously. When he tells the guard about...
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