The Three Month Vacation Podcast

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  The Adventures in Greece: Part 1 12.09.2026 17dk

  Generally, a holiday is full of different and new experiences, but sometimes it can take a sudden, unusual turn. You hope that you don't have that crazy experience while on a flight 30,000 feet above the air, but that's just what happened. That was the start of our journey to Greece. 
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  The Trip to Thailand: Part 2 05.09.2026 11dk

  Dogs are lovely and I love dogs so much, but stray dogs are quite something else. Here's part 2 of the trip to Thailand. Dogs, gifts, mango milkshakes and fishermen who took a break. Enjoy. 
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  The Monsoon Trip to Thailand (and the relaunch of The Brain Audit)- Part 1 27.08.2026 14dk

  Almost 20 years after we launched The Brain Train, we weren't expecting anything dramatic to happen, and yet suddenly it was on a bestseller list. Not the New York Times bestseller list, but in Thailand. Here's the story, not of the book alone, but of our travel through Thailand as part of the three-month vacation. 
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  The importance of "normal speed" in learning 22.08.2026 8dk

  When you speak to somebody, do they get impatient? When you do an illustration, does it feel like the other person is waiting for ages? This is because you and I are operating at below normal speed. When we operate at below normal speed, we are reaching for information, and so we struggle quite a lot. What is normal speed, and how do you achieve that normal speed? That's what this episode is all about.
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  Why Most Storytelling Is Terrible (And Why Clutter Plays a Huge Role) 15.08.2026 10dk

  When you think of storytelling, you just think of a sequence or what happens next, but the reality is that storytelling is a curated amount of information. Anything that is not required simply becomes clutter, and clutter destroys a story. How do you recognise this clutter? Well, there are three ways. 
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  How I used AI for my Article (And what it did to my writing) 07.08.2026 8dk

  Some people are adamant that they will never use AI. However, that's a tiny, obscure minority. AI is here to stay and that means we've all dipped our toes in it. Well, I took a bath one day. I got AI to tidy up my article. What happened next? Let's find out. 
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  How to Sidestep Perfection—And How to Use "Quantity" to Your Advantage 24.07.2026 7dk

  Many of us burn out simply because we live in the past. How long the past? We could go all the way to our childhood, and it's there where we learn how to go for perfection. It's this level of perfection that continues to drive us crazy for the rest of our lives. Is there a way out? Yes, there is. It's called quantity. Instead of trying to go for quality, you get to that stage of quality by working on your quantity. Doesn't that seem strange? Check out this episode and decide for yourself.
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  1% Better Every Day: What Does It Even Mean? 21.07.2026 7dk

  We hear that somehow we have to get 1% better every day. However, how do you measure this improvement? Can it be measured at all? And what does it mean? 
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  The Roundabout Principle: Why Self-Management Actually Works (And How to Make It Stick) 12.07.2026 13dk

  Once a course ends, it's often just the beginning of a journey. Think about it for a moment: you've finished an article writing course, and you've just managed to put all the pieces together. Now you need to keep going. That's the point when the teacher leaves the room, and so does the group that held everything together. We've tried, tried and tried again to make this follow up work but it's been less than successful. Then we hit upon three specific steps, and everything changed. Here are those steps.
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  Why We Struggle To Acquire Skills (And How The Mindset Of The Teacher Is The Root Cause) 27.06.2026 18dk
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  Why Understanding The Faces Of Overwhelm Helps You Sidestep Frustration 20.06.2026 29dk
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  Eternal Sales Page Dilemma-How to choose the precise headline to get clients interested. 13.06.2026 23dk
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  Test How Your Audience Will React To Your Story 06.06.2026 18dk
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  Three Ways To Motivate Yourself Again (And Restart What You Want To Do) 30.05.2026 15dk
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  Charlie Brown Moments: Why We Choke Under Pressure (And How To Practice Under Lucy Moments) 23.05.2026 20dk
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  Intense Story: Why Starting With The "Stuck Point" Creates Intense Stories 16.05.2026 28dk
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  The Art of Less: Why the Best Professionals Work with a Smaller Palette 09.05.2026 10dk

  We are constantly inundated with something new and improved. It seems almost impossible to keep up and we scramble for new tools. But what if we could pare back a lot and stay with a lot less? How can we achieve a much bigger "wow factor" with a lot less?
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  Storytelling: Misdirection 02.05.2026 15dk

  It's not important to win an argument in person. However, when writing a book or creating a presentation, you need to get a slightly new idea across. However, what if the client has a strong counter-opinion? In this episode we look at how to use misdirection to get across an idea that's new and make it feel like it was the client's idea all along.
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  Storytelling: Why the Ending Matters Most of All When You're Crafting a Story 25.04.2026 6dk

  Notice something strange when you tell a story. People are always waiting for you to finish because they want to know the point of the story. This subtle curiosity level gives us an advantage. It means that we can play director and change the path of the story. Every story seems to have a predefined pathway; yet what if we took one story and swung it in different ways? Wouldn't that be amazing? Let's find out how it's done.
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  How to Overcome the Obvious Fears of Group Consulting — Part 2 18.04.2026 19dk

  One-on-one consulting seems logical, even superior to group consulting. It's why clients consistently prefer it. Which is why it seems almost reckless to move to group consulting. All the obvious fears bubble up madly. How can we tackle these fears and keep the client more than happy? Let's find out in this second episode.