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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. We focus on ideas that can be applied right now to make your life better or to help you better understand yourself and the world, aiming to teach you the best mental tools to enhance your learning, self-improvement efforts, and decision-making. • We take on important, thorny questions like: • What's the best way to help a friend or loved one going through a difficult time? How can we make our worldviews more accurate? How can we hone the accuracy of our thinking? What are the advantages of using our "gut" to make decisions? And when should we expect careful, analytical reflection to be more effective? Why do societies sometimes collapse? And what can we do to reduce the chance that ours collapses? Why is the world today so much worse than it could be? And what can we do to make it better? What are the good and bad parts of tradition? And are there more meaningful and ethical ways of carrying out important rituals, such as honoring the dead? How can we move beyond zero-sum, adversarial negotiations and create more positive-sum interactions?

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September 21, 2026

Why we procrastinate, and what actually helps (with Itamar Shatz)

Host Spencer Greenberg interviews Dr. Itamar Shatz, a Cambridge University lecturer, exploring the multifaceted nature of procrastination and effective strategies for overcoming it.

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Neurodiversity, Autism, Awe, and Religious Experience (with Jonathan Machnee)

Host Spencer Greenberg interviews Jonathan Machnee, a former U.S. Army military intelligence officer and autistic adult, exploring neurodiversity, autism, and religious experience.

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Host Spencer Greenberg interviews Bruce Friedrich, president of The Good Food Institute, exploring if alternative proteins can end factory farming without sacrificing meat consumption.

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Why we procrastinate, and what actually helps (with Itamar Shatz)

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[…] If you feel that anxiety and you don't feel that you can actually perform the task, if your self-efficacy is very low, then it might just end up paralyzing you. As opposed to saying, okay, yes, I feel stressed about this, but I know that I can handle the task. And this stress is an indicator that it's important to handle it. Are there common instances of procrastination that don't involve anxiety at all? It's just a completely different mechanism? Yeah, absolutely. So anxiety is one type of procrastination or one factor involved in procrastination. You have others that are adjacent, like we've mentioned, perfectionism and fear. […]
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What is Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg?

Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. We focus on ideas that can be applied right now to make your life better or to help you better understand yourself and the world, aiming to teach you the best mental tools to enhance your learning, self-improvement efforts, and decision-making. • We take on important, thorny questions like: • What's the best way to help a friend or loved one going through a difficult time? How can we make our worldviews more accurate? How can we hone the accuracy of our thinking? What are the advantages of using our "gut" to make decisions? And when should we expect careful, analytical reflection to be more effective? Why do societies sometimes collapse? And what can we do to reduce the chance that ours collapses? Why is the world today so much worse than it could be? And what can we do to make it better? What are the good and bad parts of tradition? And are there more meaningful and ethical ways of carrying out important rituals, such as honoring the dead? How can we move beyond zero-sum, adversarial negotiations and create more positive-sum interactions?

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