Attitude Determines Altitude: Engineering Yourself & Your Teams
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Argues that attitude outweighs raw aptitude and gives concrete levers: cultivate a growth mindset, build psychological safety, and boost practical confidence. Cites 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, finds the imposter phenomenon affects ~70% of people, and notes Google’s study that team safety predicts performance. Shows generative teams deploy faster, have lower MTTR and are ~2.5× more likely to exceed productivity/profit goals. Recommends actionable tactics — power poses (hormone effect not replicated), steady small wins, and make yourself obsolete by mentoring and automating work.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:50Attitude Determines Altitude
- 1:52Star Trek
- 3:14Growth Mindset
- 5:32Effort
- 6:18Expert Mind
- 7:11Malcolm Gladwell 10000 Hours
- 8:12Cool Practice
- 8:49How to Approach 10000 Hours
- 10:15Focus and Attention
- 10:56Neocortex
- 12:16Creativity
- 13:26Mindfulness
- 13:55Albert Einstein
- 14:30Trust
- 15:06Theory X Theory Y
- 17:18Theory X Theory Why
- 17:49Science Behind Theory X
- 19:07Psychological Safety
- 20:47Change Your Organization
- 21:05Confidence
- 21:43Imposter Syndrome
- 23:49Imposterism
- 24:13Confidence and Creativity Inc
- 26:05Dunningkruger
- 28:56Confidence is a cubic equation
- 30:30How to build confidence
- 31:06postural feedback
- 32:04fake it till you make it
- 32:55find your core
- 34:21make yourself obsolete
- 34:44do something different
- 37:23Grace Hopper
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