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Beyond the Shortcut: Change Tolerance, AI, and the Guts to Go First
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Beyond the Shortcut: Change Tolerance, AI, and the Guts to Go First

How fear holds us back—and why curiosity is the better strategy.
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In today’s episode, Holly’s back on the go—and Daniel comes in hot with a passionate response to Seth Godin’s latest post about AI and innovation. Inspired by “After the Shortcuts,” they tackle the tension between fear and progress in this pivotal cultural moment.

Together, they explore:

  • Why the early AI fear-mongering—especially in education—is shortsighted

  • How “learning how to learn” is the true superpower of the next generation

  • The neuroscience of why change literally feels like pain

  • What educators (and all of us) must do to evolve with—not retreat from—new tech

  • And how to trade fear for insatiable curiosity

Plus, Daniel throws down a challenge for brands that build their identity on fear, Holly coins a new phrase (👀 What’s Your Change Tolerance?), and the duo ends with a reminder: The future belongs to those brave enough to go first.

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00:00 Holly on the Go Returns

02:35 Seth’s Blog: “After the Shortcuts”

04:50 AI in Schools & the Danger of Fear-Driven Mindsets

10:12 Learning to Learn vs. Teaching to the Past

13:58 The Brain Science of Change

16:45 “What’s Your Change Tolerance?”

19:10 A Challenge to Fear-Based Brands

23:25 The Power of Curiosity

26:40 Final Read: The Guts to Go First

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