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The #1 blogcast on the internet. Dave Flynn reads his weekly essays on business, creativity, and personal development so you don't have to. New episodes every Monday at WinWithFlynn.com.

  1. 4d ago

    #54 | The Circle and the Sphere [blogcast]

    Two people stand in front of the same statue. One is moved. The other is unimpressed. They're both right—and once you see why, you start seeing it everywhere. A look at how the same thing splits into a dozen different truths, and why the view you're sure of is only ever a slice. Blog Post: The Circle and the Sphere Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Passing Notes to Strangers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠31 Easy™⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome to the Show: The Circle and the Sphere 02:36 - David Lynch, Springsteen, and Varied Interpretations 05:36 - Two Camps, One Moon: Destiny vs. Doom 09:15 - Touching One Part: Missing the Whole Picture 12:25 - Reassessing Your View: The Museum Analogy 14:31 - Final Thoughts and Support the Podcast

    #54 | The Circle and the Sphere [blogcast]

  2. Sep 7

    #53 | The Code, the Road, the Mode [blogcast]

    Up up down down left right left right B A Start. The Konami Code gave you thirty extra lives in Contra—and made you reckless. You'd sprint into gunfire, respawn, and do it again. No strategy. No awareness. Just volume. Most people approach life the same way—more reps, more chances, more spaghetti at the wall. Groundhog Day. But there's another cheat code. God Mode. The one that lets you fly above the map and see everything. This piece is about the difference between burning through lives and learning to see the whole field. Blog Post: The Code, the Road, the Mode Sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠Passing Notes to Strangers⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠31 Easy™⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00 - Setting the Stage: Code, Road, Mode Preview 02:40 - Why More Lives Make You Reckless: The Konami Code 05:30 - From Reckless Hedonism to Altruism: Walking The Road 09:38 - Beyond Cheat Codes: Gaining Total Awareness with God Mode 16:14 - The Big Idea: Shift from Code to Road to Mode

    #53 | The Code, the Road, the Mode [blogcast]

  3. Aug 31

    #52 | Perception Is a Rumor [blogcast]

    Look at a rainbow. ROYGBIV — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Notice what's missing? Purple isn't there. Your brain makes it up—invents a color to bridge a gap in the spectrum that physics can't close. Most of what you experience works the same way. Your perception isn't a recording of the world. It's a rumor. The people who see the most aren't seeing more than you. They're just filtering better. Here's how they do it. Blog Post: Perception Is a Rumor Sponsors: ⁠⁠Passing Notes to Strangers⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠31 Easy™⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00 - Unveiling the Mystery of How We See 03:39 - Your Brain Creates Reality: Umwelt and Language 09:59 - How Marinovich, Potter, and Brink Filter Reality 16:19 - Translating Perception: From Music to Written Word 24:31 - Changing Perception: A Small Adjustment Makes a Difference

    #52 | Perception Is a Rumor [blogcast]

  4. Aug 24

    #51 | Desire Paths [blogcast]

    When Michigan State ran out of money to pave its walkways, they waited—and let students wear the paths themselves. Urban planners have a name for those worn lines: desire paths, the routes nobody designs and everybody chooses. Some people see their path before they take a step. Most of us wander for years. Up and down side streets. Van Gogh selling other people's art, Pressfield writing ads and screenplays instead of novels. Hopefully, with age, we learn to see the trail we've been carving all along. Blog Post: Desire Paths Sponsors: ⁠Passing Notes to Strangers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠31 Easy™⁠ Chapters: 00:00 - Uncovering Your Path: The Desire Paths Introduction 01:35 - Michigan State, UC Irvine, Broadway: Paths We Reveal 04:31 - Prodigies, Conformists, and the Wandering Soul 06:23 - Van Gogh, Pressfield, and the Shadow Career 10:32 - Ricardo Marini, John Muir: Seeing Your Path Clearly 14:40 - The Literal Act of Making Your World by Walking

    #51 | Desire Paths [blogcast]

  5. Aug 17

    #50 | Play It Again [blogcast]

    Last month, over beers after a round of pitch 'n' putt, my buddies and I landed on a familiar subject: Adam Carolla. None of us listened to him anymore, and it wasn't because of what had changed — it was because of what hadn't. But that raised a bigger question. Why do some things curdle on the hundredth pass while others — a book, a song, a course you've played before — keep giving? Casablanca, the Grateful Dead, Sturgill Simpson, and a father lecturing his son all turned out to have the same answer. There's a difference between the Dead and dragon fruit. Blog Post: Play It Again Sponsors: ⁠Passing Notes to Strangers⁠⁠ ⁠⁠31 Easy™⁠ Chapters:

    #50 | Play It Again [blogcast]

  6. Aug 10

    #49 | Imagine That [blogcast]

    "Man, what happened to Russ?" For a few years there, you couldn't walk into a Seattle sports bar without hearing it. The spins stopped working. The cringe piled up. And because of that, losing him hurt a little less than it should have. But before any of that—before the Super Bowls, the trades, the memes—Russell Wilson taught me something in his very first interview as a Seahawk. He didn't learn it on a football field. He learned it at the mall in Richmond, Virginia, as an eight-year-old. Blog Post: Imagine That Sponsors: Passing Notes to Strangers⁠ ⁠31 Easy™ Chapters: 00:00 - Copyright Cops and Podcast Updates 01:55 - The Perfect Time for Russell Wilson's Lesson 04:06 - From 'Let Russ Cook' to 'What Happened?' 05:51 - Russell Wilson's Early Lesson: Mall Visualization 07:48 - Athletes and the Power of Mental Reps 11:02 - Experiments Proving the Power of Imagination 13:15 - Napoleon Hill's Invisible Counselors and Mentors 16:32 - Memory vs. Imagination: Shaping Your Future 18:40 - Thank You for Listening: Share and Review

    #49 | Imagine That [blogcast]

  7. Aug 3

    #48 | What I’ve Learned from Tom Petty [blogcast]

    "Mary Jane's Last Dance" won Best Male Video at the 1994 VMAs. Then, at forty-four, Tom Petty released Wildflowers—and hot damn, I became a real fan. The more I learned, the more relatable he got. The kid who didn't know what publishing was. The guy who fought his label twice in three years. The songwriter who didn't realize his own song was about him until his therapist pointed it out. The newest entry in my What I've Learned From series—on direction, ownership, craft, and the fight between making the work and selling it. Blog Post: What I’ve Learned from Tom Petty Sponsors: Passing Notes to Strangers 31 Easy™ Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome to the Show: What I've Learned from Tom Petty 04:02 - Tom Petty's Path: Knowing Where You're Going 07:50 - Touring with Dylan: The Value of Spontaneity 13:19 - The Craft of Songwriting: When Songs Just Fall Out 16:50 - Stevie Nicks' Advice: Turn Off the Radio and Create 20:17 - Wildflowers: The Song You Write For Yourself 22:49 - Tom Petty's Battles: Protecting Your Creative Ownership 26:25 - The Fight to Sell: When Promotion Feels Like Punishment 29:17 - The End, But Not The End: Remembering Tom Petty 32:45 - Episode Closer: "I Won't Back Down"

    #48 | What I’ve Learned from Tom Petty [blogcast]

  8. Jul 27

    #47 | Magic Pills, Volume Three: Breathwork [blogcast]

    Breathwork is the closest thing we have to a manual override for the nervous system. Five minutes can change your state—measurably. This isn’t mysticism. It’s a toolkit: box breathing for acute stress, 4-7-8 for sleep, Buteyko for long-term resilience, Wim Hof for energy and immune modulation. Each protocol has a job. They are not interchangeable. The science is solid. The ROI is absurd. The only trick is remembering to use it when it matters. Learn to control your breath, and you gain leverage over stress, focus, and calm—on demand. Blog Post: Magic Pills, Volume Three: Breathwork Sponsors: 31 Easy™ Chapters: 00:00 - Breathwork: Your Nervous System's Manual Override 04:13 - Master Acute Stress with Box Breathing 06:27 - Fall Asleep Faster with 4-7-8 Breathing 08:39 - Buteyko: Retrain Your Breath, Improve CO2 Tolerance 16:07 - Boost Immunity & Energy with Wim Hof 18:38 - Choosing Protocols, Personal Stack, and Next Steps

    #47 | Magic Pills, Volume Three: Breathwork [blogcast]
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The #1 blogcast on the internet. Dave Flynn reads his weekly essays on business, creativity, and personal development so you don't have to. New episodes every Monday at WinWithFlynn.com.

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    Dave Flynn
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
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