QOTSA’s “If I Had a Tail” helps Sri discuss counterfactual thinking and its relevance to leadership, business, and society. Also, how SEALs conduct debriefs, thoughts on Coronavirus (COVID-19), and the start of World War I.

notes

• “If I Had a Tail” by Queens of the Stone Age
  • Spotify
  • Drunk Josh Homme and crew live in concert (Youtube) 
  • Live on Jools Holland (Youtube) (played at the end of this episode)
  • MUST WATCH acoustic cover by Parisians (Youtube)
• “The Black Swan” by Nassim Taleb + complete first chapter for free (New York Times) 
• “The Infinite Game” by Simon Sinek
• “Dune” by Simon Herbert & “Children of Dune” (quoted but haven’t read the latter)
• Different parts of the brain are used for counterfactual vs. hypothetical thinking. 
• Way more on counterfactuals than you probably want, unless you do: (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy); then complement with:
  • Subjunctive (grammar): http://bulletproofwriting.com/subjunctive-vs-indicative/