The Cabrera Lab Podcast
Join Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera from Cornell University as they inspire you to approach life's challenges with a fresh perspective. Witness their use of GOAT-level thinking to enhance your problem-solving skills. Discover new possibilities, approaches, and solutions you never knew existed. Elevate your thinking and get better every day with their entertaining guidance.
Episodes
118 episodes
#125: Stop Holding Everything in Your Head
Get 20% off any STSI course with code LIST20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore one of the simplest but most powerful thinking tools we use every day: lists.<...
#124: How to Take Feedback Without Getting Defensive
Get 20% off any STSI course with code FEEDBACK20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore what happens when someone gives you difficult feedback—and why your first reac...
#123: Think It Through: Why Smart Teams Still Don’t Work Together
Get 20% off any STSI course with code TEAM20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University answer a common leadership question: why do talented people often struggle to work together...
#122: What Great Leaders Understand About Culture
Get 20% off any STSI course with code CULTURE20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore a powerful idea: culture may be the single greatest advantage an organization c...
#121: Why “I’m Trying” Is Often a Cop-Out
Get 20% off any STSI course with code YODA20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore the difference between “trying” and “doing”—and why that distinction matters more ...
#120: You’re Already Thinking — Just Badly
Get 20% off any STSI course with code SYSTHINK20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University tackle three common misconceptions that stop people from becoming systems thinkers.
#119: You’re Not Responsible for Everyone’s Feelings
In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore one of the most difficult systems thinking challenges in relationships: understanding responsibility for our emotions.They unpack the dynamic between action and...
#118: How to Think Clearly in a Crisis
Get 20% off any STSI course with code CRISIS20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore how to think through moments of crisis using systems thinking.They break...
#117: The Psychology of Motivation, Emotion, and Thought
Get 20% off any STSI course with code STARTNOW20 — become a motivated systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University break down a powerful systems thinking model for understanding human behavio...
#116: Why Better Thinking Makes You a Better Person
Get 20% off any STSI course with code ETHICS20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore the deeper layer of systems thinking that most people miss: its connection to et...
#115: How to Learn When Words Don’t Work for You
Get 20% off any STSI course with code TEACH20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore how systems thinking can transform the way we learn—especially for people who str...
Episode #114: How to Raise Better Thinkers
Get 20% off any STSI course with code LEARN20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore a fundamental systems thinking challenge: the tendency to confuse our mental model...
#113: Why Nothing in Your Life Is Changing
Get 20% off any STSI course with code POSIWID20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore a powerful systems thinking principle: the purpose of a system is what i...
#112: Think It Through: How to Break Big Changes Into Manageable Parts
Get 20% off any STSI course with code CHANGE20 — become a systems thinker today!In this Think It Through episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore how to navigate big life changes without getting overwhelmed. W...
#111: Stress Is a Systems Problem (Not Just an Emotional One)
Get 20% off any STSI course with code STRESS20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University unpack a powerful idea: stress is not just something that happens to you—it’s a reaction...
#110: How to Train Your Brain to Think Systemically
Get 20% off any STSI course with code MODEL20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University answer a listener question: what are the biggest things that prevent someone from becomin...
#109: Think It Through: When Reality Isn’t What You Want It to Be
Get 20% off any STSI course with code REALITY20 — become a scientist today!In this Think It Through episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University tackle a hard question: what do you do when reality is showing you something...
#108: Stop Believing Frameworks That Haven’t Been Tested
Get 20% off any STSI course with code VALID20 — become a scientist today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University unpack one of the most overlooked distinctions in science—and in life: the difference between s...
#107: Love Is a Behavior, Not a Feeling
Get 20% off any STSI course with code LOVE20 — start loving reality today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University unpack a radical but deeply practical idea: love is not a feeling — it’s a behavior.Wh...
#106: Passive-Aggression Isn’t Passive—It’s Just Dishonest
Get 20% off any STSI course with code INTEGRITY20 — start building your mental fitness today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University unpack one of the most uncomfortable—but important—distinctions in human be...
#105: Think It Through: Helping Others See What They’re Missing
Get 20% off any STSI course with code SIMPLE20 — start building your mental fitness today!In this Think It Through episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University tackle a deceptively hard question: what do you do when someo...
#104: It’s Not Too Much Information—It’s Too Little Organization
In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University tackle a problem nearly everyone feels but few can name: constant overwhelm in a world flooded with information. From social media and news to work demands and family pressures...
#103: Think It Through: When You Know What to Do—but Don’t Do It
Get 20% off any STSI course with code THINKING20 — start building your mental fitness today!In this Think It Through episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University tackle one of the most frustrating human experiences: knowi...
#102: Mental Fitness Explained: Why Intelligence Is More Than IQ
Get 20% off any STSI course with code MOTIVATION20 — start building your mental fitness today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University unpack a new research paper on mental fitness and challenge nearly everyth...
#101: Think It Through: The Negative Inner Voice That’s Holding You Back
Get 20% off any STSI course with code MENTALFITNESS20 — start building your mental fitness today!In this Think It Through episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore a struggle many people quietly live with every...