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
132 episodes
#139: What Does It Mean To Be "Smart"?
Get 20% off any STSI course with code IQ20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera challenge the way we think about intelligence.They argue that most people do not have an intelligence prob...
#138: How to Think Better Without Thinking Harder
Get 20% off any STSI course with code SMARTER20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera tackle a deceptively difficult question: how do you explain systems thinking to someone who knows nothing abo...
#137: Are You Burnt Out? Or Just Stressed?
Get 20% off any STSI course with code BURNOUT20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera think through the difference between stress and burnout—and why treating them as the same thing can lead us t...
#136: The Four Thinking Tools That Replace Thousands
Get 20% off any STSI course with code UNIVERSE20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera explore why the most powerful thinking tools are often the simplest.They unpack the ideas of univers...
#135: How to Raise Kids Who Can Solve Their Own Problems
Get 20% off any STSI course with code LRL20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University answer a practical question from a listener: how do we help kids run the Love Reality Loop ...
#134: How Do You Know If You’re a Good Person?
Get 20% off any STSI course with code MORALS20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera explore how to build and test your own moral compass.They discuss what happens when a pre-made moral s...
#133: The Real Reason People Get So Triggered
Get 20% off any STSI course with code IDENTITY20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera explore why everyday disagreements can escalate so quickly.They explain how identity works as a boun...
#132: Goop Is Everywhere—And It’s Making Us Worse
Get 20% off any STSI course with code GOOP20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera expand the idea of “goop” beyond food and into the systems all around us.They explore how heavily proces...
#131: How Healthy Couples Handle Conflict
Get 25% off any STSI course with code FIGHT25 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera answer a personal question from Training Camp: how do they handle conflict as a couple?They explain how...
#130: How to Adapt When Everything Changes
Get 20% off any STSI course with code STUDIO20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cabrera Research Lab explore what really happens when we go through change.Using their move to Mont...
#129: Stop Putting Out Fires—Fix the System
Get 20% off any STSI course with code PATTERN20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore why the same problems keep showing up in organizations, relationships, and team...
Episode #128: What I Wish I Knew as a Neurodivergent Kid
Get 20% off any STSI course with code NEURO20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explore neurodivergence through a systems thinking lens.Derek reflects on what it ...
#127: How to Make Invisible Thinking Visible
Get 20% off any STSI course with code OOT20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University explain the power of OOTing: object-oriented thinking.They explore why getting idea...
#126: How to Stop Misalignment Before It Starts
Get 20% off any STSI course with code ISISNOT20 — become a systems thinker today!In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University break down one of the simplest and most powerful systems thinking tools: the Is/Is Not L...
#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...