The Competence Illusion: Why Knowing Has Almost Nothing to Do with Doing

The Competence Illusion: Why Knowing Has Almost Nothing to Do with Doing April 29, 2026 You can explain exactly why you’re overwhelmed while still being overwhelmed. You understand precisely why your stress patterns keep repeating while continuing to repeat them. You can name every bad habit you have while being run by all of them. […]

Why Knowing Everything Changes Nothing: The Deep Dive

Why Knowing Everything Changes Nothing: The Deep Dive April 29, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing Blind Spot #10 from Julien’s framework: The Competence Illusion. It’s the dangerous belief that understanding a concept is the same as embodying it, that knowing is the same as doing. They dig into the neuroscience behind why […]