Show Notes
Can Qi stop a bullet? Master Mikel Steenrod uses that question to explore the Four Spheres and why different problems require different kinds of solutions. From Taoist martial skill and Qi to intelligence networks, revolution, Camelot, and one surprisingly durable old shirt, this episode asks what happens when we use the wrong tool for the problem—and why the best time to solve a crisis is often before it becomes one.
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