Wearables, self-improvement or becoming a cyborg? | Ep 20

We like to think we're the open-minded ones, right up until a 22-year-old shows us in two minutes what took us an hour. Paul admits this topic made him uncomfortable because he's not sure which side of the age line he's on anymore. Honestly, same. Marc's pitch is to pair seasoned executives with young AI natives and share the accountability. Paul pushes back hard, and it gets spirited. We also talk about a 53-year-old who lost his job and just wants meaningful work, the prejudices we've both had to unlearn, and why Paul would absolutely cancel his plans for three weeks to out-learn his young partner. Plus: a $600 bottle of Opus One, a Tesla with rockets, and a very good friend's sense of humor in the middle of chemo.

We love to think we can analyze our way to the right answer — but what if your body already knows and you're just not listening? This week we dig into gut feeling: when it saves you months of overthinking, when it leads you straight into disaster, and how to tell the difference between instinct and just being excited or horny. Paul shares how his gut told him to fire someone twelve months before he actually did it, while Marc admits his gut has spectacularly failed him in love and career moves. We cover Jeff Bezos' one-way door framework, why hiring decisions feel impossible, and the Lego plate constellation that finally convinced Paul to get a dog. The real question isn't whether to trust your gut — it's whether you can actually feel what your body is telling you in the first place. Paul reveals how a coach taught him the vocabulary to describe bodily feelings beyond "great" or "fine," and why connecting to your body might be the only way to stay present when life gets overwhelming. 0:00 Introduction 0:05 Terminator and Idiot of the Week 6:12 The Role of Gut Feeling in Decision Making 12:09 Gut Instincts vs. Rational Thinking: A Personal Journey 18:04 The Balance of Gut and Brain in Leadership 18:08 The Power of Gut Feelings 21:13 Balancing Gut and Rational Decision-Making 23:55 Navigating Complex Decisions 26:53 The Role of Relationships in Decision-Making 30:02 Connecting with Your Body and Emotions 32:59 Lessons Learned and Moving Forward | Ep 61

We love to romanticize the idea of building something with your best friend — instant trust, shared vision, no awkward getting-to-know-you phase. But the reality? It's a minefield. This week, we sit down to talk about what actually works when you start a business with friends, and more importantly, what doesn't. Marc shares the story of his failed custom suit venture with a party friend (spoiler: two dreamers, zero execution), and Paul reflects on the partnership in his late 30s that actually thrived — complementary skills, brutal honesty, and annual therapy walks in the woods. We also get uncomfortably transparent about our own working relationship: Marc's chronic lateness, Paul's need to be charmed out of his annoyance every recording, and the fact that we both answered "fuck no" when asked if we'd ever work for the other. The takeaway? Friendship and business are two separate things, and the hygiene around keeping them distinct is what makes or breaks the partnership. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:55 The Idiot of the Week 6:57 Starting a Business with Friends 9:27 Lessons from Failed Ventures 12:11 Building Successful Partnerships 15:48 Therapeutic Reflections on Collaboration 18:26 Navigating Annoyances and Appreciations 21:08 The Dynamics of Working with Friends 23:34 Investing in Friendships and Business 25:31 The Complexity of Hiring Friends 30:02 Maintaining Professional Boundaries 33:14 The Importance of Clarity and Hygiene in Relationships | Ep 60

We love to tell ourselves this year will be different — and then it's October, and we're scrambling to finish what we promised ourselves in January. This week, we sit down to audit our New Year's resolutions from nine months ago. Marc gives himself a generous seven out of ten (of course), while Paul admits he hasn't stretched once and lost two entire months to summer. We cover the real mechanics of why time flies when you're in execution mode, the guilt that comes with unfinished business, and whether resolutions are even worth setting in the first place. But we also land on something useful: twice-yearly check-ins instead of one annual panic attack, and the realization that gratitude for what you've already done matters as much as beating yourself up for what you didn't. Plus, Marc's post-Oktoberfest rallying cry: you have less time, not more — so if you're going to close the year strong, execute now. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:47 Terminator and Idiotic Thing of the Week 03:58 Revisiting New Year's Resolutions 10:12 Paul's Midyear Scorecard 14:28 Time, Momentum & FOMO 18:48 Gratitude and Unfinished Business 20:22 A Better Way to Review Your Year | Ep 59

Everyone keeps saying imagination is what'll save us from AI, but we're not so sure anymore. This week, we sit down to test whether creativity is truly human — or just advanced pattern-matching that machines will crack in three years. We start with Picasso, shipping containers, and SoulCycle, trying to define what imagination even means. Then Paul drops the dark truth: if creativity is just connecting dots, and AI reads all our thoughts on social media, what's left? We live-test AI's ability to visualize existential pain (spoiler: it's hilariously terrible), and land somewhere more hopeful than we expected — that the 90% of our brain we don't use might be the real frontier, not the 10% we're frantically defending. Plus: Paul's idiotic decision to co-parent a dog, Marc's 52-year-old Muay Thai coach who refuses to age, and why retreats in Ibiza might be the answer to unlocking what machines can't touch. 0:00 Introduction 0:05 Welcome to Guys Like Us 0:29 Idiot & Terminator of the Week 5:50 Can Imagination Survive AI? 10:27 Creativity as Connecting the Dots 15:10 Pain, Art & Machine Consciousness 22:23 Training Ourselves to Think Differently 28:09 Testing AI's Imagination | Ep 58