From the Archive: Andre Hoffman and the Word He Refused to Accept (Episode 29)
This episode is narrated by David's AI voice — a digital copy of his voice he uses so the show keeps going on the days he can't record.
Show notes
Looking back at Episode 29 of Watts Involved, when Andre Hoffman — founder of My Techie and the Make a Difference Foundation — explained why he refuses the word 'retrenched'. David unpacks the mechanism behind relabelling: why the word you use on yourself quietly sets the range of what you'll attempt next, drawing on framing research and affect labelling. The tool this week comes from Chapter 9 of Cracking The Influence Code: audit the verb you've been using about your own situation, and replace it with an accurate one.
Hear the full original conversation with Andre Hoffman, Episode 29: https://wattsinvolved.com/episodes/andre-hoffman-my-techie-a-brilliant-concept-like-uber-for-technicians/
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