Something You Should Know Unlocking Your Primal Intelligence & The Tug-of-War Between Competition and Cooperation
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Aug 25, 2025 
Angus Fletcher, a professor of story science and U.S. Army Commendation Medal recipient, teams up with social scientist Jonathan Goodman to explore the fascinating concept of primal intelligence. They discuss how this innate ability can enhance problem-solving and creativity in modern life. Additionally, they delve into the intricate dynamics of competition versus cooperation, revealing our dual nature and how these instincts evolved. Listeners will gain insights into managing stress and the importance of balancing self-interest with altruism in social interactions.
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Stories Fuel Creative Problem Solving
- Children think in stories and explore exceptions to rules, which fuels imagination and novel plans.
- Primal intelligence uses intuition, imagination, emotion, and common sense to test plans by feedback.
Favor Possibility Over Probability
- When facing new, uncertain situations, lean into surprises and try possibilities instead of defaulting to past probabilities.
- Become comfortable acting without full information and testing plans quickly.
Teach Plans By Doing Real Problems
- Bring real-life problems into classrooms and generate multiple plans to test outside school for experiential learning.
- Use feedback from tests to refine plans back in class.
