{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Productive Conversation","title":"Max McKeown Talks About SuperAdaptability, Metaplasticity, and Thriving in an Age of Overwhelm","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2805,"description":"Overwhelm isn’t new. It’s human. That idea sits at the heart of my conversation with Dr. Max McKeown—strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and author of SuperAdaptability: How to Transcend in an Age of Overwhelm. From the very start, Max challenges the notion that we’re living through a uniquely chaotic moment, arguing instead that overwhelm has always been part of the human condition.\nWhat follows is a thoughtful, recursive conversation about loops, space, nuance, and the difference between doing productive things and actually living productively. We explore how humans adapt consciously, why systems need slack to function, and how upgrading the way we upgrade ourselves may be the most important skill we have.\n\nSix Discussion Points\nWhy the “age of overwhelm” isn’t temporary—and never really was\nThe danger of confusing productivity with productiveness\nHow loops shape our behavior whether we notice them or not\nWhy space is essential for adaptation in systems, work, and life\nThe role of nuance, humility, and reason in conscious change\nWhat it means to “upgrade your upgrade” through metaplasticity\nThree Connection Points\nSuperAdaptability: How to Transcend in an Age of Overwhelm\nMax McKeown on LinkedIn\nProductiveness\nThis conversation is less about answers and more about awareness—about noticing the loops we’re already in and choosing how we engage with them. If you’ve ever felt busy but not better, productive but not present, this episode offers a different way to look at adaptation—and at yourself.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RaxQE_yNeOcP9CV60hOV3GBXJq5J7iHtixqMZ6k8ieU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODBi/MTA3MDFjYjQwMDVj/ZGQ2N2I1MjZiNjhh/YTlhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}