Earl Pod // October 23, 2026 // Mason + Hayden

Seven days of staying positive. How hard could it be? Mason and Hayden take on a positive-thinking challenge inspired by Tony Robbins: notice the spiral, change the question, and start again when you get stuck. Along the way: Mason becomes his own HR department, AI agents might invent a language, a train of thought leaves the station, and one very ugly gray button threatens to take over. We also talk about building the Takeoff web app, Hayden’s grassroots sales, what we’re reading, and one concrete goal each for the coming week. 00:00 Cold open 00:11 The positivity experiment 01:08 Mason, LLC 05:48 Seven days of positive thinking 08:36 The reset rule 13:39 Vocabulary and physiology 17:21 AI learning through experience 24:15 Books, music, and the audience roll call 26:55 Building the web app 29:20 Hayden’s business update 30:38 One goal each More episodes and conversations: earlpod.com Recorded October 23, 2026. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aQy...