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The Divergent Advantage: Hijacking RSD and Rumination for High-Impact Leadership

The Divergent Leader··7 October 2026·37 min

About this episode

In this episode, we break down what it actually feels like to lie awake at night trapped in the mental movie theater of past interactions—and how to stop letting that feedback loop turn into a shame spiral. Instead of fighting your brain, we look at how to catch the RSD flash, use "adaptive rumination" as an informative scout, and point that obsessive focus outward to stress-test workflows.