LIVE WELL WITH MICHELLE: Can the future be one with less passwords please?

About this episode

The episode discusses the cognitive burden of passwords and explores alternatives for a future with less reliance on them.

Passwords are a part of life, but perhaps they reveal something bigger about modern life - the rising cognitive burden we carry every day. Listeners share how they are coping with password fatigue with Michelle. Maybe that’s the deeper issue here. The future isn’t just about making technology smarter. It’s about reducing unnecessary friction so human beings have more mental space for relationships, purpose, creativity, investing wisely. Are future companies are looking away from passwords to keep organisations safe? Then we hear more about Michelle's book pick today, John Coleman's "Good Money" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Martin

Topics covered

• password management
• cognitive burden
• technology
• mental space
• relationships
• creativity

Keywords

• password fatigue
• technology
• mental space
• Good Money
• John Coleman

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Good Money

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