Thinking 2 Think
Thinking 2 Think is the podcast for leaders, educators, and professionals who want to think clearly, decide wisely, and lead effectively in a complex world. Each episode breaks down the ideas, mental models, and historical lessons that improve judgment under pressure — across leadership, culture, civics, finance, politics, and current events.
Hosted by M.A. Aponte — author of The Logical Mind, Executive Director of a public charter school and founder of Aponte Strategic Advisory — the show blends Stoic philosophy, decision science, and real-world experience to help listeners move beyond slogans, bias, and surface-level analysis.
With a background spanning the U.S. Army, finance, law enforcement, and education leadership, Aponte brings a rare cross-disciplinary perspective to the challenges of modern leadership and decision-making. This is not commentary for entertainment. It is structured thinking for people who take responsibility seriously.
If you want sharper judgment, stronger mental models, and a more disciplined way to understand the world, Thinking 2 Think is built for you.
Join My Substack for more content: maaponte.substack.com
Consulting/Advisory Services: MAAponte.com
📲 Let’s connect on social media (Linktree): https://linktr.ee/thinking2think
Topics: critical thinking · decision-making · leadership · Stoic philosophy · financial literacy · civics · cognitive bias · history · current events
Thinking 2 Think
Latest Episodes
Build Your First App with AI: A Practical Base44 Workshop for Beginners
Recorded from a 10/8/26 Workshop. SIGN UP FOR FUTURE WORKSHOPS!Have a problem you understand and an idea for a tool that could help? This workshop introduces how to turn that idea into an app using AI, without needing a technical ...
Why School Phone Bans Fail: A Principal's Four-Question Test YOUR policy
I Banned Phones Before My State Did. Here Is What Actually Happened.Twenty-six states now have laws requiring schools to ban or restrict student cellphone use, and twenty-two of those laws passed in 2025 alone. Florida passed the first o...
27 States Are Writing AI Rules for Your Kid's School. I Run One. Here's What They're All Missing.
27 States Are Writing AI Rules for Your Kid's School. I Run One. Here's What They're All Missing. Twenty-seven states have active AI-in-education bills in 2026. Five are already law. Ohio's House Bill 96 required every publ...
How Jamie Dimon Thinks: The Mental Habits Behind the World's Most Powerful Banker
How Jamie Dimon Thinks — And What a Former JPMorgan Banker Wants You to Know I worked at JPMorgan Chase as a banker, under Jamie Dimon. I wasn't in his inner circle, but I was close enough to watch how that organizatio...
