The Next Big Idea Daily

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What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind “The Next Big Idea Daily.” We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields — boil down their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and then offer you one each morning.

Episode Date
"Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices" by Travis Rieder
Apr 24, 2024
"Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer" by Steven Johnson
Apr 23, 2024
"Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully" by Elaine Lin Hering
Apr 22, 2024
"Which Way Is North: A Creative Compass for Makers, Marketers, and Mystics" by Will Cady
Apr 19, 2024
"The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times" by Robin Reames
Apr 18, 2024
"The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War" by Jim Sciutto
Apr 17, 2024
"Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets" by Janet Chrzan & Kima Cargill
Apr 16, 2024
"The Great Money Reset: Change Your Work, Change Your Wealth, Change Your Life" by Jill Schlesinger
Apr 15, 2024
"The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife" by Ben Katt
Apr 12, 2024
"Our Biggest Fight" by Frank H. McCourt Jr. & Michael J. Casey
Apr 11, 2024
"The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality" by Amanda Montell
Apr 10, 2024
"The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours" by Chantel Prat
Apr 09, 2024
"The Friction Project" by Huggy Rao and Robert Sutton
Apr 08, 2024
"Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships" by Scott Rick
Apr 05, 2024
"Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict" by William Ury
Apr 04, 2024
"Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words" by Anne Curzan
Apr 03, 2024
"The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight" by Andrew Leland
Apr 02, 2024
"Cultures of Growth" by Mary C. Murphy
Apr 01, 2024
"Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down" by Corey Keyes
Mar 29, 2024
"Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality" by Josie Cox
Mar 28, 2024
"The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer: How the Handover from Boomers to Gen Z Will Revolutionize Capitalism" by Ken Costa
Mar 27, 2024
Is It Possible to Cheat Death?
Mar 26, 2024
How to Turn Anxiety Into Your Superpower
Mar 25, 2024
"Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference" by Guy Kawasaki
Mar 22, 2024
"Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future" by Denise Hamilton
Mar 21, 2024
"The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire" by Karen Eber
Mar 20, 2024
"How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy" by Joshua Fletcher
Mar 19, 2024
"Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport
Mar 18, 2024
"The Other Significant Others" by Rhaina Cohen
Mar 15, 2024
How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace
Mar 14, 2024
"Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness" by Nicholas Humphrey
Mar 13, 2024
A Celebrated ER Doctor's Guide to Better Listening
Mar 12, 2024
"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman
Mar 11, 2024
What Peggy Orenstein Learned About Life by Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
Mar 08, 2024
Why Hasn't America Put a Woman in the White House?
Mar 07, 2024
"Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe" by Shohini Ghose
Mar 06, 2024
Why Do We Remember?
Mar 05, 2024
"Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers" by Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle
Mar 04, 2024
"The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living" by Bonnie Wan
Mar 01, 2024
"Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All" by Deborah G. Plant
Feb 29, 2024
Anyone Can Become a Supercommunicator — Even You
Feb 28, 2024
"Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis—and How to Restore Our Sanity" by Nicholas Kardaras
Feb 27, 2024
Geeks of the World, Unite!
Feb 26, 2024
How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Perform Your Best
Feb 23, 2024
"The Survivors of the Clotilda" by Hannah Durkin
Feb 22, 2024
The Nuclear Threats of the 21st Century
Feb 21, 2024
Are You Addicted to Drama? This Will Help
Feb 20, 2024
How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success
Feb 19, 2024
‘Humankind’ Makes the Case That We Are Wired for Happiness
Feb 16, 2024
How to Build a Just Economy
Feb 15, 2024
Make Your Relationships Great This Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2024
Can One Therapy Session Transform Your Mental Health?
Feb 13, 2024
Leadership Advice From One of Silicon Valley's First Female Black CEOs
Feb 12, 2024
Why Life Gets Better With Age
Feb 09, 2024
"Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum" by Antonia Hylton
Feb 08, 2024
How the Moon Inspired Religion, Science, and Our Political System
Feb 07, 2024
What Diabetes Tells Us About Medical Blindspots
Feb 06, 2024
Want To Be a Great Leader? Try Cultivating a Co-Creation Mindset
Feb 05, 2024
"Goodbye, Perfect: How to Stop Pleasing, Proving, and Pushing for Others… and Live For Yourself" by Homaira Kabir
Feb 02, 2024
"The Myth That Made Us How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It)" by Jeff Fuhrer
Feb 01, 2024
"Free Will: An Opinionated Guide" by Alfred R. Mele
Jan 31, 2024
"Nobility in Small Things: A Surgeon's Path" by Craig Smith
Jan 30, 2024
"Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication" by Vanessa Van Edwards
Jan 29, 2024
"Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World" by Scott Shigeoka
Jan 26, 2024
"How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion" by David McRaney
Jan 25, 2024
"The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society" by Mauro Guillén
Jan 24, 2024
"Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss" by Gina Moffa
Jan 23, 2024
"All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams" by Mike Michalowicz
Jan 22, 2024
"The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning" by Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko
Jan 19, 2024
"Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings" by Steven G. Rogelberg
Jan 18, 2024
"Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert Sapolsky
Jan 17, 2024
"Beyond Longevity: A Proven Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better, and Thriving at Any Age" by Jason Prall
Jan 16, 2024
"Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It" by Adia Harvey Wingfield
Jan 15, 2024
"I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt" by Madeleine Dore
Jan 12, 2024
"On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems" by Thomas Ramge & Rafael Laguna de la Vera
Jan 11, 2024
"Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream" by David Leonhardt
Jan 10, 2024
"Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection" by Jeremy Nobel
Jan 09, 2024
"Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership" by Kirstin Ferguson
Jan 08, 2024
"Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure" by Maggie Jackson
Jan 05, 2024
"What the Taliban Told Me" By Ian Fritz
Jan 04, 2024
"Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)" by Roma Agrawal
Jan 03, 2024
"Sweat: A History of Exercise" by Bill Hayes
Jan 02, 2024
Best Of: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing (with Brad Stulberg)
Jan 01, 2024
Best Of: Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
Dec 29, 2023
Best Of: Rainn Wilson ("The Office") on Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Dec 28, 2023
Best Of: Shankar Vedantam on the Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain
Dec 27, 2023
Best Of: How to Find Balance in the Age of Indulgence (with Anna Lembke)
Dec 26, 2023
Best Of: Amy Edmondson on the Science of Failing Well
Dec 25, 2023
"Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty" by Mara Glatzel
Dec 22, 2023
"How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation" by Justin Michael Williams & Shelly Tygielski
Dec 21, 2023
"Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes" by Morgan Housel
Dec 20, 2023
"Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age" by Katherine May
Dec 19, 2023
"The Phoenix Economy Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal" by Felix Salmon
Dec 18, 2023
"Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times" by Brigid Delaney
Dec 15, 2023
"System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot" by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami & Jeremy M. Weinstein
Dec 14, 2023
"Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark" by Sarafina El-Badry Nance
Dec 13, 2023
"How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older" by Michael Greger
Dec 12, 2023
"Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence" by Rich Horwath
Dec 11, 2023
"How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book" by Liel Leibovitz
Dec 08, 2023
"We, the Data Human Rights in the Digital Age" by Wendy H. Wong
Dec 07, 2023
"Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order—and What We Can Do About It" by Tess Wilkinson-Ryan
Dec 06, 2023
"Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind" by Andy Dunn
Dec 05, 2023
"Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary" by Ozan Varol
Dec 04, 2023
"The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You" by Michael Gervais
Dec 01, 2023
"Apprentice Nation: How the 'Earn and Learn' Alternative to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America" by Ryan Craig
Nov 30, 2023
"Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths" by Eugenia Cheng
Nov 29, 2023
"The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia" by Marc Milstein
Nov 28, 2023
"How Work Works: The Subtle Science of Getting Ahead Without Losing Yourself" by Michelle P. King
Nov 27, 2023
"How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times" by Chris Bailey
Nov 24, 2023
"Conflicted: How Productive Disagreements Lead to Better Outcomes" by Ian Leslie
Nov 23, 2023
"The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution" by Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott
Nov 22, 2023
"Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
Nov 21, 2023
"Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance—and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free" by Julia Keller
Nov 20, 2023
"Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World" by Jenn Granneman & Andre Sólo
Nov 17, 2023
"Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens" by Rajiv Shah
Nov 16, 2023
"The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality" by Andy Clark
Nov 15, 2023
"I'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave — and What to Do About It" by Amy Shah
Nov 14, 2023
"The Deadline Effect: How to Work Like It's the Last Minute ― Before the Last Minute" by Christopher Cox
Nov 13, 2023
"The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead" by Monica C. Parker
Nov 10, 2023
"The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World" by Max Fisher
Nov 09, 2023
"Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter" by W. Russell Neuman
Nov 08, 2023
"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" by Anna Lembke
Nov 07, 2023
"Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results" by Shane Parrish
Nov 06, 2023
"It's Not Me, It's You: Break the Blame Cycle. Relationship Better" by John Kim & Vanessa Bennett
Nov 03, 2023
"Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen" by Zoe Chance
Nov 02, 2023
"The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time" by Yascha Mounk
Nov 01, 2023
"Your Life Depends On It: What You Can Do to Make Better Choices About Your Health" by Talya Miron-Shatz
Oct 31, 2023
"Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by Zeke Faux
Oct 30, 2023
"Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It" by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Oct 27, 2023
"The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves" by Alexandra Hudson
Oct 26, 2023
"Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking" by Mehdi Hasan
Oct 25, 2023
"Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory" by Andrew E. Budson & Elizabeth A. Kensinger
Oct 24, 2023
"Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most" by Adam Alter
Oct 23, 2023
S37 E5: "Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out" by Kindra Hall
Oct 20, 2023
S37 E4: "The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma" by Mustafa Suleyman
Oct 19, 2023
S37 E3: "A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload" by Cal Newport
Oct 18, 2023
S37 E2: "Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential" by Rina Bliss
Oct 17, 2023
S37 E1: "Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You" by Brad Stulberg
Oct 16, 2023
S36 E5: "Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing" by Pete Davis
Oct 13, 2023
S36 E4: "How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting—From Tots to Teens" by Melinda Wenner Moyer
Oct 12, 2023
S36 E3: "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science" by Erik Hoel
Oct 11, 2023
S36 E2: "The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life" by Sally Jenkins
Oct 10, 2023
S36 E1: "Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot" by Matt Abrahams
Oct 09, 2023
S35 E2: "Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships" by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Oct 06, 2023
S35 E4: "Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs – An Antidote for Short-Termism" by Ari Wallach
Oct 05, 2023
S35 E3: "Misbelief What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things" by Dan Ariely
Oct 04, 2023
S35 E2: "Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health" by Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham
Oct 03, 2023
S35 E1: "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well" by Amy Edmondson
Oct 02, 2023
S34 E5: "The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough" by Thomas Curran
Sep 29, 2023
S34 E4: "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee
Sep 28, 2023
S34 E3: "Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain" by Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler
Sep 27, 2023
S34 E2: "Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life" by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas
Sep 26, 2023
S34 E1: "Lead Like a Marine: Run Towards a Challenge, Assemble Your Fireteam, and Win Your Next Battle" by John Warren & John Thompson
Sep 25, 2023
S33 E5: "Build the Life You Want" by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
Sep 22, 2023
S33 E4: "Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good" by David R. Samson
Sep 21, 2023
S33 E3: "High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out" by Amanda Ripley
Sep 20, 2023
S33 E2: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" by Paul Bloom
Sep 19, 2023
S33 E1: "Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power the World’s Most Successful People" by Polina Marinova Pompliano
Sep 18, 2023
S32 E5: "No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir" by Jane Ferguson
Sep 15, 2023
S32 E4: "Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution" by Rainn Wilson
Sep 14, 2023
S32 E3: "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know" by Adam Grant
Sep 13, 2023
S32 E2: "Fit Nation The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession" by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Sep 12, 2023
S32 E1: "The Manager's Handbook: Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition" by David Dodson
Sep 11, 2023
S31 E5: “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning” by Tom Vanderbilt
Sep 08, 2023
S31 E4: "On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy" By Lee McIntyre
Sep 07, 2023
S31 E3: "Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today" by Jane McGonigal
Sep 06, 2023
S31 E2: "Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting" by Lisa Genova
Sep 05, 2023
S31 E1: "The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership" by Adam Bryant
Sep 04, 2023
S30 E5: "A Pity Party Is Still a Party: A Feel-Good Guide to Feeling Bad" by Chelsea Harvey Garner
Sep 01, 2023
S30 E4: "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet" by Jeff Goodell
Aug 31, 2023
S30 E3: "How to Think like a Philosopher: Twelve Key Principles for More Humane, Balanced, and Rational Thinking" by Julian Baggini
Aug 30, 2023
S30 E2: "Why We Need to Be Wild: One Woman's Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st Century Problems" by Jessica Carew Kraft
Aug 29, 2023
S30 E1: "Gonzo Capitalism: How to Make Money in An Economy That Hates You" by Chris Guillebeau
Aug 28, 2023
S29 E5: "A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work" by Juliet Funt
Aug 25, 2023
S29 E4: "Thoreau's Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture" (Caleb Smith)
Aug 24, 2023
S29 E3: "Brainhacker: Master Memory, Focus, Emotions, and More to Unleash the Genius Within" by Dave Farrow
Aug 23, 2023
S29 E2: "Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most" by Cassie Holmes
Aug 22, 2023
S29 E1: “Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again” by Johann Hari
Aug 21, 2023
Encore: Plan on Fridays (Laura Vanderkam)
Aug 18, 2023
Encore: Effortful Before Effortless (Laura Vanderkam)
Aug 17, 2023
Encore: Take One Night for Yourself (Laura Vanderkam)
Aug 16, 2023
Encore: Have One Big Adventure and One Little Adventure (Laura Vanderkam)
Aug 15, 2023
Encore: You Need a Bedtime (Laura Vanderkam)
Aug 14, 2023
S28 E5: How To Say No To Pushy Askers (Vanessa Patrick)
Aug 11, 2023
S28 E4: Use a Cost-Benefit Framework To Decipher the Asks That Come Your Way (Vanessa Patrick)
Aug 10, 2023
S28 E3: Master the Art of Empowered Refusal (Vanessa Patrick)
Aug 09, 2023
S28 E2: Say “I Don’t,” Not “I Can’t" (Vanessa Patrick)
Aug 08, 2023
S28 E1: Why Do You Say “Yes” When You Want to Say “No”? (Vanessa Patrick)
Aug 07, 2023
S27 E5: “Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most” by Steven Johnson
Aug 04, 2023
S27 E4: “Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions” by Myra Strober & Abby Davisson
Aug 03, 2023
S27 E3: "The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions" by Hasard Lee
Aug 02, 2023
S27 E2: "The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters" by Eric Johnson
Aug 01, 2023
S27 E1: “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” by Annie Duke
Jul 31, 2023
S26 E5: Make Present-Day Sacrifices Feel Easier To Undertake (Hal Hershfield)
Jul 28, 2023
S26 E4: Add Constraints to Your Future Behavior (Hal Hershfield)
Jul 27, 2023
S26 E3: Make Your Future Self Seem Closer (Hal Hershfield)
Jul 26, 2023
S26 E2: The Better You Know Your Future Self, the Better Your Long-Term Decisions Will Be (Hal Hershfield)
Jul 25, 2023
S26 E1: Your Future Self Is an Entirely Different Person (Hal Hershfield)
Jul 24, 2023
S25 E5: Surf When You Can (Brett Crozier)
Jul 21, 2023
S25 E4: Play Small Ball (Brett Crozier)
Jul 20, 2023
S25 E3: Focus on the Closest Alligator (Brett Crozier)
Jul 19, 2023
S25 E2: Pull Like a Clydesdale (Brett Crozier)
Jul 18, 2023
S25 E1: Never Turn Down an Espresso (Brett Crozier)
Jul 17, 2023
S24 E5: "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection” by Adam Smiley Poswolsky
Jul 14, 2023
S24 E4: “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” by Dacher Keltner
Jul 13, 2023
S24 E3: "How to Prepare for Climate Change" by David Pogue
Jul 12, 2023
S24 E2: “Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—a Cool History of a Hot Commodity” by Amy Brady
Jul 11, 2023
S24 E1: “Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs” by Jamie Loftus
Jul 10, 2023
S23 E5: The Prosperity Trap (Ben Ansell)
Jul 07, 2023
S23 E4: The Security Trap (Ben Ansell)
Jul 06, 2023
S23 E3: The Solidarity Trap (Ben Ansell)
Jul 05, 2023
S23 E2: The Equality Trap (Ben Ansell)
Jul 04, 2023
S23 E1: The Democracy Trap (Ben Ansell)
Jul 03, 2023
S22 E5: Take the Scenic Route and Give Yourself Grace at the Finish Line (Shelby Stanger)
Jun 30, 2023
S22 E4: Use Humor to Deflate Fear (Shelby Stanger)
Jun 29, 2023
S22 E3: Map Your Trail, but Start as Soon as You Can (Shelby Stanger)
Jun 28, 2023
S22 E2: Have a Strong Why (Shelby Stanger)
Jun 27, 2023
S22 E1: A Little Adventure Can Go a Long Way (Shelby Stanger)
Jun 26, 2023
S21 E5: We Mistake Information for Intimacy (Marcus Collins)
Jun 23, 2023
S21 E4: The World Is Culturally Constructed (Marcus Collins)
Jun 22, 2023
S21 E3: Our Approach to Market Segmentation Needs an Upgrade (Marcus Collins)
Jun 21, 2023
S21 E2: The Future of Brands Will Be Communal (Marcus Collins)
Jun 20, 2023
S21 E1: There's No Greater Force Than Culture (Marcus Collins)
Jun 19, 2023
S20 E5: Diversify Your Identity Beyond Work (Simone Stolzoff)
Jun 16, 2023
S20 E4: Define What Good Enough Means to You (Simone Stolzoff)
Jun 15, 2023
S20 E3: Be a Satisficer Not a Maximizer (Simone Stolzoff)
Jun 14, 2023
S20 E2: Value Time, Not Money (Simone Stolzoff)
Jun 13, 2023
S20 E1: How to Reclaim Life From Work (Simone Stolzoff)
Jun 12, 2023
S19 E5: You Only Know What You Make (Tiago Forte)
Jun 09, 2023
S19 E4: Prune the Good to Surface the Great (Tiago Forte)
Jun 08, 2023
S19 E3: Diverge Before You Converge (Tiago Forte)
Jun 07, 2023
S19 E2: Think Small (Tiago Forte)
Jun 06, 2023
S19 E1: Capture the Insights All Around You (Tiago Forte)
Jun 05, 2023
S18 E5: Optimize Your Regrets (Daniel Pink)
Jun 02, 2023
S18 E4: Science Offers a Systematic Way To Deal With Our Regrets (Daniel Pink)
Jun 01, 2023
S18 E3: To Understand What People Regret, Look Beneath the Surface (Daniel Pink)
May 31, 2023
S18 E2: Done Right, Regret Makes Us Better (Daniel Pink)
May 30, 2023
S18 E1: Regret Is Universal (Daniel Pink)
May 29, 2023
S17 E5: We Find Ourselves Through Connecting With Others (Sharon Salzberg)
May 26, 2023
S17 E4: Cultivating Positive States Creates Resilience (Sharon Salzberg)
May 25, 2023
S17 E3: Loving Presence Transforms Our Relationship With Painful Emotions (Sharon Salzberg)
May 24, 2023
S17 E2: Happiness Isn’t Where You Thought It Would Be (Sharon Salzberg)
May 23, 2023
S17 E1: Contraction Limits Creativity and Connection (Sharon Salzberg)
May 22, 2023
S16 E5: The Most Durable Habits Are Elastic (Katy Milkman)
May 19, 2023
S16 E4: You Might Want to Form an Advice Club (Katy Milkman)
May 18, 2023
S16 E3: The Enjoyable Path Is Better Than the Effective One (Katy Milkman)
May 17, 2023
S16 E2: Use Fresh Starts to Kick-Start Change (Katy Milkman)
May 16, 2023
S16 E1: To Make a Change, Plan a Tailored Attack (Katy Milkman)
May 15, 2023
S15 E5: You Will Botch It (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)
May 12, 2023
S15 E4: The Good Life Is Not a Buffet (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)
May 11, 2023
S15 E3: You Can’t Tackle the Big Question All at Once (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)
May 10, 2023
S15 E2: Lean Into Disagreement (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)
May 09, 2023
S15 E1: Not Everything You Want Is Worth Wanting (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)
May 08, 2023
S14 E5: All Behavior Is Functional (Britt Frank)
May 05, 2023
S14 E4: There Is No Such Thing as Self-Sabotage (Britt Frank)
May 04, 2023
S14 E3: Mental Health Is a Physical Process (Britt Frank)
May 03, 2023
S14 E2: Motivation Is Not a Mindset Issue (Britt Frank)
May 02, 2023
S14 E1: We Need Anxiety (Britt Frank)
May 01, 2023
S13 E5: Plan on Fridays (Laura Vanderkam)
Apr 28, 2023
S13 E4: Effortful Before Effortless (Laura Vanderkam)
Apr 27, 2023
S13 E3: Take One Night for Yourself (Laura Vanderkam)
Apr 26, 2023
S13 E2: Have One Big Adventure and One Little Adventure (Laura Vanderkam)
Apr 25, 2023
S13 E1: You Need a Bedtime (Laura Vanderkam)
Apr 24, 2023
S12 E5: Build Bridges — and Keep Them Up (Mónica Guzmán)
Apr 21, 2023
S12 E4: Ask How, Not Why (Mónica Guzmán)
Apr 20, 2023
S12 E3: We Don’t See With Our Eyes, But With Our Whole Lives (Mónica Guzmán)
Apr 19, 2023
S12 E2: We Need To Get Curious About Each Other, With Each Other (Mónica Guzmán)
Apr 18, 2023
S12 E1: We’re So Divided, We’re Blinded (Mónica Guzmán)
Apr 17, 2023
S11 E5: Do the Obvious Things That Bring Happiness (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)
Apr 14, 2023
S11 E4: Increase Your Luck Surface Area (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)
Apr 13, 2023
S11 E3: What the Data Says About Getting Rich (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)
Apr 12, 2023
S11 E2: The Secret to Raising Great Kids (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)
Apr 11, 2023
S11 E1: Focus On Psychological Traits When Dating (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)
Apr 10, 2023
S10 E5: Hindsight Bias Is Powerful (David Myers)
Apr 07, 2023
S10 E4: Differences Seize Our Attention (David Myers)
Apr 06, 2023
S10 E3: We Often Fear the Wrong Things (David Myers)
Apr 05, 2023
S10 E2: The Happy Power of Micro-Friendships (David Myers)
Apr 04, 2023
S10 E1: Our Expressions and Actions Are Self-Revealing (David Myers)
Apr 03, 2023
S9 E5: Boxing, Dancing and Connecting (Adam Gopnik)
Mar 31, 2023
S9 E4: Perfect Imperfection (Adam Gopnik)
Mar 30, 2023
S9 E3: Mastering the Art of Baking (Adam Gopnik)
Mar 29, 2023
S9 E2: Learning to Drive (Adam Gopnik)
Mar 28, 2023
S9 E1: The Grammar of Mastery (Adam Gopnik)
Mar 27, 2023
S8 E5: The Language of Creativity (Jonah Berger)
Mar 24, 2023
S8 E4: Ask Questions (Jonah Berger)
Mar 23, 2023
S8 E3: The Language of Confidence (Jonah Berger)
Mar 22, 2023
S8 E2: When Nouns Are More Persuasive Than Verbs (Jonah Berger)
Mar 21, 2023
S8 E1: Words Tell Us Everything (Jonah Berger)
Mar 20, 2023
S7 E5: Put Your Own Life Jacket on First (Jessi Hempel)
Mar 17, 2023
S7 E4: Show Up (Jessi Hempel)
Mar 16, 2023
S7 E3: Center Other People’s Experiences (Jessi Hempel)
Mar 15, 2023
S7 E2: When Someone Tells You Who They Are, Listen (Jessi Hempel)
Mar 14, 2023
S7 E1: Memory Is Unreliable (Jessi Hempel)
Mar 13, 2023
S6 E5: Small Actions Make a Big Difference (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)
Mar 10, 2023
S6 E4: When Communicating, Tread Lightly, Listen and Give Grace (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)
Mar 09, 2023
S6 E3: The 5Cs Method (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)
Mar 08, 2023
S6 E2: Money and Love Decisions Shouldn’t Be Made in Haste (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)
Mar 07, 2023
S6 E1: Decisions About Money and Love Are Profoundly Intertwined (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)
Mar 06, 2023
S5 E5: Give Yourself Permission to Pull Back (Gloria Mark)
Mar 03, 2023
S5 E4: You Can Develop Agency to Manage Your Attention (Gloria Mark)
Mar 02, 2023
S5 E3: Stop Interrupting Yourself (Gloria Mark)
Mar 01, 2023
S5 E2: There Are Different Types of Attention (Gloria Mark)
Feb 28, 2023
S5 E1: Use Your Attentional Resources Wisely (Gloria Mark)
Feb 27, 2023
S4 E5: Invest in the Long Tail of Time Management (Greg McKeown)
Feb 24, 2023
S4 E4: Find Your Effortless Pace (Greg McKeown)
Feb 23, 2023
S4 E3: Use Effortless Inversion (Greg McKeown)
Feb 22, 2023
S4 E2: Make a ‘Done for the Day’ List (Greg McKeown)
Feb 21, 2023
S4 E1: There Are Two Paths to Getting Results (Greg McKeown)
Feb 20, 2023
S3 E5: It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Connections (Marc Schulz)
Feb 17, 2023
S3 E4: Your Attention Is Your Most Precious Resource (Marc Schulz)
Feb 16, 2023
S3 E3: Challenges Are Opportunities (Marc Schulz)
Feb 15, 2023
S3 E2: Assess Your Social Fitness (Marc Schulz)
Feb 14, 2023
S3 E1: Relationships Keep Us Happier and Healthier (Marc Schulz)
Feb 13, 2023
S2 E5: Acting on Our Ideas Is the Best of Who We Are (Becky Blades)
Feb 10, 2023
S2 E4: The Creative Process Is in Charge (Becky Blades)
Feb 09, 2023
S2 E3: The First Step Is a Swag Bag (Becky Blades)
Feb 08, 2023
S2 E2: Starting Is a Skill and a Muscle (Becky Blades)
Feb 07, 2023
S2 E1: Not Finished Is Not Failure (Becky Blades)
Feb 06, 2023
S1 E5: Experiment Relentlessly (Daniel Coyle)
Feb 03, 2023
S1 E4: Embrace Deep Fun (Daniel Coyle)
Feb 02, 2023
S1 E3: Use Corny Mantras (Daniel Coyle)
Feb 01, 2023
S1 E2: Share Your Fallibility (Daniel Coyle)
Jan 31, 2023
S1 E1: Amplify Your Warmth (Daniel Coyle)
Jan 30, 2023
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