The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick
Be honest: AI makes you a little nervous. Maybe you're afraid it'll take your job. Maybe you're overwhelmed by all the advice about prompts and agents and which chatbot to use. Or maybe you're just...
16 Kesä 58min
How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer
Most of us are so certain about, well, everything. We think we can predict what's coming, what that off-hand comment really meant, what that look was about, what's going to go wrong. And according to ...
9 Kesä 57min
What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris
In a world of job-hopping, side hustles, and an endless LinkedIn feed, Tim Harris did something almost no one does anymore. He stayed put. Few executives spend an entire career helping build a dyna...
2 Kesä 56min
Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
Hello from Team Simon! We're taking a quick break this week and will be back with brand-new episodes of A Bit of Optimism next Tuesday. Until then, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes — w...
26 Touko 58min
How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards
Maybe this sounds familiar: you leave a party and spend the rest of the night convinced everyone was upset with you. Or you replay something you said in a meeting for days and second-guess every last ...
19 Touko 58min
Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
We often comfort ourselves with the idea that things happen for a reason, or define our struggles as a test of strength. Tom Nash might ask you to reconsider. Tom is a speaker, former DJ, and globe...
12 Touko 1h 2min
The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner
If at some point, you've looked at your life—your job, your relationships, your achievements—and thought: “is this it?” This episode is for you. Mike Posner had that moment at 30. His life, by eve...
5 Touko 52min
The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby
Admit it, you've complained about at least one other generation. Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z—somehow, they all end up with reputations built around what's wrong with them. Dr. Eliza Filby ha...
28 Huhti 1h 25min
