S22 E4: Use Humor to Deflate Fear (Shelby Stanger)

S22 E4: Use Humor to Deflate Fear (Shelby Stanger)

When scaling a steep rock wall or surfing gnarly waves, it’s easy to let fear get the better of you, but today, Shelby explains how you can use humor to stay loose. • Shelby Stanger is the host of REI’s “Wild Ideas Worth Living” podcast and the author of “Will to Wild: Adventures Great and Small to Change Your Life” • Want to go behind the scenes of this show? Sign up for our newsletter • To hear more interviews, audio e-courses, and hundreds of author-read book summaries, download the Next Big Idea app

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Meganets and Megatrends

Meganets and Megatrends

David Auerbach kicks things off by explaining how massive digital systems he calls "meganets" have grown beyond anyone's control, reshaping our realities in ways we barely understand. Then trend analy...

24 Apr 28min

Why Your Life Feels Empty (And the Neuroscience Fix You Haven't Tried)

Why Your Life Feels Empty (And the Neuroscience Fix You Haven't Tried)

Most of us are too busy making a living and amusing ourselves to ask the one question that matters most — what actually gives your life meaning? First, Arthur Brooks brings the science of happiness to...

23 Apr 35min

Why Your Doctor Gets It Wrong (and a Simple Shift That Would Fix It)

Why Your Doctor Gets It Wrong (and a Simple Shift That Would Fix It)

Almost all of us will be misdiagnosed at some point—a terrifying stat in an age of high-tech medicine. First, Alexandra Sifferlin digs into why doctors get it wrong so often and what her reporting for...

22 Apr 25min

Your Brain Wants You to Be Happy

Your Brain Wants You to Be Happy

Happiness isn't just something you feel — it's a skill you can practice. Neuroscientist Richard Davidson kicks things off with research showing that flourishing can be trained in as little as five min...

21 Apr 29min

Secrets of the Starving Artist

Secrets of the Starving Artist

"Do what you love and the money will follow" is a nice bumper sticker — but how have real artists actually paid the bills? Mason Currey kicks things off with surprising stories of how creative legends...

20 Apr 31min

Get Along, Get Ahead

Get Along, Get Ahead

The moment "I" becomes "we," something shifts—in our brains, our decisions, and our potential. First, Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer reveal how group identity shapes everything from performance to p...

17 Apr 32min

Pain Isn't Just Physical. Here's the Neuroscience That Proves It.

Pain Isn't Just Physical. Here's the Neuroscience That Proves It.

You've been told pain is "all in your head" — but what if that's not dismissive, it's actually the key to healing? First, Rachel Zoffness breaks down the new neuroscience showing why the brain constru...

16 Apr 25min

AI Is Coming for Your Tasks, Not Your Job

AI Is Coming for Your Tasks, Not Your Job

The robots aren't replacing you — they're reshaping what you actually do all day. First, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and Chief Economic Opportunity Officer Aneesh Raman explain why the age of AI is le...

15 Apr 31min

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