S10 E4: Differences Seize Our Attention (David Myers)
"Others notice us less than we imagine. This is liberating: A bad hair day hardly matters. Few will notice. Fewer will care. Of those, fewer still will remember." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Apr 202312min
S10 E3: We Often Fear the Wrong Things (David Myers)
David says we worry about improbable horrors (like plane crashes) while ignoring greater risks (car smash-ups). Today, he explains how performing statistically sound risk assessments can calm our worried minds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Apr 202313min
S10 E2: The Happy Power of Micro-Friendships (David Myers)
We all know it's good for us to nurture our relationships with close friends and loved ones. Today, David explains why chatting up strangers is also important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Apr 202313min
S10 E1: Our Expressions and Actions Are Self-Revealing (David Myers)
All week long on The Next Big Idea Daily, Michael will be chatting with social psychologist David Myers about the wonder of human thought and action, and how you can use insights from the latest research in David's field to boost your mood, improve your decision-making, and more. Today, David shares his first big idea, and it's a counterintuitive one. It turns out that “much as when we observe others and infer their sentiments, so hearing ourselves talk clues us in to our own attitudes.” Our newsletter comes out every Friday. It features commentary from Michael, links to relevant Book Bites, previews of upcoming seasons, and ways to engage with the show. Sign up now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Apr 202313min
S9 E5: Boxing, Dancing and Connecting (Adam Gopnik)
In our final episode with Adam Gopnik, the award-winning New Yorker writer and author of "The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery" learns how to box, how to dance, and why there’s “no mastery in the absence of another.” Our newsletter comes out today! Sign up now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Mar 202313min
S9 E4: Perfect Imperfection (Adam Gopnik)
Today: Why mastery requires idiosyncrasy. Our newsletter comes out every Friday. It features commentary from Michael, links to relevant Book Bites, previews of upcoming seasons, and ways to engage with us. Sign up now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Mar 202312min
S9 E3: Mastering the Art of Baking (Adam Gopnik)
Adam Gopnik's first memory of mastery was watching his mother roll out strudel dough, so in midlife, he asked his mother — a linguistics professor by day, pastry maestro by night — to teach him how to bake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Mar 202311min
S9 E2: Learning to Drive (Adam Gopnik)
It's the second day of our week-long master class with Adam Gopnik, New Yorker staff writer and author of "The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery." Today, he explains how learning to drive at the tender age of 55 brought him closer to his father. Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? It comes out every Friday and features commentary from Michael, links to relevant Book Bites, previews of upcoming seasons, and ways to engage with us. Sign up now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Mar 202312min
