Want to Make Better Decisions? Pretend You’re Someone Else.

Want to Make Better Decisions? Pretend You’re Someone Else.

Conventional wisdom says that great leaders roll up their sleeves, get in the trenches, and sweat the small stuff. But what if that’s only half the story? According to former nuclear submarine captain L. David Marquet and organizational psychologist Michael A. Gillespie, the real superpower of great leaders isn’t proximity — it’s distance. In their new book, Distancing: How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions, they show that stepping back — psychologically, emotionally, imaginatively — helps leaders strip away bias, see what truly matters, and make smarter choices. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter

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Agile Is the New Smart

Agile Is the New Smart

As AI transforms the economy, adaptability will be more predictive of success than raw brainpower. AQ: A New Kind of Intelligence for a World That’s Always Changing by Liz Tran Tomorrowmind: ...

17 Feb 32min

Your Meetings Suck. Here's How to Fix Them.

Your Meetings Suck. Here's How to Fix Them.

Rebecca Hinds is an organizational behavior expert who studies how collaboration breaks down in modern workplaces — and how to fix it. Her new book is Your Best Meeting Ever: 7 Principles for Designin...

16 Feb 34min

Finding Love (and Losing It)

Finding Love (and Losing It)

Today, we’re going to hear some big ideas from the 2022 book Speaking in Thumbs: A Psychiatrist Decodes Your Relationship Texts So You Don't Have To by Mimi Winsberg. And if you're nursing a broken he...

13 Feb 27min

The Neuroscience of Romantic Obsession

The Neuroscience of Romantic Obsession

Tom Bellamy's new book, Smitten: Romantic Obsession, the Neuroscience of Limerence, and How to Make Love Last, is out now.

12 Feb 28min

You Could Be Having Better Sex. Here’s How.

You Could Be Having Better Sex. Here’s How.

Nicole McNichols is a psychology professor at the University of Washington, where her course on human sexuality attracts more than 4,000 students each year. Her new book is called You Could Be Having ...

11 Feb 22min

Your Guilt Isn’t a Personal Failure. It’s a System Problem.

Your Guilt Isn’t a Personal Failure. It’s a System Problem.

Today, big ideas come from the books Guilt Free: Reclaiming Your Life from Unreasonable Expectations by Jennifer Reid and Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Taw...

10 Feb 22min

The Case Against Personal Responsibility

The Case Against Personal Responsibility

Nick Chater and George Loewenstein are behavioral scientists who've spent decades studying decision-making, and their new book is called It's on You: How Corporations and Behavioral Scientists Have Co...

9 Feb 22min

Two Takes on Entrepreneurship

Two Takes on Entrepreneurship

Business historian John Landry and entrepreneur Howard Wolk argue that America really is different when it comes to fostering new ventures. Then we'll hear from journalist David Sax about what it actu...

6 Feb 26min

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