Why You Should Talk to Your Pet

Why You Should Talk to Your Pet

Have you ever named your car? Or caught yourself baby-talking to your cat like he’s a tiny human? You’re not alone, and there’s actually fascinating science behind why we do this. We anthropomorphize everything from our Roombas to our houseplants, but is this quirk helping or hurting us? Justin Gregg is an animal cognition researcher, a Senior Research Associate with the Dolphin Communication Project and an Adjunct Professor at St. Francis Xavier University. His new book, Humanish, explores what our tendency to humanize reveals about us—and why it might actually be one of our smartest habits.

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S20 E3: Be a Satisficer Not a Maximizer (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E3: Be a Satisficer Not a Maximizer (Simone Stolzoff)

Many of us have internalized the message that there’s one dream job for us and we shouldn’t stop until we find it. So we tweak our resumes and browse LinkedIn in the hopes of finding a role that helps...

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S20 E2: Value Time, Not Money (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E2: Value Time, Not Money (Simone Stolzoff)

In today's episode, Simone Stolzoff ("The Good Enough Job") tells Michael that when you think about the role work plays in your life, "it's worth considering that valuing more free time over more mone...

13 Jun 202315min

S20 E1: How to Reclaim Life From Work (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E1: How to Reclaim Life From Work (Simone Stolzoff)

Do you live to work or work to live? Journalist Simone Stolzoff tackles that age-old question with renewed energy in his book "The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work." All this week, he'll be ...

12 Jun 202314min

S19 E5: You Only Know What You Make (Tiago Forte)

S19 E5: You Only Know What You Make (Tiago Forte)

Our time with Tiago Forte may be over, but hopefully your journey to building a second brain has only just begun. In his final lesson, Tiago explains how your second brain can motivate you to take act...

9 Jun 202312min

S19 E4: Prune the Good to Surface the Great (Tiago Forte)

S19 E4: Prune the Good to Surface the Great (Tiago Forte)

Today, Tiago explains how mastering the art of subtraction can strengthen your creative output.

8 Jun 202313min

S19 E3: Diverge Before You Converge (Tiago Forte)

S19 E3: Diverge Before You Converge (Tiago Forte)

Today’s lesson: “Before you shut off new sources of information and converge on an end result, take time to diverge. Expand your horizons, expose yourself to diverse influences, and collect anything t...

7 Jun 202313min

S19 E2: Think Small (Tiago Forte)

S19 E2: Think Small (Tiago Forte)

Today, Tiago Forte, author of “Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential,” says that if you want to accomplish a big goal, you must firs...

6 Jun 202311min

S19 E1: Capture the Insights All Around You (Tiago Forte)

S19 E1: Capture the Insights All Around You (Tiago Forte)

Do you ever struggle to keep track of all the information swirling around in your head? The idea you had for a new project at work; that stat you read in the paper this morning; the name of your siste...

5 Jun 202315min

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