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The Skill Nobody Teaches You: How to Not Know

The people who sound the most certain are often the most likely to be wrong. Simone Stolzoff makes the case for embracing uncertainty as a superpower in his new book How to Not Know. Then, in the seco...

12 Mai 22min

Why Your Haircut Costs More Every Year (And Your TV Set Costs Less)

First, Alex Mayyasi of NPR's Planet Money breaks down the hidden mechanics shaping your wallet. Then Atossa Araxia Abrahamian pulls back the curtain on how the wealthy quietly rewrite the rules of the...

11 Mai 23min

Lessons in Life, Loyalty and Leadership

When a Navy captain risks his career to protect his crew during a crisis at sea, the fallout becomes a masterclass in loyalty and moral courage. Brett Crozier shares hard-won lessons from his time com...

8 Mai 30min

You've Been Pooping All Wrong (And It's Affecting Your Brain)

Your toilet habits might be quietly shaping your health, energy, and mood — and Dr. Trisha Pasricha is here to explain why, with big ideas from You've Been Pooping All Wrong. Then Elsa Richardson take...

7 Mai 27min

You Have Time to Read War and Peace (Here's the Math)

Most of us don't have a time-management problem — we have a time-anxiety problem, and Laura Vanderkam is here to prove you have more hours than you think with a practical framework for designing your ...

6 Mai 26min

The Workforce Is Aging. Here's Why That's Good News.

Everyone's talking about AI reshaping the future of work, but there's a quieter revolution underway: the workforce is getting older — fast. First, Dan Pontefract makes the case that aging employees ar...

5 Mai 32min

Five Rules for Getting Out of Your Own Way

The blank page is often the enemy of creativity, so why do the right constraints actually make us more inventive? First, David Epstein shares big ideas from his new book Inside the Box on how limits f...

4 Mai 29min