"Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance—and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free" by Julia Keller
We're often told to tough things out. But Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Julia Keller wanted to know: is grit all it's cracked up to be, or is it possible that sometimes quitting is actually a bett...
20 Nov 202314min
"Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World" by Jenn Granneman & Andre Sólo
Do you pause before you speak and think before you act? Do you tune into subtle details and make connections that others miss? Well then you, my friend, might be a sensitive person. And according to t...
17 Nov 202316min
"Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens" by Rajiv Shah
Today, Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama’s United States Agency for International Development, shares his audacious strategy for ac...
16 Nov 202313min
"The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality" by Andy Clark
Most of us believe that what we see is what’s really there. But new discoveries in neuroscience and psychology have turned this assumption upside down. What if rather than perceiving reality passively...
15 Nov 202313min
"I'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave — and What to Do About It" by Amy Shah
Today, Dr. Amy Shah shares a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived.
14 Nov 202311min
"The Deadline Effect: How to Work Like It's the Last Minute ― Before the Last Minute" by Christopher Cox
As an editor at Harper's and GQ, Christopher Cox learned the power of a good deadline. Then he began to wonder: could he leverage that power in other parts of his life?
13 Nov 20239min
"The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead" by Monica C. Parker
We're capping off the week with an eye-opening journey through the magical, yet surprisingly little-understood, human emotion that is wonder led by Monica Parker, a consultant whose clients include bl...
10 Nov 202315min
"The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World" by Max Fisher
We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for us, but the truth, according to New York Times reporter Max Fisher, is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. He joins...
9 Nov 202314min
