When Quitting is the Winning Move
“Winners never quit” sounds inspiring—until persistence starts doing more harm than good. Journalist Lindsay Crouse, author of The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out, explains wh...
2 Sep 24min
Why You Procrastinate—and How to Stop
Why do we delay work we genuinely care about—even when we know we’ll regret it later? In Solving Procrastination, Dr. Itamar Shatz reveals the psychological tug-of-war behind our tendency to put thing...
1 Sep 26min
How to Build a Resilient Brain
Your brain is remarkably resilient—but modern life doesn’t always make protecting it easy. In Brain Defenders, neurologist David Perlmutter explains how the brain’s immune cells can either preserve co...
31 Aug 26min
The Truth About Weight Loss
Today, we’re talking about the promises, perils, and psychology of changing how we eat. In Magic Pill, Johann Hari explores the new weight-loss drugs transforming medicine—and raising big questions ab...
28 Aug 26min
Trying Hard Is Embarrassing. Do It Anyway.
Work is full of strange little humiliations: trying too hard, caring too much, asking for what you want, or realizing you’ve accidentally become the person who always pours the metaphorical water. Tod...
27 Aug 33min
How to Stay Human Online
What is digital life doing to us—not just to our attention spans, but to our feelings and bodies? In All the Feels: How to Stay Human in the Digital World, Pamela Pavliscak explores how texts, memes, ...
26 Aug 28min
You're Already a Genius. Here's How to Act Like One.
What if your brain is more capable than your inner critic lets you believe—and your identity is more flexible than you think? In The Genius and the Impostor: The Neuroscience of Unlocking Human Potent...
25 Aug 30min
The Workforce Is Getting Restless
Why are so many workers—blue-collar, white-collar, contract, freelance, and college-educated alike—feeling like the old bargain has broken down? Today, Paul Osterman, author of Disposable Workers: The...
24 Aug 23min
