Ambition is a Trap. Here's How to Get Out.

Ambition is a Trap. Here's How to Get Out.

Ambition. We celebrate it, chase it, and reward it. But for many of us, ambition has become a double-edged sword—fueling overwork, perfectionism, and self-neglect. What if the problem isn’t having ambition, but where it’s coming from? Executive coach Amina AlTai has worked with everyone from Olympians to entrepreneurs, and in her new book The Ambition Trap: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living, she argues that we don’t need to give up ambition; we just need to reclaim it on our own terms. 📱 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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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...

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S18 E5: Optimize Your Regrets (Daniel Pink)

S18 E5: Optimize Your Regrets (Daniel Pink)

Anticipating regrets can often work to our advantage. It slows our thinking. It taps our cerebral breaks, allowing us time to gather additional information and to reflect before we decide what to do. ...

2 Juni 202313min

S18 E4: Science Offers a Systematic Way To Deal With Our Regrets (Daniel Pink)

S18 E4: Science Offers a Systematic Way To Deal With Our Regrets (Daniel Pink)

So, what can we do to turn our existing regrets into engines of progress? Science suggests a three-step process.

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S18 E3: To Understand What People Regret, Look Beneath the Surface (Daniel Pink)

S18 E3: To Understand What People Regret, Look Beneath the Surface (Daniel Pink)

After analyzing thousands of regrets from people in more than 100 countries, Daniel Pink (”The Power of Regret”) has identified the four core regrets that haunt us most. Today, he explains what they a...

31 Maj 202314min

S18 E2: Done Right, Regret Makes Us Better (Daniel Pink)

S18 E2: Done Right, Regret Makes Us Better (Daniel Pink)

Regret makes us feel worse, but it can make us do better. Indeed, the way it makes us do better is by making us feel worse.

30 Maj 202317min

S18 E1: Regret Is Universal (Daniel Pink)

S18 E1: Regret Is Universal (Daniel Pink)

It’s popular to claim you have no regrets. Popular, but perilous. Because regrets aren’t anything to be ashamed of — on the contrary, they’re an integral part of being human. When you deny their exist...

29 Maj 202315min

S17 E5: We Find Ourselves Through Connecting With Others (Sharon Salzberg)

S17 E5: We Find Ourselves Through Connecting With Others (Sharon Salzberg)

Today, meditation expert Sharon Salzberg shares one final insight from her new book "Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom."

26 Maj 202312min

S17 E4: Cultivating Positive States Creates Resilience (Sharon Salzberg)

S17 E4: Cultivating Positive States Creates Resilience (Sharon Salzberg)

Today, Sharon Salzberg tells us how practicing loving-kindness meditation can change how we treat others and understand ourselves.

25 Maj 202313min

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