"How Work Works: The Subtle Science of Getting Ahead Without Losing Yourself" by Michelle P. King
In her two decades researching organizations, Michelle King has discovered that people who succeed possess a particularly unique skill: They know how workplaces work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Nov 202313min
"How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times" by Chris Bailey
To cap off the week, we'll hear from Chris Bailey, who offers up a guide to achieving calm, navigating anxiety, and staving off burnout. • Subscribe to our newsletter • Download our app • Join our club (code DAILY gets you 20% off) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Nov 202316min
"Conflicted: How Productive Disagreements Lead to Better Outcomes" by Ian Leslie
Ian Leslie, a columnist for the New Statesman, is here today to teach us how to transform the heat of conflict, disagreement, and argument into the light of insight, creativity, and connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Nov 202316min
"The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution" by Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott
Today, a deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-needed antidote from the team that brought you "Coddling of the American Mind." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Nov 202310min
"Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
Many of us mistakenly view the arts as mere entertainment. But today Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show us how the arts and aesthetics can help us transform traditional medicine, build healthier communities, and mend an aching planet. --- • Get an early start on your holiday shopping by giving the gift of a Next Big Idea Club membership. Use code DAILY at nextbigideaclub.com for a special discount! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Nov 202314min
"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 better life strategy? --- • Get an early start on your holiday shopping by giving the gift of a Next Big Idea Club membership. Use code DAILY at nextbigideaclub.com for a special discount! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 today's guest, Andre Sólo, that's a good thing — because if you can learn to embrace your sensitivity, you can leverage it across the most important areas of your life: in friendships and relationships, the workplace, leadership, and parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 achieving transformational change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Nov 202313min
