How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap

Public Speaking Made Simple

Pay the People!

How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood

Benjamin Franklin's Electric Mind

How to Build Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses

Other People's Words

Should We Go Extinct?

Red, White, and Taboo: America's Sexual History

Custodians of Wonder

You Need an Editor

What You Learn From Losing Everything

Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman

Are We Living in an Age of Magical Overthinking?

Best Of: No-BS Secrets to Success

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Best Of: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens

Best Of: Anyone Can Become a Supercommunicator — Even You

Best Of: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

A Curious History of the Gut

Can You Save Civilization by Getting Married?

What Do We Owe Animals?

Escaping the Toxic Productivity Trap

The Career Advice You Really Need

How to Winter

Are You Playing It Safe? Stop That.

"Playing from the Rough" by Jimmie James

The Surprising Biology of the Seven Deadly Sins

How to Be a Likeable Badass

A Woodworker's Guide to Life

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together

The Wellness Trap

How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos

Is Your Job a Good Fit?

The Wisdom and Wonder of Uncertainty

From Hot Takes to Handshakes: A Thanksgiving Survival Guide

Happiness That You Can Eat

What Would Socrates Do?

How to Find Work That Works for You

Is Marriage Still Relevant?

The Urban-Rural Divide Is Smaller Than You Think

How Economics Explains the World

A Brief History of the Female Body

How to Achieve Financial Freedom Without Sacrificing What Matters Most

Is Technology the World's Most Powerful Religion?

Mastering AI: A Survival Guide to Our Superpowered Future

Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going

A Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine

Your Journey to Financial Freedom

What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life

The Psychology Behind America's Political Divide

'The Art of Verbal Warfare' by Rik Smits

Can You Make Your Anxiety Work for You?

Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy

Mastering the Art of Conscious Conversations

The Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

Who Owns Your Face?

The Science of Paternal Potential

Seth Godin's Advice for Making Better Plans

Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy

AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World

Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age

How to Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius

Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World

How to Be a Happy High Achiever

Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

How to Transform Your Daily Grind and Achieve a Better Life

The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

What if the Problem Isn’t Your Partner―It’s Stress?

How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World

Why Are We Obsessed With Human Origins?

How to Optimize Your Brain and Transform the Way You Work

How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World

Life Lessons From Kierkegaard

How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World

Inside the Mind of Volodymyr Zelensky

Living in Sync with Your Inner Clock

A Guide to Finding Fulfillment in Work and Life

The Science of Human Possibilities

How Corporations Get Rich off America’s Poor

The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity

Answers to the Big Questions of Midlife

Sell Like A Spy

Stories From the Best of Humanity

Why Public Schools Are Worth Fighting For

Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together

How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World

How to Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work

How to Find the Silver Linings Even on Your Darkest Days

How Our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men

How to Live Future Ready

How to Make Social Media Less Polarizing

The Purpose-Fueled Formula for Sustainable Success

Hope for Cynics

Nicholas Kristof on a Life in Journalism

Die Hot with a Vengeance

The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others

The Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

A Philosopher’s Guide to the Good Life

Is Modern Masculinity Holding Men Back?

The Stoic Path to Wealth

Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America

Dream First, Details Later

Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action

The Truth About Immigration

Are You Hardwired for Happiness?

Sex, God, and the Brain

How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons

Becoming the Parent Your Kids Deserve

How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women

Will We Merge With AI? Ray Kurzweil Thinks So.

Can We Cure Grief?

The Truth You Need to Succeed

The Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Do Hard Things

Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism

How to Stay Rad as You Grow Old

An Olympian’s Guide to Chasing Dreams and Befriending Pain

How Trust Works

How to Be a Citizen

The Invention of Reality TV

A New Framework for Understanding Addiction

How to Thrive in a World That's Constantly Changing

The World Gets Happiness Wrong. Here's How to Get It Right.

Free Speech in an Age of Rage

Triumph of the Yuppies

Why Some Startups Change the Future

How to Make It to the End with No Regrets

What Loners, Outcasts, and the Misunderstood Can Teach Us About Creativity

Democracy in Retrograde

"The Presidents and the People" by Corey Brettschneider

A Better Way of Thinking About Medicine and Healing

Mastering the Art of Changing Minds

The Power of Connection in a Fractured World

A Journey From White Nationalism to Antiracism

Myths Shaped America. Now They've Brought Us to the Brink of Crisis.

A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder

Can You Become Immune to Burnout?

How Something Comes From Nothing

What Would Ben Franklin Do?

The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us

Can Psychedelics Cure the Most Severe Pain Disorders?

How to Save Human Ability in the Age of AI

Practical Optimism

How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard

How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)

The Scientific Secrets of Building a Strong Social Network

Is Your Work Worth It?

Bianca Bosker Ventures Into the Art World

How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases

A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine

A Neurotoolkit for Creating Lasting Change

How the Science of Personality Can Help You Make Better Business Decisions

We Live in a Tame World. Here's How to Find the Wild.

Can Big Tech Be Contained?

Finding for the Good in Bad English

The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

What if Innovation Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age

How America Weaponized the World Economy

The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics

Time Management Tips From Google’s Productivity Expert

The Science of Personality Change

"Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises" by Marjorie Kelly

The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes

How to Ask Better Questions

Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom

A Brief History of Intelligence

How Small Actions Can Have a Big Impact

No-BS Secrets to Success

What 20th Century Anarchy Can Teach Us About Contemporary Polarization

A Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control

What a CBS News Correspondent Saw on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Can Big Tech Be Reined In?

When Extreme Wellness Causes Real Damage

Are You Suffering From Microstress?

Forget Habits. You Need Rituals.

Frank Bruni Examines Our Age of Grievance

Humans and Octopuses Are More Alike Than You Think

"The Twentysomething Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age" by Meg Jay

"A Healthy State of Panic: Follow Your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career, and Win at Life" by Farnoosh Torabi

"Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life" by John Miles

"The Power of Ethics: How to Make Good Choices in a Complicated World" by Susan Liautaud

"How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History" by Samantha Cole

"The Stoic Mindset: Living the Ten Principles of Stoicism" by Mark Tuitert

"The Generous Leader: 7 Ways to Give of Yourself for Everyone’s Gain" by Joe Davis

"This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive" by Nick Riggle

“Nuclear War: A Scenario” by Annie Jacobsen

"Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices" by Travis Rieder

"Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer" by Steven Johnson

"Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully" by Elaine Lin Hering

"Which Way Is North: A Creative Compass for Makers, Marketers, and Mystics" by Will Cady

"The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times" by Robin Reames

"The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War" by Jim Sciutto

"Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets" by Janet Chrzan & Kima Cargill

"The Great Money Reset: Change Your Work, Change Your Wealth, Change Your Life" by Jill Schlesinger

"The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife" by Ben Katt

"Our Biggest Fight" by Frank H. McCourt Jr. & Michael J. Casey

"The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality" by Amanda Montell

"The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours" by Chantel Prat

"The Friction Project" by Huggy Rao and Robert Sutton

"Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships" by Scott Rick

"Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict" by William Ury

"Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words" by Anne Curzan

"The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight" by Andrew Leland

"Cultures of Growth" by Mary C. Murphy

"Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down" by Corey Keyes

"Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality" by Josie Cox

"The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer: How the Handover from Boomers to Gen Z Will Revolutionize Capitalism" by Ken Costa

Is It Possible to Cheat Death?

How to Turn Anxiety Into Your Superpower

"Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference" by Guy Kawasaki

"Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future" by Denise Hamilton

"The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire" by Karen Eber

"How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy" by Joshua Fletcher

"Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport

"The Other Significant Others" by Rhaina Cohen

How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace

"Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness" by Nicholas Humphrey

A Celebrated ER Doctor's Guide to Better Listening

"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman

What Peggy Orenstein Learned About Life by Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

Why Hasn't America Put a Woman in the White House?

"Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe" by Shohini Ghose

Why Do We Remember?

"Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers" by Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle

"The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living" by Bonnie Wan

"Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All" by Deborah G. Plant

Anyone Can Become a Supercommunicator — Even You

"Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis—and How to Restore Our Sanity" by Nicholas Kardaras

Geeks of the World, Unite!

How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Perform Your Best

"The Survivors of the Clotilda" by Hannah Durkin

The Nuclear Threats of the 21st Century

Are You Addicted to Drama? This Will Help

How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

‘Humankind’ Makes the Case That We Are Wired for Happiness

How to Build a Just Economy

Make Your Relationships Great This Valentine's Day

Can One Therapy Session Transform Your Mental Health?

Leadership Advice From One of Silicon Valley's First Female Black CEOs

Why Life Gets Better With Age

"Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum" by Antonia Hylton

How the Moon Inspired Religion, Science, and Our Political System

What Diabetes Tells Us About Medical Blindspots

Want To Be a Great Leader? Try Cultivating a Co-Creation Mindset

"Goodbye, Perfect: How to Stop Pleasing, Proving, and Pushing for Others… and Live For Yourself" by Homaira Kabir

"The Myth That Made Us How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It)" by Jeff Fuhrer

"Free Will: An Opinionated Guide" by Alfred R. Mele

"Nobility in Small Things: A Surgeon's Path" by Craig Smith

"Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication" by Vanessa Van Edwards

"Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World" by Scott Shigeoka

"How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion" by David McRaney

"The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society" by Mauro Guillén

"Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss" by Gina Moffa

"All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams" by Mike Michalowicz

"The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning" by Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko

"Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings" by Steven G. Rogelberg

"Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert Sapolsky

"Beyond Longevity: A Proven Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better, and Thriving at Any Age" by Jason Prall

"Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It" by Adia Harvey Wingfield

"I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt" by Madeleine Dore

"On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems" by Thomas Ramge & Rafael Laguna de la Vera

"Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream" by David Leonhardt

"Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection" by Jeremy Nobel

"Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership" by Kirstin Ferguson

"Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure" by Maggie Jackson

"What the Taliban Told Me" By Ian Fritz

"Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)" by Roma Agrawal

"Sweat: A History of Exercise" by Bill Hayes

Best Of: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing (with Brad Stulberg)

Best Of: Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

Best Of: Rainn Wilson ("The Office") on Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

Best Of: Shankar Vedantam on the Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain

Best Of: How to Find Balance in the Age of Indulgence (with Anna Lembke)

Best Of: Amy Edmondson on the Science of Failing Well

"Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty" by Mara Glatzel

"How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation" by Justin Michael Williams & Shelly Tygielski

"Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes" by Morgan Housel

"Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age" by Katherine May

"The Phoenix Economy Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal" by Felix Salmon

"Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times" by Brigid Delaney

"System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot" by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami & Jeremy M. Weinstein

"Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark" by Sarafina El-Badry Nance

"How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older" by Michael Greger

"Strategic: The Skill to Set Direction, Create Advantage, and Achieve Executive Excellence" by Rich Horwath

"How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book" by Liel Leibovitz

"We, the Data Human Rights in the Digital Age" by Wendy H. Wong

"Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order—and What We Can Do About It" by Tess Wilkinson-Ryan

"Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind" by Andy Dunn

"Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary" by Ozan Varol

"The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You" by Michael Gervais

"Apprentice Nation: How the 'Earn and Learn' Alternative to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America" by Ryan Craig

"Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths" by Eugenia Cheng

"The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia" by Marc Milstein

"How Work Works: The Subtle Science of Getting Ahead Without Losing Yourself" by Michelle P. King

"How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times" by Chris Bailey

"Conflicted: How Productive Disagreements Lead to Better Outcomes" by Ian Leslie

"The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution" by Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott

"Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

"Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance—and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free" by Julia Keller

"Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World" by Jenn Granneman & Andre Sólo

"Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens" by Rajiv Shah

"The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality" by Andy Clark

"I'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave — and What to Do About It" by Amy Shah

"The Deadline Effect: How to Work Like It's the Last Minute ― Before the Last Minute" by Christopher Cox

"The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead" by Monica C. Parker

"The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World" by Max Fisher

"Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter" by W. Russell Neuman

"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" by Anna Lembke

"Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results" by Shane Parrish

"It's Not Me, It's You: Break the Blame Cycle. Relationship Better" by John Kim & Vanessa Bennett

"Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen" by Zoe Chance

"The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time" by Yascha Mounk

"Your Life Depends On It: What You Can Do to Make Better Choices About Your Health" by Talya Miron-Shatz

"Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by Zeke Faux

"Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It" by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

"The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves" by Alexandra Hudson

"Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking" by Mehdi Hasan

"Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory" by Andrew E. Budson & Elizabeth A. Kensinger

"Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most" by Adam Alter

S37 E5: "Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out" by Kindra Hall

S37 E4: "The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma" by Mustafa Suleyman

S37 E3: "A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload" by Cal Newport

S37 E2: "Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential" by Rina Bliss

S37 E1: "Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You" by Brad Stulberg

S36 E5: "Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing" by Pete Davis

S36 E4: "How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting—From Tots to Teens" by Melinda Wenner Moyer

S36 E3: "The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science" by Erik Hoel

S36 E2: "The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life" by Sally Jenkins

S36 E1: "Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot" by Matt Abrahams

S35 E2: "Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships" by Nedra Glover Tawwab

S35 E4: "Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs – An Antidote for Short-Termism" by Ari Wallach

S35 E3: "Misbelief What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things" by Dan Ariely

S35 E2: "Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health" by Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham

S35 E1: "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well" by Amy Edmondson

S34 E5: "The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough" by Thomas Curran

S34 E4: "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee

S34 E3: "Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain" by Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler

S34 E2: "Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life" by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas

S34 E1: "Lead Like a Marine: Run Towards a Challenge, Assemble Your Fireteam, and Win Your Next Battle" by John Warren & John Thompson

S33 E5: "Build the Life You Want" by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

S33 E4: "Our Tribal Future: How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good" by David R. Samson

S33 E3: "High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out" by Amanda Ripley

S33 E2: "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" by Paul Bloom

S33 E1: "Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power the World’s Most Successful People" by Polina Marinova Pompliano

S32 E5: "No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir" by Jane Ferguson

S32 E4: "Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution" by Rainn Wilson

S32 E3: "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know" by Adam Grant

S32 E2: "Fit Nation The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession" by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

S32 E1: "The Manager's Handbook: Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition" by David Dodson

S31 E5: “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning” by Tom Vanderbilt

S31 E4: "On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy" By Lee McIntyre

S31 E3: "Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today" by Jane McGonigal

S31 E2: "Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting" by Lisa Genova

S31 E1: "The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership" by Adam Bryant

S30 E5: "A Pity Party Is Still a Party: A Feel-Good Guide to Feeling Bad" by Chelsea Harvey Garner

S30 E4: "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet" by Jeff Goodell

S30 E3: "How to Think like a Philosopher: Twelve Key Principles for More Humane, Balanced, and Rational Thinking" by Julian Baggini

S30 E2: "Why We Need to Be Wild: One Woman's Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st Century Problems" by Jessica Carew Kraft

S30 E1: "Gonzo Capitalism: How to Make Money in An Economy That Hates You" by Chris Guillebeau

S29 E5: "A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work" by Juliet Funt

S29 E4: "Thoreau's Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture" (Caleb Smith)

S29 E3: "Brainhacker: Master Memory, Focus, Emotions, and More to Unleash the Genius Within" by Dave Farrow

S29 E2: "Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most" by Cassie Holmes

S29 E1: “Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again” by Johann Hari

Encore: Plan on Fridays (Laura Vanderkam)

Encore: Effortful Before Effortless (Laura Vanderkam)

Encore: Take One Night for Yourself (Laura Vanderkam)

Encore: Have One Big Adventure and One Little Adventure (Laura Vanderkam)

Encore: You Need a Bedtime (Laura Vanderkam)

S28 E5: How To Say No To Pushy Askers (Vanessa Patrick)

S28 E4: Use a Cost-Benefit Framework To Decipher the Asks That Come Your Way (Vanessa Patrick)

S28 E3: Master the Art of Empowered Refusal (Vanessa Patrick)

S28 E2: Say “I Don’t,” Not “I Can’t" (Vanessa Patrick)

S28 E1: Why Do You Say “Yes” When You Want to Say “No”? (Vanessa Patrick)

S27 E5: “Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most” by Steven Johnson

S27 E4: “Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions” by Myra Strober & Abby Davisson

S27 E3: "The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions" by Hasard Lee

S27 E2: "The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters" by Eric Johnson

S27 E1: “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” by Annie Duke

S26 E5: Make Present-Day Sacrifices Feel Easier To Undertake (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E4: Add Constraints to Your Future Behavior (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E3: Make Your Future Self Seem Closer (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E2: The Better You Know Your Future Self, the Better Your Long-Term Decisions Will Be (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E1: Your Future Self Is an Entirely Different Person (Hal Hershfield)

S25 E5: Surf When You Can (Brett Crozier)

S25 E4: Play Small Ball (Brett Crozier)

S25 E3: Focus on the Closest Alligator (Brett Crozier)

S25 E2: Pull Like a Clydesdale (Brett Crozier)

S25 E1: Never Turn Down an Espresso (Brett Crozier)

S24 E5: "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection” by Adam Smiley Poswolsky

S24 E4: “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” by Dacher Keltner

S24 E3: "How to Prepare for Climate Change" by David Pogue

S24 E2: “Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—a Cool History of a Hot Commodity” by Amy Brady

S24 E1: “Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs” by Jamie Loftus

S23 E5: The Prosperity Trap (Ben Ansell)

S23 E4: The Security Trap (Ben Ansell)

S23 E3: The Solidarity Trap (Ben Ansell)

S23 E2: The Equality Trap (Ben Ansell)

S23 E1: The Democracy Trap (Ben Ansell)

S22 E5: Take the Scenic Route and Give Yourself Grace at the Finish Line (Shelby Stanger)

S22 E4: Use Humor to Deflate Fear (Shelby Stanger)

S22 E3: Map Your Trail, but Start as Soon as You Can (Shelby Stanger)

S22 E2: Have a Strong Why (Shelby Stanger)

S22 E1: A Little Adventure Can Go a Long Way (Shelby Stanger)

S21 E5: We Mistake Information for Intimacy (Marcus Collins)

S21 E4: The World Is Culturally Constructed (Marcus Collins)

S21 E3: Our Approach to Market Segmentation Needs an Upgrade (Marcus Collins)

S21 E2: The Future of Brands Will Be Communal (Marcus Collins)

S21 E1: There's No Greater Force Than Culture (Marcus Collins)

S20 E5: Diversify Your Identity Beyond Work (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E4: Define What Good Enough Means to You (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E3: Be a Satisficer Not a Maximizer (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E2: Value Time, Not Money (Simone Stolzoff)

S20 E1: How to Reclaim Life From Work (Simone Stolzoff)

S19 E5: You Only Know What You Make (Tiago Forte)

S19 E4: Prune the Good to Surface the Great (Tiago Forte)

S19 E3: Diverge Before You Converge (Tiago Forte)

S19 E2: Think Small (Tiago Forte)

S19 E1: Capture the Insights All Around You (Tiago Forte)

S18 E5: Optimize Your Regrets (Daniel Pink)

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

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

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

S18 E1: Regret Is Universal (Daniel Pink)

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

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

S17 E3: Loving Presence Transforms Our Relationship With Painful Emotions (Sharon Salzberg)

S17 E2: Happiness Isn’t Where You Thought It Would Be (Sharon Salzberg)

S17 E1: Contraction Limits Creativity and Connection (Sharon Salzberg)

S16 E5: The Most Durable Habits Are Elastic (Katy Milkman)

S16 E4: You Might Want to Form an Advice Club (Katy Milkman)

S16 E3: The Enjoyable Path Is Better Than the Effective One (Katy Milkman)

S16 E2: Use Fresh Starts to Kick-Start Change (Katy Milkman)

S16 E1: To Make a Change, Plan a Tailored Attack (Katy Milkman)

S15 E5: You Will Botch It (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)

S15 E4: The Good Life Is Not a Buffet (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)

S15 E3: You Can’t Tackle the Big Question All at Once (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)

S15 E2: Lean Into Disagreement (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)

S15 E1: Not Everything You Want Is Worth Wanting (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)

S14 E5: All Behavior Is Functional (Britt Frank)

S14 E4: There Is No Such Thing as Self-Sabotage (Britt Frank)

S14 E3: Mental Health Is a Physical Process (Britt Frank)

S14 E2: Motivation Is Not a Mindset Issue (Britt Frank)

S14 E1: We Need Anxiety (Britt Frank)

S13 E5: Plan on Fridays (Laura Vanderkam)

S13 E4: Effortful Before Effortless (Laura Vanderkam)

S13 E3: Take One Night for Yourself (Laura Vanderkam)

S13 E2: Have One Big Adventure and One Little Adventure (Laura Vanderkam)

S13 E1: You Need a Bedtime (Laura Vanderkam)

S12 E5: Build Bridges — and Keep Them Up (Mónica Guzmán)

S12 E4: Ask How, Not Why (Mónica Guzmán)

S12 E3: We Don’t See With Our Eyes, But With Our Whole Lives (Mónica Guzmán)

S12 E2: We Need To Get Curious About Each Other, With Each Other (Mónica Guzmán)

S12 E1: We’re So Divided, We’re Blinded (Mónica Guzmán)

S11 E5: Do the Obvious Things That Bring Happiness (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)

S11 E4: Increase Your Luck Surface Area (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)

S11 E3: What the Data Says About Getting Rich (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)

S11 E2: The Secret to Raising Great Kids (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)

S11 E1: Focus On Psychological Traits When Dating (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)

S10 E5: Hindsight Bias Is Powerful (David Myers)

S10 E4: Differences Seize Our Attention (David Myers)

S10 E3: We Often Fear the Wrong Things (David Myers)

S10 E2: The Happy Power of Micro-Friendships (David Myers)

S10 E1: Our Expressions and Actions Are Self-Revealing (David Myers)

S9 E5: Boxing, Dancing and Connecting (Adam Gopnik)

S9 E4: Perfect Imperfection (Adam Gopnik)

S9 E3: Mastering the Art of Baking (Adam Gopnik)

S9 E2: Learning to Drive (Adam Gopnik)

S9 E1: The Grammar of Mastery (Adam Gopnik)

S8 E5: The Language of Creativity (Jonah Berger)

S8 E4: Ask Questions (Jonah Berger)

S8 E3: The Language of Confidence (Jonah Berger)

S8 E2: When Nouns Are More Persuasive Than Verbs (Jonah Berger)

S8 E1: Words Tell Us Everything (Jonah Berger)

S7 E5: Put Your Own Life Jacket on First (Jessi Hempel)

S7 E4: Show Up (Jessi Hempel)

S7 E3: Center Other People’s Experiences (Jessi Hempel)

S7 E2: When Someone Tells You Who They Are, Listen (Jessi Hempel)

S7 E1: Memory Is Unreliable (Jessi Hempel)

S6 E5: Small Actions Make a Big Difference (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)

S6 E4: When Communicating, Tread Lightly, Listen and Give Grace (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)

S6 E3: The 5Cs Method (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)

S6 E2: Money and Love Decisions Shouldn’t Be Made in Haste (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)

S6 E1: Decisions About Money and Love Are Profoundly Intertwined (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson)

S5 E5: Give Yourself Permission to Pull Back (Gloria Mark)

S5 E4: You Can Develop Agency to Manage Your Attention (Gloria Mark)

S5 E3: Stop Interrupting Yourself (Gloria Mark)

S5 E2: There Are Different Types of Attention (Gloria Mark)

S5 E1: Use Your Attentional Resources Wisely (Gloria Mark)

S4 E5: Invest in the Long Tail of Time Management (Greg McKeown)

S4 E4: Find Your Effortless Pace (Greg McKeown)

S4 E3: Use Effortless Inversion (Greg McKeown)

S4 E2: Make a ‘Done for the Day’ List (Greg McKeown)

S4 E1: There Are Two Paths to Getting Results (Greg McKeown)

S3 E5: It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Connections (Marc Schulz)

S3 E4: Your Attention Is Your Most Precious Resource (Marc Schulz)

S3 E3: Challenges Are Opportunities (Marc Schulz)

S3 E2: Assess Your Social Fitness (Marc Schulz)

S3 E1: Relationships Keep Us Happier and Healthier (Marc Schulz)

S2 E5: Acting on Our Ideas Is the Best of Who We Are (Becky Blades)

S2 E4: The Creative Process Is in Charge (Becky Blades)

S2 E3: The First Step Is a Swag Bag (Becky Blades)

S2 E2: Starting Is a Skill and a Muscle (Becky Blades)

S2 E1: Not Finished Is Not Failure (Becky Blades)

S1 E5: Experiment Relentlessly (Daniel Coyle)

S1 E4: Embrace Deep Fun (Daniel Coyle)

S1 E3: Use Corny Mantras (Daniel Coyle)

S1 E2: Share Your Fallibility (Daniel Coyle)

S1 E1: Amplify Your Warmth (Daniel Coyle)

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