When the Cost is Higher Than the Price
Same product. Same store. A different price—just for you? Lindsay Owens, author of Gouged: The End of a Fair Price—and What That Means for Your Wallet, explores how companies use algorithms and person...
12 Okt 34min
Why Are You Working So Hard?
Hard work is often treated as a virtue with no downside—but what if the story we tell about work keeps us from living well? Journalist Adam Chandler questions the American self-reliance myth in 99% Pe...
9 Okt 20min
The Trouble With Men
A strange invitation to a castle sends Jon Ronson into a much bigger mystery: What happens when men lose their sense of purpose—and the internet offers to supply a new one? In The Castle: Adventures i...
8 Okt 33min
Stop Trying Harder. Build a Better System.
If trying harder were the answer, your to-do list would be empty by now. In How to Be Good at Life: Simple Systems to Achieve More and Stress Less, Ben Meer explores how redesigning the systems around...
7 Okt 27min
You’re More Than What You Do for Other People
You can be the person everyone relies on—and still feel invisible. In The Mattering Effect: Creating a Life of Meaning and Worth, John R. Miles explores the gap between being useful and feeling genuin...
6 Okt 34min
How to Get Rich in America
When you picture the very rich, do you see a tech billionaire—or the owner of your local car dealership? In The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There, economists...
5 Okt 20min
How to Say the Right Thing
The right words can open doors—but the best negotiators know that language works only when it creates genuine connection. In Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way, Wharton professor Jonah Berger ex...
2 Okt 32min
The Art of Passionate Living
What would happen if you stopped rushing, paid closer attention, and let yourself take up a little more space? In Alex Durand and Tom Carles’s Pardon Our French: The Parisian Way to a Happier Life, th...
1 Okt 29min
