How “Small” Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life
Most of us treat small talk as filler—something to endure in elevators and coffee lines. But Gillian Sandstrom's research reveals that those fleeting exchanges with strangers might be one of the most ...
18 Mai 25min
How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee
We're closing out the week with big ideas from Meaningful Work by Wes Adams and Tamara Myles, and The Power of Giving Away Power by Matthew Barzun. 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when...
15 Mai 31min
Forget Left vs. Right. Here's What Really Drives the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court isn't the ideological battleground you think it is—it's a workplace, complete with egos, alliances, and quirks that shape the law in surprising ways. First, Sarah Isgur pulls back th...
14 Mai 27min
How to Stay Steady When the World is Crazy
There's a word most of us don't use nearly enough—equanimity—and Margaret Cullen says it's the key to feeling fully alive without getting wrecked by every emotional wave that rolls through. Then in th...
13 Mai 31min
The Skill Nobody Teaches You: How to Not Know
The people who sound the most certain are often the most likely to be wrong. Simone Stolzoff makes the case for embracing uncertainty as a superpower in his new book How to Not Know. Then, in the seco...
12 Mai 22min
Why Your Haircut Costs More Every Year (And Your TV Set Costs Less)
First, Alex Mayyasi of NPR's Planet Money breaks down the hidden mechanics shaping your wallet. Then Atossa Araxia Abrahamian pulls back the curtain on how the wealthy quietly rewrite the rules of the...
11 Mai 23min
Lessons in Life, Loyalty and Leadership
When a Navy captain risks his career to protect his crew during a crisis at sea, the fallout becomes a masterclass in loyalty and moral courage. Brett Crozier shares hard-won lessons from his time com...
8 Mai 30min
You've Been Pooping All Wrong (And It's Affecting Your Brain)
Your toilet habits might be quietly shaping your health, energy, and mood — and Dr. Trisha Pasricha is here to explain why, with big ideas from You've Been Pooping All Wrong. Then Elsa Richardson take...
7 Mai 27min
