This week, Jonesy and Ashto explore the concept of human nature and history from the perspective of moral psychology. The Righteous Mind examines why it’s difficult for us to get along and understands why society is so easily divided into hostile groups (each so certain of its righteousness). This book draws on the latest research in neuroscience, genetics, social psychology and evolutionary modelling. But the main message of the book is ancient – it is the realisation that we are all self-right...
Oct 20, 2022•30 min•Season 7Ep. 398
How does a penniless Russian tennis club with one indoor court create more top-twenty women players than the entire United States? How does a humble storefront music school in Dallas, Texas produce Jessica Simpson, Demi Lovato and a succession of pop music phenomena? How does a poor, scantily educated British family in a remote village turn out three world-class writers, the Bronte sisters? The Talent Code is all about understanding talent hotbeds – mysterious talents that seem to bloom without ...
Oct 13, 2022•34 min•Season 7Ep. 397
This week, Ashto and Jonesy identify the key barriers to making changes and mitigating them. Everyone has something they want to change – marketers who wish to change their customers’ minds, leaders to transform organisations, start-ups to change industries or nonprofits to change the world. However, change is hard, especially when nothing moves after countless efforts. The Catalyst takes a different approach to successfully executing change, focusing on removing significant roadblocks and...
Oct 06, 2022•37 min•Season 7Ep. 396
The Cold Start Problem addresses how tech’s most successful products solved the dreaded ‘cold start problem’ by leveraging network effects to engage billions of users. In today’s climate, it’s easier to build tech software. However, launching and scaling new products and services remains challenging. Utilised by tech giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft, the network effects are a solution that allows emerging products to break through by attracting new users through viral growth and word of m...
Sep 29, 2022•27 min•Season 7Ep. 395
This week, Ashto and Jonesy discover the art and science of perfect timing and learn how they guide you towards more successful outcomes. Drawn from Daniel H. Pink’s research on psychology, biology and economics, When reveals useful guidance on working smarter and living better by relying on the right timing to build the ideal schedule. How do certain breaks improve student test scores dramatically? Why should we avoid going to the hospital in the afternoon? What is the ideal time to change jobs...
Sep 22, 2022•33 min•Season 7Ep. 394
This week, Ashto and Jonesy redefine the reasoning and motivation behind innovation through How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley. In this book, Ridley argues that innovation is a process that turns existing inventions into practical and affordable solutions for other people. But do we understand the true core of innovation and the best way to encourage it? Do we set targets, rules, and standards along with direct research? Or do we deregulate from these expectations and set people free? The...
Sep 15, 2022•38 min•Season 7Ep. 393
This week, Ashto and Jonesy learn about Google Ventures’ unique five-day process of product prototyping and testing ideas with customers. A bestseller that touches on business strategy, innovation, behavioural science, design, and more, Sprint includes a step-by-step process that any startup team can utilise for their project. This book presents a preview of the future through a finished product and customer reactions, giving startups an opportunity to assess the potential of a product before ma...
Sep 08, 2022•34 min•Season 7Ep. 392
This week, Ashto and Jonesy learn practical strategies to ease the process of completing essential tasks from the instant NYT bestseller Effortless . As implied by the title, this book is a guide that offers alternative solutions to lighten the struggle of completing your tasks. Proposed by Greg Mckeown, these strategies include: removing unnecessary steps, prioritising progress over perfection, and identifying the finish line of your project. Hard work can produce better results, but ther...
Sep 01, 2022•26 min•Season 7Ep. 391
This week, Ashto and Jonesy venture on a journey through psychology, philosophy, and meditation practices and learn how Buddhism encourages moral clarity and enduring happiness. Written by Robert Wright, Why Buddhism Is True uses the concept of evolutionary psychology and progressive neuroscience to explain the relevance of Buddhist philosophy in improving our lives. According to Wright, Buddhism presents an opportunity to liberate ourselves from the delusions in our minds. How do we stay consis...
Aug 25, 2022•28 min•Season 7Ep. 390
Do you realise that you and all the people you know play games with each other – all the time? It can be sexual games with a love interest, competitive games with our friends, power games with our boss, or marital games with our spouse. Regardless of the subject matter or the setting, these games are deeply integrated into our daily lives that we become oblivious to them. Developed by Eric Berne, Games People Play is an original, wise, and witty analysis of the psychology behind human relationsh...
Aug 18, 2022•32 min•Season 7Ep. 389
This week, Ashto and Jonesy investigate the tension between our evolutionary history and modern problems and how we can resolve this issue. Although we live through the most flourishing age in human history, we are lifeless and divided. In A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to Modern History , evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein pinpoint the accelerating rate of change in the modern world as the leading cause that overtakes our brain capacity and body's ability to adapt. In th...
Aug 11, 2022•39 min•Season 7Ep. 388
This week, Ashto and Jonesy learn how fourteen remarkable companies maintain a successful, profitable business by redefining the conventional business strategies. In Small Giants , veteran journalist Bo Burlingham introduces alternative approaches these companies have taken to stay powerful. By rejecting the pressure to grow revenue, they focus on other fulfilling business goals, including creating a great place to work, providing excellent customer service, or contributing to their local commun...
Aug 04, 2022•29 min•Season 7Ep. 387
This week, Jonesy and Ashto learn to define creativity from Walter Isaacson’s Leonardo da Vinci . In this critically acclaimed biography, Isaacson writes a narrative that connects Leonardo’s brilliant artistry to his passion for science. He illustrates how Leonardo developed his expertise based on skills we can improve in ourselves, including passionate curiosity, careful observation, and a playful imagination. Just like many other great innovators, Leonardo’s creativity was born from having wid...
Jul 28, 2022•46 min•Season 7Ep. 386
This week, Ashto and Jonesy delve into history’s most turbulent economic and political periods through the New York Times bestseller Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order . In this book, the legendary investor and author of Principles Ray Dalio immerses us in his study of major empires and compares the successes and failures of all the world’s major countries throughout history. With 50 years of experience in studying global economies and markets, Dalio reveals the timeless and un...
Jul 21, 2022•46 min•Season 7Ep. 385
This week, Jonesy and Ashto venture into Tim Ferriss’ world of rapid learning through the bestselling The 4-Hour Chef . In this book, Ferriss uses cooking methods to explain a process that we can follow to master anything–whether it’s searing a steak in the kitchen or shooting the perfect basketball shot. With tips and tricks from chess prodigies, world-renowned chefs, pro athletes, and more successful figures, The 4-Hour Chef is a helpful guide to mastering life. Ferriss takes you through the a...
Jul 14, 2022•42 min•Season 7Ep. 384
Whether it’s your grandparent, a teacher, or someone older and wise, you’ve probably met an influential figure who understood you when you were young and searching for answers in life. For Mitch Alborn, that person was his old college professor Morrie Schwartz. Mitch was fortunate to have a second chance of gleaning from his wisdom during Morrie’s last months of life. He would visit Morrie in his study every Tuesday, and each visit would turn into a lesson in living life. ‘Taking just make...
Jul 07, 2022•37 min•Season 7Ep. 383
In Atlas of the Heart , Dr Brene Brown takes us on a journey through the 87 emotions and experiences that define the meaning of being human. Drawn from extensive research over the past two decades, Atlas of the Heart provides an overview of the necessary skills and actionable framework for building meaningful connections. The natural gift of cultivating meaningful connections with others involves having an equally deep relationship with ourselves and being able to explore without the fear of get...
Jun 30, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 382
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May 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 381
Drawn on Milkman’s research and the work of her scientific collaborators, How to Change introduces strategic methods for identifying and overcoming obstacles that hinder change. Habits such as impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness often hold us back from making positive changes in our lives. Through various case studies and engaging stories, this book will teach you the following points: • Why timing can be everything when it comes to making a change • &n...
May 19, 2022•33 min•Season 6Ep. 380
Surrounded by Idiots shares a groundbreaking new method of understanding the people around you. Ranging from your coworkers to your spouse, this book will change how you interact with everyone In this book, Thomas Erikson explains four key behaviour types that define how we interact with and perceive the people around us. Reds who are dominant and commanding, Yellows who are social and optimistic, Greens who are laid back and friendly, and Blues who are analytical and detail-oriented. The ...
May 12, 2022•30 min•Season 6Ep. 379
Hailed as the ultimate guidance through your financial problems, The Richest Man in Babylon reveals important financial principles that hold the key to personal wealth. The Richest Man in Babylon teaches us seven financial rules, using parables set 8,000 years ago in ancient Babylonia with a protagonist named Arkad. Arkad started his journey as a poor scribe but became the Richest Man in Babylon in the end. Told in simple language and engaging stories, The Richest Man in Babylon will set y...
May 05, 2022•33 min•Season 6Ep. 378
The Innovator's Dilemma is the revolutionary business book that has forever changed corporate America. Why is success so difficult to sustain? When you look across the sweep of business history, most companies that once seemed successful would downgrade their position in the market a decade or two later. The Innovator's Dilemma is based on a truly radical idea—that great companies can fail precisely because they do everything right. That's why we call it the innovator's dilemma. The ...
Apr 28, 2022•27 min•Season 6Ep. 377
Used successfully by thousands of business managers, educators, and government leaders around the world, Six thinking hats is a model that allows your brain to go through practical and unique approaches to make decisions and explore new ideas. Six thinking hats also depersonalise arguments and allow teams to work collaboratively. Named by Dr De Bono as ‘Parallel Thinking’, this method enables each person to look at all sides of a situation and fully explore the subject before coming to a m...
Apr 21, 2022•21 min•Season 6Ep. 376
In Doughnut Economics , Oxford academic Kate Raworth lays out the 7 deadly mistakes of economics and offers a radical re-envisioning of the system that has brought us to the point of ruin. Moving beyond the myths of ‘rational economic man’ and unlimited growth, Doughnut Economics zeroes in on the sweet spot: a system that meets all our needs without exhausting the planet. In this week’s episode, Jonesy and Ashto discover the 7 ways of thinking like a 21st-century economist. These ideas don't lay...
Apr 14, 2022•33 min•Season 6Ep. 375
The Goal is about new global principles of manufacturing. It's about people who try to understand what makes their world tick so that they can make it better. As they think logically and consistently about the problems, they are able to determine cause and effect relationships between their actions and the results. Developed by Eli Goldratt, The Goal contains a serious message for all managers in the industry and explains the ideas, which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Goldratt...
Apr 07, 2022•21 min•Season 6Ep. 374
Positioning reveals that advertising has entered a new era: The Positioning Era. Having the best product or the most creative ads is no longer the key to success. To succeed in today's overcommunicated society, a company must create and claim a position in the prospect's mind. A position that will take into account not only the company's strengths but also its competitor's weaknesses. In Positioning , advertising gurus Ries and Trout explain how to: Make and position an industry leader so ...
Mar 31, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 373
In Lying , best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. Lying is almost by definition a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It is the failure of understanding and willingness to be understood. To lie is to recoil from a relationship. How would your relationships change if you resolved to never ...
Mar 24, 2022•27 min•Season 6Ep. 372
Upheaval is the third book in Jared Diamond’s Civilisations Rise and Fall series. Upheaval reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes. Diamond presents and compares how 6 countries have survived major crises–from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry’s fleet to the Soviet Union’s attack on Inland to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia to the transformations of Germany and Australia after WW2. Upheaval reveals factors...
Mar 17, 2022•53 min•Season 6Ep. 371
How Will You Measure Your Life? is full of inspiration and wisdom that will help students, mid-career professionals, and parents alike forge their own paths to fulfilment. In this book, the world’s leading thinker on innovation and New York Times bestselling author of The Innovator’s Dilemma Clayton M. Christensen suggests a series of questions: How can I be sure that I'll find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that my personal relationships become enduring sources of happiness? How c...
Mar 10, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 370
How do great companies fall? Can we detect a potential decline earlier and avoid it? How far can a company fall before the path towards doom becomes inevitable? Is this something reversible? How the Mighty Fall offers responses to these questions, which offer leaders a well-founded hope that they can learn to prevent decline or alter their course. The author Jim Collins conducted a research project on this topic for four years and discovered the ultimate 5 step-wise stages of decline—in ho...
Mar 03, 2022•42 min•Season 6Ep. 369
