How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
Tyler Cowen, one of the world's most respected economists, shares how to spot, assess, woo, and retain highly talented people.
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The Next Big Idea Daily
What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind “The Next Big Idea Daily.” We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields — boil down their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and then offer you one each morning.
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Life Lessons From Kierkegaard
Today, we're straying a bit off our usual path to share some inspiring insights from Aaron Simmons's book "Camping with Kierkegaard: Faithfulness as a Way of Life." 🎟️ There's still time to grab a ticket to our Oct. 10 event with Daniel Pink and Adam Grant. Learn more at nextbigideaclub.com/events 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World
Voting for president is no small thing. Gautum Mukunda, from the Harvard Kennedy School, reflects on its significance in his new book "Picking Presidents."
Inside the Mind of Volodymyr Zelensky
Time correspondent Simon Shuster provides an intimate portrait of Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky. 📕 The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky 🎟️ Grab a ticket to our Oct. 10 event with Daniel Pink and Adam Moss at nextbigideaclub.com/events
Living in Sync with Your Inner Clock
Want to be sharper, healthier, and happier? Then you need to up your sleep game. Lynne Peeples, author of The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms, will teach you how. 🎟️ We're hosting a live event with Daniel Pink and Adam Moss in NYC on Oct. 10. To join virtually or in person, visit nextbigideaclub.com/events
A Guide to Finding Fulfillment in Work and Life
Megan Hellerer graduated from Stanford at the top of her class, landed a dream job at Google, and dutifully climbed the corporate ladder. So why was she so miserable? 📕 Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life 🎟️ Grab a ticket to our Oct. 10 event with Daniel Pink and Adam Moss here
The Science of Human Possibilities
Kumar Murty illuminates the interconnectedness of mental acuity and spiritual enlightenment. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
How Corporations Get Rich off America’s Poor
The federal government spends around $900 billion a year on programs that are supposed to help poor Americans. Why does so much of that money end up in the pockets of private-sector interests that profit from the bureaucracies regulating the lives of the poor? Journalist Anne Kim reports on the “corporate poverty complex” in her new book "Poverty for Profit." 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Horses revolutionized the way we hunted, traded, traveled, farmed, fought, worshipped, and interacted. They determined international borders, molded cultures, fueled economies, and built global superpowers. Timothy C. Winegard joins us today to talk about how these four-legged marvels shaped the world.
Answers to the Big Questions of Midlife
Debra Whitman, a globally recognized expert on aging, presents practical steps you can follow to make sure the second half of your life is as rich, rewarding, and healthy as the first. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
Sell Like A Spy
Jeremy Hurewitz on the tradecraft that can make you better at persuasion. 🎟️ Grab a ticket to our event with Daniel Pink and Adam Moss at nextbigideaclub.com/events
Stories From the Best of Humanity
Let's end the week on a positive note. Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell share a few much-needed life-affirming stories handpicked from Upworthy’s community of millions.
Why Public Schools Are Worth Fighting For
Public schools are the most democratic institutions this country has ever created. So why are they under threat? And can they be saved? Journalist Jennifer C. Berkshire and education scholar Jack Schneider are the authors of the new book "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual."
Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together
Museums, restaurants, grocery stores, and universities — in the era of AI and the metaverse, these real places will matter more than ever. Kevin Ervin Kelley joins to tell us how to make them better.
How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World
Christian Madsbjerg explores how we can reclaim the lost art of paying attention.
How to Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work
Creativity isn't just for artists. You can — and should — embrace creativity no matter your line of work. Today, Natalie Nixon offers tips for how to do it. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
How to Find the Silver Linings Even on Your Darkest Days
From award-winning Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow, a guide to finding joy even during life’s most difficult times.
How Our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men
It's been seven years since #MeToo went viral. What has actually changed? Reah Bravo joins us to share answers from her book "Complicit."
How to Live Future Ready
Frederik Pferdt, Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist, inspires you to shape your future, navigate ambiguity and uncertainty with intention, and transform problems and challenges into profound opportunities.
How to Make Social Media Less Polarizing
Chris Bail offers a revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online ― and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media. 🎟️ Buy a ticket to our event with Yuval Noah Harari at https://nextbigideaclub.com/events
The Purpose-Fueled Formula for Sustainable Success
Today, Molly Fletcher, the "female Jerry Maguire,” shares her tips for engaging in meaningful professional and personal growth. 🎟️ Tickets to our live event with Yuval Noah Harari are going fast. Grab yours today: https://nextbigideaclub.com/events/
Hope for Cynics
Cynicism is making us sick. Stanford Psychologist Dr. Jamil Zaki has the cure. 🎟️ Join us in NYC on Sept. 11 for a live interview with Yuval Noah Harari: https://nextbigideaclub.com/events 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
Nicholas Kristof on a Life in Journalism
Today, Nicholas Kristof, the legendary New York Times columnist, shares five big ideas from his new book "Chasing Hope."
Die Hot with a Vengeance
The multi-billion-dollar beauty industry is built around a single mandate: be hot. Sable Yong tells us why that message is equal parts toxic and fun. 🎟️ Grab a ticket to our event with Yuval Noah Harari: https://nextbigideaclub.com/events
The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others
Today on the show, journalist Elissa Strauss explores the powerful role caring for others plays in our individual and communal lives. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
The Disciplines of Strategic Thinking
Today, Michael Watkins delves into the essential practices that can prepare leaders and their teams for tomorrow's challenges. 🎟️ We're hosting an event with Yuval Noah Harari! To learn more, visit nextbigideaclub.com/events
A Philosopher’s Guide to the Good Life
Adam Sandel, a philosopher and Guinness World Record holder in pull-ups, shares five key insights from "Happiness in Action," a new book in which he argues that the key to happiness is not goal-driven striving but forging a life that integrates self-possession, friendship, and engagement with nature. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
Is Modern Masculinity Holding Men Back?
Today's model of masculinity is outdated. It's not giving boys and men the courage, strength, and resilience they need to thrive in an ever-changing world. That's why Andrew Reiner, a cultural critic and New York Times contributor, wrote "Better Boys, Better Men." It's a roadmap for developing a new form of masculinity that creates emotional resiliency.
The Stoic Path to Wealth
What if ancient wisdom could help you achieve prosperity today? Darius Foroux is here to explain. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter
Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
Today, we hear from journalist Shefali Luthra about her new book, "Undue Burden," which the San Francisco Chronicle called "an impeccably researched, clearheaded and frankly terrifying assessment of just how grave the situation in post-Roe America is." 🎟️ Grab a ticket for our upcoming live event with Yuval Noah Harari at https://nextbigideaclub.com/events/ 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter