Why We Fall for the Wrong Person | Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix
Maybe this sounds familiar: you fall hard for someone, and over a year later you're fighting about the very things that drew you to them in...
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How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar
We tell ourselves the reason we never chase the big dream is that we're not ready, not brave enough, doomed to fail. Nelly Attar would tell...
Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life
Sixteen years ago, an unknown CEO running a manufacturing company in the Midwest saw my TED Talk and recognized something in it. He sent me...
The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick
Be honest: AI makes you a little nervous. Maybe you're afraid it'll take your job. Maybe you're overwhelmed by all the advice about prompts...
How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer
Most of us are so certain about, well, everything. We think we can predict what's coming, what that off-hand comment really meant, what that...
What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris
In a world of job-hopping, side hustles, and an endless LinkedIn feed, Tim Harris did something almost no one does anymore. He stayed put. F...
Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
Hello from Team Simon! We're taking a quick break this week and will be back with brand-new episodes of A Bit of Optimism next Tuesday. Unti...
How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards
Maybe this sounds familiar: you leave a party and spend the rest of the night convinced everyone was upset with you. Or you replay something...
Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
We often comfort ourselves with the idea that things happen for a reason, or define our struggles as a test of strength. Tom Nash might ask...
The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner
If at some point, you've looked at your life—your job, your relationships, your achievements—and thought: “is this it?” This episode is for...
The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby
Admit it, you've complained about at least one other generation. Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z—somehow, they all end up with reputation...
The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger
The most successful leaders, coaches, and teams in history share one counterintuitive secret: their main focus wasn’t winning. And yet… they...
Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole
We talk a lot about building successful things. But what does it actually take to build something people love? Jesse Cole has built an entir...
Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story
We live in a world that pushes us to simplify everything: right or wrong, good or bad, this or that. It makes things and our place in the wo...
What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky
Naiveté is one of the most powerful assets an entrepreneur can have. In fact, I think some of the most meaningful things in the world only e...
AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara
As businesses race toward faster systems, smarter tools, and total automation, something critical is getting lost: human connection. And iro...
Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur
Team Simon here! While A Bit of Optimism is on a short break, we’re revisiting a few episodes you helped make some of our favorites. We’ll b...
Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver
Hello from Team Simon! We’re taking a short hiatus, but A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes March 24th. In the meantime, w...
Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
Team Simon here! As we take a short hiatus, A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes on March 24, 2026. Until then, we’re revis...
The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway
Scott Galloway and I don’t always see the world the same way, but our friendly debates almost always lead us back to common ground. It’s pro...