CM 329: Tania Lombrozo on Our How Explanations Shape Our Lives
We’re constantly seeking explanations for why things happened. Why did a project fail? Why did someone behave the way they did? Why did one...
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Curious Minds: Innovation in Life and Work
Learn from inspiring innovators who are rethinking life and work in a changing world. Each week, Gayle Allen discovers how these entrepreneurs, writers, scientists and inventors, achieve the...
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20 of 328 episodesCM 328: Vanessa Bohns on When to Speak Up and When to Hold Back
We’ve all had moments when we’re not sure whether to say something. A friend is making a mistake. A colleague seems upset. We have something...
CM 327: Adrian Owen on How to Sharpen Your Mind
When it comes to enhancing mental performance, we’re all looking for an edge. And while a healthy diet, regular exercise, and ample rest sup...
CM 326: Gillian Sandstrom on How Small Talk Can Change Your Life
Opportunities for human connection are all around us. When we’re in a café. At a restaurant. In a checkout line. Each instance is an opportu...
CM 325: Donna Jackson Nakazawa on How to Outwit Your Inner Defeatist
Most of us ruminate. We get caught in a loop of thoughts that replay over and over again. It’s as if our brain is stuck in a place we don’t...
CM 324: Margie Lachman on the Myth of the Midlife Crisis
Most of what we hear about the middle part of our lives is untrue. It’s focused on the myth of the midlife crisis rather than the realities...
CM 323: Britt Frank on Getting Unstuck – Rebroadcast
There are times in our lives where we feel stuck, be it personally or professionally. It might be in our career. It might in a relationship....
CM 322: Tess Wilkinson-Ryan on When to Play the Fool – Rebroadcast
No one wants to feel like a sucker. In fact, the very thought of being one – of playing the fool – shapes our behavior in powerful ways. But...
CM 321: Elizabeth Svoboda on Managing the Pace of Your Life
Runners have pacers to help them manage their energy throughout a race. They couple that with a training program that balances extreme and m...
CM 320: Jonathan Rhodes on Getting the Life You Want – Rebroadcast
There’s a lot to be said for the excitement we feel when we first set a goal for ourselves. The sense of exhilaration can give us the moment...
CM 319: David Epstein on the Power of Limits
We think we need complete freedom to achieve our goals. But maybe freedom is the problem. What if, instead, constraints are what we really n...
CM 318: Judd Kessler on How to Get More of What You Want
We live in a world of markets. The ones we can easily see, like grocery stores or restaurants. And the ones that are less obvious, like coll...
CM 317: Eric Zimmer on How to Change
It would be great if we could gain success overnight. In a matter of hours, we’d be happier, smarter, maybe even wealthier. But when we step...
CM 315: Chris Duffy Makes You Laugh
When life gets hard, humor can feel like a luxury. Like an indulgence we don’t deserve or have time for. But science tells a different story...
CM 314: Anthony Klotz on When and How to Quit
Anthony Klotz believes we’re just one event away from quitting our jobs. Anthony is a professor of organizational behavior at University Col...
CM 313: Sunita Sah on the Power of No – Rebroadcast
In those moments when we want to disagree, why do we often stay silent? At those times when we want to opt out, why do we often just go alon...
CM 312: Daisy Fancourt on How Arts are Essential for Health
When it comes to our health and well-being, something’s missing from the checklist. Sure, we’ve got to get enough sleep, eat healthfully, ex...
CM 311: Dan Coyle Asks, Are You Flourishing?
Relationships that thrive have characteristics that rarely appear by accident. Instead, their design is often intentional, even if the desig...
CM 310: Kate Murphy on Why We Click
Most of us long to connect and, as social creatures, it makes sense that we not only want this but need human relationships to live a health...
CM 309: Toby Stuart on How Status Works
Decisions tax our brains. Whether it’s deciding which shows to watch or which products to buy, the choices are endless and can feel exhausti...