04.16.2020 - By How to be Awesome at Your Job
Ozan Varol discusses how to make giant leaps in your career by thinking like a rocket scientist.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How success can hinder growth—and what to do about it.
2) How to turn worrying into productive preparation.
3) How rocket scientists see and use failure.
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— ABOUT OZAN —
Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author. He served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project, and later pivoted and became a law professor.
He’s the author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life. The book is # 1 on Adam Grant’s list of top 20 books of 2020. The book was named a “must read” by Susan Cain, “endlessly fascinating” by Daniel Pink, and “bursting with practical insights” by Adam Grant.
• Ozan’s book: Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
• Ozan’s podcast: Famous Failures
• Ozan’s website: RocketScienceBook.com
• Ozan’s newsletter: WeeklyContrarian.com
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• Book: Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan
• Past Episode: 072: Unleashing Simplicity with Lisa Bodell
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