Dr. Joshua N. Weiss discusses the major misconceptions surrounding negotiations—and offers five steps to build your confidence and resilience as a negotiator.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The big negotiation mistake most people make

2) The mental reframe that helps you negotiate better

3) The five-step strategy to reviving stalled negotiations

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— ABOUT JOSH — 

Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is a renowned negotiation and conflict resolution and leadership expert. As a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project and co-founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University, Dr. Weiss brings unparalleled expertise to his field. He also directs the MS in Leadership and Negotiation program at Bay Path University and runs a private consulting firm, offering tailored negotiation and conflict resolution, and leadership solutions for businesses, organizations, international entities, governments, and individuals.  

• Book: Getting Back to the Table: 5 Steps to Reviving Stalled Negotiations

• Book: The Book of Real-World Negotiations: Successful Strategies From Business, Government, and Daily Life

• Study: “Trajectories Toward Peace: Mediator Sequencing Strategies in Intractable Communal Conflicts”

• Website: JoshuaNWeiss.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by William Ury and Robert Fisher

• Book: Negotiating the Nonnegotiable: How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts by Daniel Shapiro

• Book: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 

• Book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 

• Book: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell 

• Book: Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell

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Shira Gill shares minimalist strategies for reducing both physical and mental clutter.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The hidden costs of clutter

2) Why organizing tools won’t help you—and what will

3) The easiest way to make your space feel less overwhelming

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— ABOUT SHIRA — 

Shira Gill is a world-renowned organizing expert and the bestselling author of three books: Minimalista, Organized Living, and LifeStyled. She’s a sought-after expert for media outlets and has been featured by Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, People, Forbes, goop, Architectural Digest, Oprah Daily, Vogue, and The New York Times. Her popular newsletter The Life Edit inspires readers from all 50 states and 150 countries.  

• Book: LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life 

• Book: Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life 

• Book: Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home [A Home Organization Book] 

• Instagram: @shiragill 

• Newsletter: “The Life Edit” 

• Website: ShiraGill.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity by Ashlee Piper

• Past episode: 327: Unclog Your Brain through Unfocusing with Dr. Srini Pillay

• Past episode: 782: How to Overcome Distraction through Minimalism with Joshua Becker

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Tania Katan reveals tricks for turning daily drudgery into opportunities for innovation.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why creativity can be an antidote to burnout

2) How to find inspiration in the everyday

3) Creative hacks to make meetings more human and engaging

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— ABOUT TANIA — 

Tania Katan is a global transformational speaker, award-winning author, and co-creator of the viral social impact campaign #ItWasNeverADress; a movement that has inspired over 100 million people to see, hear, and celebrate creativity and diversity. Her visionary way of formulating ideas led to her award-winning book, Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life (Penguin Random House),  as well as the award-winning memoir, My One Night Stand With Cancer (Alyson Books).

Katan is highly sought after to teach people and companies how to generate unlimited creative breakthroughs in less overtly creative industries, work cultures, and lives. Some of the organizations and major conferences impacted by her talks and workshops include: CiscoLive!, Expedia, Amazon, Talks at Google, Etsy, TED Talks, American Express, and more.  

• Book: Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life 

• Website: TaniaKatan.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Speak and Grow Rich: Revised and Updated by Dottie Walters

• Book: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

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Marc Zao-Sanders reveals the key to breaking the cycle of overwhelm with a power tool that makes a huge difference.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to prune your to-do list effectively

2) How to use timeboxing to plan your day with intention

3) The art of choosing breaks

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— ABOUT MARC — 

Marc Zao-Sanders is the CEO and co-founder of filtered.com, a learning tech company. He regularly writes about algorithms, learning and productivity in Scientific American, Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. He has followed the practice of timeboxing for over ten years. He lives in London. 

• Book: Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time by Marc Zao-Sanders 

• Podcast: The ADHD Skills Lab Harvard Business Review Article: "How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive"

• LinkedIn: Marc Zao-Sanders 

• Website: MarcZaoSanders.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: "Implementation Intentions and Goal Pursuit" by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Veronika Brandstätter 

• Article: “To-Do Lists Don't Work” by Daniel Markovitz

• Book: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy

• Book: Winning the Week: How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week by Demir Bentley

• Past episode: 038: Establishing the Essential with Greg McKeown

• Past episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan

• Past episode: 2024 GREATS: 935: The Five Steps to Winning Every Week with Demir Bentley

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Skye Waterson shares ADHD-friendly approaches to productivity that any professional can apply.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The quickest way to shorten your to-do list

2) How to stop overthinking and make a decision

3) How to make hard tasks more fun

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— ABOUT SKYE — 

Skye Waterson is an ADHD strategist, coach, and founder of Unconventional Organisation, helping entrepreneurs and executives stay focused, build consistent revenue, and scale—without burnout. With 82K+ engaged professionals following her work, she shares ADHD-friendly strategies for sustainable success. 

After her ADHD diagnosis during her PhD, she realized traditional productivity advice didn’t work for her. So, she developed strategies to help entrepreneurs and executives cut through distractions and focus on what matters, build ADHD-friendly systems for consistency, scale sustainably without exhaustion, and lead with confidence and regain control over their time. 

• Instagram: Unconventional Organisation 

• Podcast: The ADHD Skills Lab 

• Website: UnconventionalOrganisation.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• App: Freedom 

• App: Miro 

• App: Notion 

• Study: Dopamine transfer deficit: a neurobiological theory of altered reinforcement mechanisms in ADHD 

• Author: Naval Ravikant 

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Emily Kasriel reveals how to build powerful connections with anyone through her eight-step listening process.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why every professional needs to master listening

2) A demo of the listening approach

3) How one question leads to deeper conversations

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— ABOUT EMILY — 

Emily Kasriel has had a distinguished career at the BBC for over two decades including roles as an award-winning journalist, editor and media executive. She developed the Deep Listening approach as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College Policy Institute in London, drawing on her experience as an accredited executive coach and workplace mediator.  Previously, she’s been a Visiting Fellow at Said Business School at Oxford University, and a Senior Advisor to the Skoll Foundation. An MA graduate of the University of Oxford and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (as a Rotary International Fellow), she lives in London. An academic paper demonstrating the impact of Kasriel’s Deep Listening approach has just been published (Feb 2025) by the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 

• Book: Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes―Transformational Communication, Listening, and Empathy Through an 8-Step Method 

• Research: “Deep Listening Training to Bridge Divides: Fostering Attitudinal Change through Intimacy and Self-Insight” with F. K. Tia Moin, Guy Itzchakov, and Netta Weinstein

• LinkedIn: Emily Kasriel

• Website: EmilyKasriel.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Research: “Silence is golden: Extended silence, deliberative mindset, and value creation in negotiation.” by Jared Curhan, et al.

• Book: On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth by Carl Rogers

• Book: The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Molly Tschang shares how to turn difficult conversations into opportunities to build connections and relationships.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The preamble that helps your feedback land well

2) How to say no while still being a team player

3) What to do when you disagree with the majority

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— ABOUT MOLLY — 

Molly Tschang, founder of Abella Consulting and Say It Skillfully® Inc., empowers senior management teams to Win as One. With expertise in over 80 mergers and acquisitions, she has guided executives through the intricate human dynamics of transformational change and growth. Molly helps leaders cultivate mutual commitment, enabling them to excel in complex, high-stakes environments. Through Say It Skillfully, she equips individuals at all levels with the skills to communicate effectively and authentically. Her mission: to empower everyone to be seen, heard, and understood—especially when tackling their most critical challenges. 

• Book: Say It Skillfully: Speak Up. Make Your Words Matter. Win Together 

• Free audio book: The Me-You-We Framework 

• Website: SayItSkillfully.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: I Am: Escape Distractions, Unlock Your Imagination & Unleash Your Potential by Bruce Kasanoff and Amy Blaschka

• Book: Meditations: The Timeless Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius on Stoicism and Self-Mastery by Marcus Aurelius

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Emily Falk reveals the hidden science behind how we make decisions—and how we can harness that to make more fulfilling choices.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to make doing hard things easier 

2) The one belief that’s limiting your possibilities 

3) How to disarm resistance to change

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— ABOUT EMILY — 

Emily Falk, author of the upcoming book What We Value, is a professor of communication, psychology, and marketing at the University of Pennsylvania and the vice dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, where she directs the Communication Neuroscience Lab and the Climate Communication Division of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. 

Falk is an expert in the science of behavior change. Her award-winning research uses tools from psychology, neuroscience, and communication to examine what makes messages persuasive, why and how ideas spread, and what makes people effective communicators. 

In What We Value, Falk illustrates how we can transform our relationship with the daily decisions that define our lives—opening pathways to make more purposeful, fulfilling choices; more successfully change our behavior; and influence others to see differently—by thinking like neuroscientists. 

• Book: What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change 

• Study: “Self-affirmation alters the brain's response to health messages and subsequent behavior change” 

• LinkedIn: Emily Falk

• Website: FalkLab.org

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Decoding the neural representation of self and person knowledge with multivariate pattern analysis and data‐driven approaches” by Dylan D. Wagner, Robert S Chavez, and Timothy W. Broom 

• Study: “Neural responses to elements of a web-based smoking cessation program” by Hannah Faye Chua, et al.

• Term: Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII)

• Researcher: Sebastian Speer

• Book: By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream by Dan Grunfield

• Book: How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ressa

• Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence

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Tasha Eurich shares why pushing through sometimes isn’t enough–and how to bounce back stronger than ever.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The hidden costs of “grit gaslighting” 

2) How to know when you’ve hit your “resilience ceiling” 

3) The three needs that unlocks the best version of yourself

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— ABOUT TASHA — 

Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author (Shatterproof, Insight, Bankable Leadership). 

She helps people thrive in a changing world by becoming the best of who they are and what they do. With a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Tasha is the principal of The Eurich Group, a boutique consultancy that helps successful executives succeed when the stakes are high. 

As an author and sought-after speaker in the self-improvement space, Tasha is a candid yet compassionate voice. Pairing her scientific grounding with 20+ years of experience on the corporate front lines, she reveals the often-surprising secrets to success and fulfillment in the 21st century. 

• Book: Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And Why Resilience Alone Isn’t Enough) 

• Quiz: The Resilience Ceiling Quiz 

• Website: TashaEurich.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant 

• Book: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson 

• Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin 

• Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

• Study: Need Crafting

• Website: World Uncertainty Index 

• Past episode: 1065: Harvard’s Stress Expert Shares Top Resilience Tools with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

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Dr. Aditi Nerurkar discusses the neuroscience behind stress—and offers actionable tips for building your resilience.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The major myth that leads to burnout 

2) The rule of two for building healthier habits 

3) How to feel less stressed in one minute

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— ABOUT ADITI — 

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard stress expert, internationally recognized speaker, and national television correspondent with an expertise in stress, burnout, resilience and mental health. Her book The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience is a “must read” by Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell’s Next Big Idea Club and “best new book” by the New York Post. Named “100 Women to Know in America,” her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, The Today Show and NPR. She is also a frequent keynote speaker with talks at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit and other events.

• Book: The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience 

• Test: Your Stress Score 

• Website: DrAditi.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Holmes and Rahe stress scale 

• Study: “Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality” by Emmanuel Stamatakis, et al. 

• Study: “Effects of Exercise on Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Jiale Peng, Yuling Yuan, Yuanhui Zhao, and Hong Ren 

• Past episode: 996: Tackling Work Stressors and Transitions with Dr. Tessa West 

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