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- Payoff - Dan Ariely
Payoff (2016) is all about the logic of motivation and how to make it work for you. This episode explains the different factors that drive people to achieve and shows why the most important factor of all is meaning.
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3 min - The Imposter Cure - Dr. Jessamy Hibberd
The Imposter Cure (2019) provides strategies for increasing confidence, overcoming fears and doubts, and learning to see oneself through the eyes of others.
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4 min - It's OK That You're Not OK - Megan Devine
It’s OK That You’re Not OK (2017) is a radical take on grief. It deconstructs and recalibrates how we experience pain and support people who are grieving – and teaches us how to honor loss authentically.
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3 min - The Brain that Changes Itself - Norman Doidge
How can stroke victims who become paralyzed start using a fork or buttoning their shirts again? Well, contrary to what was believed for so long, the brain is not hardwired. It can change, regenerate and grow. Drawing on real-life cases of scientists, doctors, and patients, The Brain that Changes Itself (2007) shows us how, rather than relying on surgery and medicine, we can alter our brains through thought and behavior.
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6 min - The Lucifer Effect - Philip Zimbardo
In an attempt to reveal the source of humanity’s capacity for evil, The Lucifer Effect (2007) delves deep into the dark corners of the human mind. It shows how we walk a fine line between monstrosity and heroism daily – yet it isn’t our nature that determines on which side of the line we fall, but the numerous situational forces that permeate our lives.
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7 min - Stop Overthinking - Nick Trenton
Stop Overthinking (2021) is an indispensable guide to breaking free from the negative thought patterns holding you back. Learn how to recognize your negative spiral triggers, overcome anxiety attacks, and declutter your mind to live a stress-free life.
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6 min - Peak Performance - Brad Stulberg
Peak Performance (2017) employs success stories, case studies, and various examples of athletes, artists, and intellectuals to give you a crash course in performance.
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5 min - The Paradox of Choice - Barry Schwartz
The abundance of choices that modern society presents us with is commonly believed to result in better options and greater satisfaction. However, author Barry Schwartz argues that too many choices can be detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. Through arguments based on current research in the social sciences, he demonstrates how more might actually be less.
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5 min - Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Fooled by Randomness is a collection of essays on the impact of randomness on financial markets and life itself. Through a mixture of statistics, psychology, and philosophical reflection, the author outlines how randomness dominates the world.
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4 min - Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
Social Intelligence (2006) takes a look at a form of intelligence which makes the world go round but can’t be measured by IQ tests: our cognitive ability to relate to others and accurately assess social situations. Understanding how social intelligence works isn’t just fascinating in its own right, as psychologists and neuroscientists are now realizing, it can also help us create happier and less stressful societies founded on stronger social bonds.
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