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6 Proven Tricks That Will Make You More Productive

Our time is a limited, precious resource. Being productive means using it wisely.

Habits & Productivity

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Srinivas Rao, Nancy Duarte

Why Steve Jobs Held a Fake Funeral for an Operating System

“It's part of the human condition—we're wired for rites of passage.”

Career, Creativity

The 6 Best Nonfiction Books of Fall 2019

The Next Big Idea Club's fall season is just around the corner...

Arts & Culture, Career, Habits & Productivity

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80% of People Couldn’t Solve This Simple Puzzle. Here’s What We Can Learn from Their Mistake

If you want to be right, try proving yourself wrong, says award-winning law professor Ozan Varol.

10 Ways to Work Less and Get More Done

Discover a more productive, more balanced lifestyle with these game-changing tips.

Conversation Is a Skill. Here’s How to Be Better At It

“I consider questions to be the most powerful tool you have at your disposal.”

Tasha Eurich, Whitney Johnson

Do You Know How Other People See You? Here’s How to Find Out

“What do I do that is most annoying to you?”

Habits & Productivity, Psychology

Are Kids Really So Fragile? What Trigger Warnings Get Wrong

“I don't know of any cases where a student had a PTSD attack and had to be hospitalized because of a book.”

Parenting, Politics & Economics

Ryan Hawk, Kim Scott

How Empathy Gets in the Way at Work (And What to Do Instead)

“A culture of radical candor can start with anyone. Lead by example, whether you're the leader or the employee.”

Entrepreneurship, Habits & Productivity

Srinivas Rao, Michelle Gielan

The One Habit That Turns Pessimists Into Optimists

“At any point in our lives, our neural pathways are malleable. We can form new habits, which can create new mindsets.”

Habits & Productivity, Happiness

The Secret to Success Is Not What You Think

Success stories are often overrated—and misleading, says award-winning law professor Ozan Varol.

Career, Entrepreneurship

Whitney Johnson, Gina Bianchini

Finding the Good in Social Media

“Our interests and passions are the things that make us human.”

Entrepreneurship, Habits & Productivity

A Harvard Law Professor on Where the Political Center Went, and How to Bring It Back

“If like-minded people talk to each other, they tend to end up more extreme, more unified, and more confident.”

Arts & Culture, Politics & Economics

Adam Grant, Bradley Staats

A Distractible Person’s Guide to Getting Things Done

“We often do a better job of taking care of our future self, as opposed to our present self.”

Habits & Productivity, Psychology

Seth Godin, Ryan Hawk

Seth Godin on the Power of Stories

“You're not going to win by being the maker of stuff. You're going to win by being the creator of stories.”

Career, Entrepreneurship

Efosa Ojomo, Karen Dillon

No, Capitalism Isn’t Evil—Here’s How It Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty

“This has worked over centuries. We can see the historical pattern, and it's working now.”

Entrepreneurship, Politics & Economics

Susan Cain, Ozan Varol

Susan Cain’s Conversation Tips for Introverts

“Ask people questions, questions that are designed to get to who they really are.”

Creativity, Habits & Productivity

Jordan Harbinger, Joey Coleman

Eight Ways to Never Lose a Customer Again

“Regardless of what kind of job you have, there are people that you serve.”

Career, Entrepreneurship