341 episodes

What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind “The Next Big Idea Daily.” We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields — boil down their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and then offer you one each morning.

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    • Education
    • 4.8 • 49 Ratings

What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind “The Next Big Idea Daily.” We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields — boil down their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and then offer you one each morning.

    A Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control

    A Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control

    To end the week, we'll hear from Katherine Morgan Schafler, a former on-site therapist at Google, who challenges us to change the way we look at perfectionism.

    • 17 min
    What a CBS News Correspondent Saw on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

    What a CBS News Correspondent Saw on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

    In "Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America," Jonathan Vigliotti shares the stories of regular Americans who are confronting the effects of climate disaster.

    • 15 min
    Can Big Tech Be Reined In?

    Can Big Tech Be Reined In?

    As chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler advocated for stronger legislation of big tech companies. In his new book, "Techlash: Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age?," he says there's more to be done.

    • 15 min
    When Extreme Wellness Causes Real Damage

    When Extreme Wellness Causes Real Damage

    Jacqueline Alnes was a DI runner in college, but her athletic career was cut short by a series of mysterious neurological symptoms. Her search for a cure led her to discover the dark side of wellness culture. Her new book is "The Fruit Cure: The Story of Extreme Wellness Turned Sour."

    • 16 min
    Are You Suffering From Microstress?

    Are You Suffering From Microstress?

    Are all the little things getting you down? Rob Cross and Karen Dillon are here to help. Their new book is "The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do about It."

    • 16 min
    Forget Habits. You Need Rituals.

    Forget Habits. You Need Rituals.

    Harvard's Michael Norton says cultivating a "ritual" mindset can infuse our lives with meaning. His new book is "The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions."

    • 9 min

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4.8 out of 5
49 Ratings

49 Ratings

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Wow!

I say wow for this podcast opened my mine to self. Thank you

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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Fits well into my morning routine. A daily cup of coffee for my brain.

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Michael is a super interlocutor—don’t miss the wonderful convo with Adam Gopnik!

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