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S4 E3: Use Effortless Inversion (Greg McKeown) Feb 22, 2023

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What happens when you stop assuming the answer to every problem is to work harder and instead ask, “What if this could be easy?” That’s effortless inversion. Today, Greg explains how you can use it to tackle problems big and small.

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Greg McKeown is the author of “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most.” He’ll be here all week to share key insights from the book. If you can’t wait until tomorrow to hear the next episode, you can get early access by downloading the Next Big Idea app.

S4 E2: Make a ‘Done for the Day’ List (Greg McKeown) Feb 21, 2023

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Forget your never-ending to-do list. Greg says you need a “done for the day” list, a rundown of tasks you can actually accomplish and that will leave you feeling satisfied.

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Greg McKeown is the author of “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most.” He’ll be with us all week to share key insights from the book. If you can’t wait until tomorrow to hear the next episode, you can get early access by downloading the Next Big Idea app.

S4 E1: There Are Two Paths to Getting Results (Greg McKeown) Feb 20, 2023

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If you want to accomplish great things, you must work relentlessly, right? Not so, says author and leadership strategist Greg McKeown. In his latest book, "Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most," Greg makes the counterintuitive argument that by working less, you can accomplish more. You just have to learn how to ask the right questions and use the right tools. All this week, he'll show you how.

S3 E5: It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Connections (Marc Schulz) Feb 17, 2023

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In our final episode with Marc, he says you’re never too old to forge new relationships.

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• Marc Schulz is the co-author of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.”

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S3 E4: Your Attention Is Your Most Precious Resource (Marc Schulz) Feb 16, 2023

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Americans spend 11 hours a day interacting with media. From the age of 40 to the age of 80, that adds up to 18 years of waking life. What would happen if we put down our phones, turned off our TVs, and tried talking to each other?

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• Come back tomorrow for the final installment of our micro master class with Marc Schulz, co-author of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.

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S3 E3: Challenges Are Opportunities (Marc Schulz) Feb 15, 2023

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Relationships may be good for your well-being, but that doesn't mean they're always easy. In this episode, Marc shares what 85 years of research have revealed about how to overcome relationship challenges.

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Marc Schulz is a professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College and the associate director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. He'll be with us all week, discussing his new book, "The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness."

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S3 E2: Assess Your Social Fitness (Marc Schulz) Feb 14, 2023

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“We tend to think," says Marc Schulz, "that once we establish friendships and intimate relationships, they will take care of themselves. But like muscles, neglected relationships atrophy.” Today, Marc shares the fitness regimen to keep your relationships fit and trim.

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• Marc is a professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College and the associate director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. He’ll be with us all week to discuss his new book, “The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.”

• To get a behind-the-scenes look at the show, sign up for our newsletter on LinkedIn. And to listen to hundreds of audio summaries written and read by leading nonfiction authors, download the Next Big Idea app.

S3 E1: Relationships Keep Us Happier and Healthier (Marc Schulz) Feb 13, 2023

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What makes for a good life? Over the last 85 years, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has attempted to answer that question. This week, one of the study's directors, Marc Schulz, joins us to share the surprising things they've found.

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S2 E5: Acting on Our Ideas Is the Best of Who We Are (Becky Blades) Feb 10, 2023

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We are not the sum of our missed opportunities or the unfinished projects we decide to call failures. We are the sum of our starts.

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Today concludes our week-long master class with Becky Blades based on her book “Start More Than You Can Finish,” which is available for purchase here.

S2 E4: The Creative Process Is in Charge (Becky Blades) Feb 09, 2023

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Today, Becky explains how to get more done by embracing a creative process based on iteration.

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Come back tomorrow for the final installment of Becky’s master class. If you’re looking for something to do in the meantime, join us on LinkedIn and download the Next Big Idea app.

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