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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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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.

    What if Innovation Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

    What if Innovation Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

    Has our idolatry of innovation gone too far? Lee Vinsel and Andrew L. Russell think so. Their book is "The Innovation Delusion: How Our Obsession with the New Has Disrupted the Work That Matters Most."

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    • 16 min
    How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age

    How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age

    Adventurer Caroline Paul shares key insights from her new book "Tough Broad."

    • 17 min
    How America Weaponized the World Economy

    How America Weaponized the World Economy

    Today, Georgetown's Abraham Newman shares a few key insights from his recent book "Underground Empire."

    • 13 min
    The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

    The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

    Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening account of the inexplicable phenomena that science has only recently glimpsed, and that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality.

    • 11 min
    The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics

    The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics

    Psychedelics are a buzzy new mental health treatment. Do they work, and are they safe? The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño reports.

    • 13 min
    Time Management Tips From Google’s Productivity Expert

    Time Management Tips From Google’s Productivity Expert

    Tens of thousands of Google employees rely on Laura Mae Martin's strategies for how to make the most of their time. Now she's going to share those strategies with you. Laura's new book is "Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing."

    • 14 min

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