Against the Rules with Michael Lewis Pushkin Industries

This week, we're presenting an episode of The Happiness Lab. On the show, Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos shares surprising research and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness. 
In this episode, Laurie dives into why athletes, space crews and pop stars all indulge in strange rituals before moments of high stress. It's easy to mock these behaviors - even the people who practice them admit they're a bit weird - but they can act like performance enhancing drugs.
Laurie says the research shows that creating a good luck ritual can make us perform better and feel calmer, happier and more confident when faced with life's big moments.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks interviews Michael Lewis about his new book “The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.” They also discuss how Michael started his writing career and why growing up in New Orleans made him a better storyteller. This conversation was recorded as part of the Live Talks Los Angeles series and posted May 19, 2021.
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Remember Eric Vetro, the voice coach to the stars? He's the famous voice teacher who's worked with just about every big name in music, from Ariana Grande to Bette Midler. He's also the coach who cured Michael of his fear of singing in the epic final episode of Season 2, Aim Higher. Here, Michael shares a conversation they had a couple months back about how Eric and his famous students spent the pandemic, as well as Eric's newest creative project. PushNik Subscriber Exclusive.

Remember Jason Brown from The Invisible Coach episode? He’s the guy who put himself through college and even bought an apartment running a house painting business from his laptop at the back of a college class. The guy who went on to found Tally, an app that helps credit card users pay off their debt faster. Against the Rules host Michael Lewis checks in to see how Jason, Tally, and Tally’s customers weathered the pandemic. PushNik Subscriber Exclusive.

Michael Lewis speaks to his friend, the cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar, about her new podcast, A Slight Change of Plans. They discuss Maya’s own life change, why she decided to make a podcast, and what science can teach us about how humans deal with change.

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In this special bonus episode of Against the Rules, Michael Lewis reads a chapter from his new book about the pandemic, The Premonition —available now wherever books are sold. This episode includes the voice of Charity Dean, former Assistant Director of the California Department of Public Health and one of the medical visionaries featured in the book. And stay around for an exclusive author interview. 
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