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Don’t Believe Everything You Think

Don’t Believe Everything You Thinkby Joseph Nguyen Don’t take your thoughts too seriously.

Author Joseph Nguyen, with no formal training in psychology or philosophy, introduces the core ideas of Zen Buddhism, mindfulness, and New Age spirituality to the…
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High Performance

High Performanceby Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes Lessons from Legends

High Performance podcast hosts Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes draw potent insights from their conversations with more than 150 world-famous high achievers. The bottom line:…
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The Let Them Theory

The Let Them Theoryby Mel Robbins Let Go to Live and Let Live

Striving to “control the uncontrollable” brings stress, anxiety, and exhaustion, says podcast host and author Mel Robbins. Instead, a simple mindset shift can set you free.…
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Smart Brevity

Smart Brevityby Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz Keep It Simple

Readers and listeners want concise, simple communications. The founders of news website Axios offer a proven system for writing short, sharp content that gets noticed,…
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I Hear You

I Hear Youby Michael Sorensen The Gift of Listening

Everyone wants to feel heard. Relationship coach Michael S. Sorensen explains how to show people you’re listening and why validation is a life-changing skill.
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Co-Intelligence

Co-Intelligenceby Ethan Mollick Better Together

Generative AI is changing everything — and those who know how to use it will come out on top. In this clear, nontechnical guide, Wharton professor…
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Win Every Argument

Win Every Argumentby Mehdi Hasan How to Dominate Debates

Debates – around the supper table or the water cooler, in town halls and school board meetings, in the halls of Congress and on cable…
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Learning Service

Learning Serviceby Joseph Collins, Zahara Heckscher, Claire Bennett and Daniela Papi-Thornton Doing Voluntourism Right

“Voluntourism” – going abroad to perform volunteeer work – has emerged as a top trend in travel, but it often does more harm than good.…
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White Fragility

White Fragilityby Robin DiAngelo A Good Antiracist Is Hard to Find

All white Americans are racists, according to sociologist Robin DiAngelo. In White Fragility, she explores the compelling reasons why white progressives, against their own convictions, continue…
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Cues

Cuesby Vanessa Van Edwards Cue Up Stronger Communication

High-impact communicators aren’t born, they’re made. Behavioral investigator Vanessa Van Edwards spills the secrets to high-impact communicating in this insight-rich, actionable guide to cues –…