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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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Think Faster, Talk Smarter

Think Faster, Talk Smarterby Matt Abrahams When Life Hands You a Mic

Have you ever been called on to speak at a meeting or make a spontaneous toast, only to be rendered frozen, tongue-tied, and wishing you could…
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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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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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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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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Raceby Reni Eddo-Lodge A Primer on British Racism

In 2014, British journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge stopped having conversations with white people about race: They weren’t listening. For those who are listening now, her book…
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STFU

STFUby Dan Lyons Hitting Mute on a Motormouth

People who talk too much – humanity’s compulsive talkers, windbags, chatterboxes and motormouths – annoy listeners, alienate friends and frequently sabotage their careers, relationships and…