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The Next Big Idea Daily

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. They distill their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and we offer you one each morning. For ad inquiries, please reach out to: [email protected]

When Did Everyone Become an Influener?

24 mins; April 03, 2026

Why It’s Dangerous to Be Right Too Soon

31 mins; April 02, 2026

Sweat More, Live Longer? The Case for Heat.

23 mins; April 01, 2026

Most People Are Good. A Few Are Dangerous.

26 mins; March 31, 2026

The Protein Myth: Why Our Favorite Nutrient Is Overhyped

28 mins; March 30, 2026

More Energy and How to Get It

35 mins; March 27, 2026

Why Smart People Stay Stuck (And How to Break Free)

21 mins; March 26, 2026

How Energy Built Civilization, and Could Destroy It

22 mins; March 25, 2026

The 5 Habits That Keep Your Brain Young

24 mins; March 24, 2026

We're Living Through a Storytelling Revolution

30 mins; March 23, 2026

What the Music You Love Says About You

20 mins; March 20, 2026

The Science of Defiance (and Why You Need It)

27 mins; March 19, 2026

Can a Text Message Reduce Crime?

28 mins; March 18, 2026

Creativity Is a Habit, Not a Talent

22 mins; March 17, 2026

The Myth of the Picky Child

22 mins; March 16, 2026

What Can Animals Teach Us About Longevity?

26 mins; March 13, 2026

The Surprising Power of Big Mistakes

24 mins; March 12, 2026

What Pain Can Teach Us

21 mins; March 11, 2026

Why the Universe Keeps Getting More Interesting

40 mins; March 10, 2026

The Science of Oversharing: Why Revealing More Builds Trust

25 mins; March 09, 2026

Was the War on Drugs the Worst Policy Failure in American History?

25 mins; March 06, 2026

After Atheism: One Writer’s Search for Faith

34 mins; March 05, 2026

The Hard Work of Loving Well

26 mins; March 04, 2026

Space Babies and Martian Bones: How Leaving Earth Will Change Our Bodies

21 mins; March 03, 2026

Your Relationship Habits Are Broken. The Fix Is Counterintuitive.

29 mins; March 02, 2026

Cade Metz and Kevin Roose on the Rise of AI

31 mins; February 27, 2026

What If We Fired All the Politicians?

29 mins; February 26, 2026

How to Feel Loved: 5 Research-Based Mindsets That Work

33 mins; February 25, 2026

What AI Can Teach You About Your Brain

18 mins; February 24, 2026

You Don’t Find Meaning. You Design It.

36 mins; February 23, 2026

To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

31 mins; February 20, 2026

When You Were Born Matters More Than You Think

29 mins; February 19, 2026

Your Relationship Isn't a Product. It's a Project.

34 mins; February 18, 2026

Agile Is the New Smart

32 mins; February 17, 2026

Your Meetings Suck. Here's How to Fix Them.

34 mins; February 16, 2026

Finding Love (and Losing It)

27 mins; February 13, 2026

The Neuroscience of Romantic Obsession

28 mins; February 12, 2026

You Could Be Having Better Sex. Here’s How.

22 mins; February 11, 2026

Your Guilt Isn’t a Personal Failure. It’s a System Problem.

22 mins; February 10, 2026

The Case Against Personal Responsibility

22 mins; February 09, 2026

Two Takes on Entrepreneurship

26 mins; February 06, 2026

How to Have the Hard Conversations Before It’s Too Late

30 mins; February 05, 2026

Art Is Not a Luxury. It’s Medicine.

31 mins; February 04, 2026

Five Simple Ways to Build a Flourishing Life

23 mins; February 03, 2026

How Great Ideas Happen

29 mins; February 02, 2026

Why Bookstores Still Matter

31 mins; January 30, 2026

Why You’ll Never Rise Above Your Self-Image

31 mins; January 29, 2026

The Secret to a Life of Connection and Purpose

28 mins; January 28, 2026

Why We Click: The Surprising Science of Human Connection

32 mins; January 27, 2026

Excellence Starts With Curiosity

27 mins; January 26, 2026

Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems

34 mins; January 23, 2026

We’re Teaching American History All Wrong

29 mins; January 22, 2026

How Not to Die (According to an ER Doctor)

19 mins; January 21, 2026

Life Changes You. The Question Is How.

28 mins; January 20, 2026

Why the Five-Day Workweek No Longer Makes Sense

32 mins; January 19, 2026

How to Solve Problems Before They Happen

34 mins; January 16, 2026

Your Self-Discipline Isn’t the Problem

34 mins; January 15, 2026

What If Laughing More Made You Better at Everything?

27 mins; January 14, 2026

The One Human Need That Explains (Almost) Everything

35 mins; January 13, 2026

Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life

27 mins; January 12, 2026

How to Navigate Your Career in Uncertain Times

24 mins; January 09, 2026

The Impact of Alcohol on Our Bodies and Culture

31 mins; January 08, 2026

Forget Self-Improvement. Try This Instead in 2026.

25 mins; January 07, 2026

Why a Tough Childhood Might Help Some Kids Survive

23 mins; January 06, 2026

New Year, Same Patterns? Here’s Why That’s OK.

25 mins; January 05, 2026

A Spy's Guide to Parenting

35 mins; January 02, 2026

What Is Capitalism?

23 mins; December 31, 2025

Are You Smarter Than a Plant?

29 mins; December 30, 2025

The Heart of Entrepreneurship

34 mins; December 29, 2025

How to Navigate Life's Transitions

27 mins; December 26, 2025

What Kind of American Are You?

32 mins; December 24, 2025

This Episode Will Change Every Breath You Take

34 mins; December 23, 2025

A Starter Kit to Make Your Finances Bulletproof

25 mins; December 22, 2025

An Exercise in Uncertainty and a Memoir of a Life Interrupted

24 mins; December 19, 2025

The Power of Being Alone: Why Solitude Is Good for You

19 mins; December 18, 2025

You’re Working Hard. You’re Still Stuck. Here’s Why.

24 mins; December 17, 2025

The Surprising Science of Pets

25 mins; December 16, 2025

Here's How to Get Lucky

27 mins; December 15, 2025

How to Spot a Swindler

35 mins; December 12, 2025

The Weird Force That May Well Kill You

28 mins; December 11, 2025

You're a Hypocrite, But That's OK

31 mins; December 10, 2025

The Simple Shift That Reduces Stress and Increases Freedom

24 mins; December 09, 2025

Your Life Could Use a Little More Danger

35 mins; December 08, 2025

The Story of Depression

27 mins; December 05, 2025

How to Break Up With Your Car

25 mins; December 04, 2025

Where Intelligence Really Comes From

35 mins; December 03, 2025

Want to Lead Better? Stop Being So Authentic.

26 mins; December 02, 2025

Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work

27 mins; December 01, 2025

Better Living Through Mindfulness

26 mins; November 28, 2025

Your Thanksgiving Table Is Missing Something

28 mins; November 27, 2025

How Running Can Unlock the Life You Didn’t Know You Had

31 mins; November 26, 2025

Why Talent Isn’t Enough: The Surprising Habits of Thriving Teams

32 mins; November 25, 2025

The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Why Your Brain Needs Real Connection

26 mins; November 24, 2025

How to Grow Old

25 mins; November 21, 2025

The Art of Spending Money (Without Losing Your Mind)

31 mins; November 20, 2025

Strong Floor, No Ceiling: A New American Dream

30 mins; November 19, 2025

The Sentence That Built a Nation, According to Walter Isaacson

26 mins; November 18, 2025

Stop Complaining About Gen Z. Start Leading Them.

25 mins; November 17, 2025

Living in the Shadow of AI

17 mins; November 14, 2025

We Are Eating the Earth

25 mins; November 13, 2025

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