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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]

"The Power of Ethics: How to Make Good Choices in a Complicated World" by Susan Liautaud

10 mins; May 02, 2024

"How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History" by Samantha Cole

9 mins; May 01, 2024

"The Stoic Mindset: Living the Ten Principles of Stoicism" by Mark Tuitert

12 mins; April 30, 2024

"The Generous Leader: 7 Ways to Give of Yourself for Everyone’s Gain" by Joe Davis

16 mins; April 29, 2024

"This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive" by Nick Riggle

13 mins; April 26, 2024

“Nuclear War: A Scenario” by Annie Jacobsen

15 mins; April 25, 2024

"Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices" by Travis Rieder

16 mins; April 24, 2024

"Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer" by Steven Johnson

13 mins; April 23, 2024

"Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully" by Elaine Lin Hering

17 mins; April 22, 2024

"Which Way Is North: A Creative Compass for Makers, Marketers, and Mystics" by Will Cady

12 mins; April 19, 2024

"The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times" by Robin Reames

17 mins; April 18, 2024

"The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War" by Jim Sciutto

12 mins; April 17, 2024

"Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets" by Janet Chrzan & Kima Cargill

14 mins; April 16, 2024

"The Great Money Reset: Change Your Work, Change Your Wealth, Change Your Life" by Jill Schlesinger

11 mins; April 15, 2024

"The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife" by Ben Katt

13 mins; April 12, 2024

"Our Biggest Fight" by Frank H. McCourt Jr. & Michael J. Casey

11 mins; April 11, 2024

"The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality" by Amanda Montell

13 mins; April 10, 2024

"The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours" by Chantel Prat

17 mins; April 09, 2024

"The Friction Project" by Huggy Rao and Robert Sutton

13 mins; April 08, 2024

"Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships" by Scott Rick

15 mins; April 05, 2024

"Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict" by William Ury

16 mins; April 04, 2024

"Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words" by Anne Curzan

15 mins; April 03, 2024

"The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight" by Andrew Leland

11 mins; April 02, 2024

"Cultures of Growth" by Mary C. Murphy

15 mins; April 01, 2024

"Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down" by Corey Keyes

12 mins; March 29, 2024

"Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality" by Josie Cox

14 mins; March 28, 2024

"The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer: How the Handover from Boomers to Gen Z Will Revolutionize Capitalism" by Ken Costa

17 mins; March 27, 2024

Is It Possible to Cheat Death?

14 mins; March 26, 2024

How to Turn Anxiety Into Your Superpower

13 mins; March 25, 2024

"Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference" by Guy Kawasaki

12 mins; March 22, 2024

"Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future" by Denise Hamilton

12 mins; March 21, 2024

"The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire" by Karen Eber

17 mins; March 20, 2024

"How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy" by Joshua Fletcher

12 mins; March 19, 2024

"Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport

18 mins; March 18, 2024

"The Other Significant Others" by Rhaina Cohen

12 mins; March 15, 2024

How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace

9 mins; March 14, 2024

"Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness" by Nicholas Humphrey

14 mins; March 13, 2024

A Celebrated ER Doctor's Guide to Better Listening

17 mins; March 12, 2024

"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman

15 mins; March 11, 2024

What Peggy Orenstein Learned About Life by Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

13 mins; March 08, 2024

Why Hasn't America Put a Woman in the White House?

11 mins; March 07, 2024

"Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe" by Shohini Ghose

10 mins; March 06, 2024

Why Do We Remember?

13 mins; March 05, 2024

"Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers" by Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle

14 mins; March 04, 2024

"The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living" by Bonnie Wan

13 mins; March 01, 2024

"Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All" by Deborah G. Plant

12 mins; February 29, 2024

Anyone Can Become a Supercommunicator — Even You

19 mins; February 28, 2024

"Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis—and How to Restore Our Sanity" by Nicholas Kardaras

12 mins; February 27, 2024

Geeks of the World, Unite!

17 mins; February 26, 2024

How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Perform Your Best

13 mins; February 23, 2024

"The Survivors of the Clotilda" by Hannah Durkin

14 mins; February 22, 2024

The Nuclear Threats of the 21st Century

10 mins; February 21, 2024

Are You Addicted to Drama? This Will Help

12 mins; February 20, 2024

How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

15 mins; February 19, 2024

‘Humankind’ Makes the Case That We Are Wired for Happiness

18 mins; February 16, 2024

How to Build a Just Economy

12 mins; February 15, 2024

Make Your Relationships Great This Valentine's Day

16 mins; February 14, 2024

Can One Therapy Session Transform Your Mental Health?

13 mins; February 13, 2024

Leadership Advice From One of Silicon Valley's First Female Black CEOs

16 mins; February 12, 2024

Why Life Gets Better With Age

10 mins; February 09, 2024

"Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum" by Antonia Hylton

11 mins; February 08, 2024

How the Moon Inspired Religion, Science, and Our Political System

9 mins; February 07, 2024

What Diabetes Tells Us About Medical Blindspots

18 mins; February 06, 2024

Want To Be a Great Leader? Try Cultivating a Co-Creation Mindset

14 mins; February 05, 2024

"Goodbye, Perfect: How to Stop Pleasing, Proving, and Pushing for Others… and Live For Yourself" by Homaira Kabir

16 mins; February 02, 2024

"The Myth That Made Us How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It)" by Jeff Fuhrer

12 mins; February 01, 2024

"Free Will: An Opinionated Guide" by Alfred R. Mele

8 mins; January 31, 2024

"Nobility in Small Things: A Surgeon's Path" by Craig Smith

14 mins; January 30, 2024

"Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication" by Vanessa Van Edwards

13 mins; January 29, 2024

"Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World" by Scott Shigeoka

15 mins; January 26, 2024

"How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion" by David McRaney

11 mins; January 25, 2024

"The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society" by Mauro Guillén

12 mins; January 24, 2024

"Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss" by Gina Moffa

17 mins; January 23, 2024

"All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams" by Mike Michalowicz

13 mins; January 22, 2024

"The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning" by Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko

12 mins; January 19, 2024

"Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings" by Steven G. Rogelberg

14 mins; January 18, 2024

"Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert Sapolsky

19 mins; January 17, 2024

"Beyond Longevity: A Proven Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better, and Thriving at Any Age" by Jason Prall

11 mins; January 16, 2024

"Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It" by Adia Harvey Wingfield

15 mins; January 15, 2024

"I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt" by Madeleine Dore

12 mins; January 12, 2024

"On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems" by Thomas Ramge & Rafael Laguna de la Vera

14 mins; January 11, 2024

"Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream" by David Leonhardt

9 mins; January 10, 2024

"Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection" by Jeremy Nobel

14 mins; January 09, 2024

"Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership" by Kirstin Ferguson

16 mins; January 08, 2024

"Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure" by Maggie Jackson

15 mins; January 05, 2024

"What the Taliban Told Me" By Ian Fritz

10 mins; January 04, 2024

"Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)" by Roma Agrawal

16 mins; January 03, 2024

"Sweat: A History of Exercise" by Bill Hayes

15 mins; January 02, 2024

Best Of: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing (with Brad Stulberg)

10 mins; January 01, 2024

Best Of: Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

15 mins; December 29, 2023

Best Of: Rainn Wilson ("The Office") on Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

14 mins; December 28, 2023

Best Of: Shankar Vedantam on the Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain

16 mins; December 27, 2023

Best Of: How to Find Balance in the Age of Indulgence (with Anna Lembke)

14 mins; December 26, 2023

Best Of: Amy Edmondson on the Science of Failing Well

9 mins; December 25, 2023

"Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty" by Mara Glatzel

15 mins; December 22, 2023

"How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation" by Justin Michael Williams & Shelly Tygielski

14 mins; December 21, 2023

"Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes" by Morgan Housel

16 mins; December 20, 2023

"Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age" by Katherine May

17 mins; December 19, 2023

"The Phoenix Economy Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal" by Felix Salmon

14 mins; December 18, 2023

"Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times" by Brigid Delaney

11 mins; December 15, 2023

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