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  • How Susan Cain Found Her Voice

    How Susan Cain Found Her Voice
    2025/06/12
    Susan Cain always knew she wanted to be a writer. But her path to becoming one was anything but straightforward. She took a creative writing class in college and came away convinced she wasn’t very talented. So she pivoted: law school, white-shoe firm job, eyes set on making partner. Seven years later, a senior partner walked into her office with life-changing news. It wasn’t going to happen. “I burst into tears,” Susan recalls. Three hours later, she quit. Within a week, she enrolled in a creative non-fiction class. A few years after that, despite never having published a word in her life, she sold her first book, Quiet, in a ravenous bidding war. Today, she ranks among the most successful non-fiction writers of her generation. In this episode, Susan takes us inside her journey from rejection to literary sensation, revealing the unexpected lessons she learned along the way. Today’s episode first appeared on Author Insider, our newsletter and community for anyone who wants to turn words and ideas into income. Learn more at authorinsider.nextbigideaclub.com. Subscribe to Susan’s Substack, The Quiet Life, at thequietlife.net
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    42 分
  • ‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Where Were You During the AI Revolution?

    ‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Where Were You During the AI Revolution?
    2025/06/09
    If you want your organization to succeed in the future, you need to take advantage of AI now. Lucky for you, Adam Brotman and Andy Sack have written AI First, a playbook that can help you future-proof your business. 📱 To hear the rest of this week’s Next Big Idea Daily episodes, follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    14 分
  • HOPE FOR CYNICS: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness

    HOPE FOR CYNICS: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
    2025/06/05
    We think that cynicism protects us from being disappointed by other people. But Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki says the opposite is true. When we expect the worst in people, we create a self-fulfilling prophecy that brings out exactly what we feared. So in his new book, Hope for Cynics, Jamil sets out to prove that hope isn't naive: it's smart. 🎁 Looking for a gift for the graduates in your life? How about a subscription to The Next Big Idea Club? They’ll get the smartest new nonfiction as chosen by our curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant. Go to nextbigideaclub.com and use the code GRADUATION to get 20% off a new or gift membership
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    58 分
  • RISE ABOVE: How to Realize Your Full Potential

    RISE ABOVE: How to Realize Your Full Potential
    2025/05/29
    Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman broke free from resentment and rumination, shifting into what he calls an empowerment mindset. Are you ready to do the same? • Support our show by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more here
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    46 分
  • MORAL AMBITION: Are You Wasting Your Talent?

    MORAL AMBITION: Are You Wasting Your Talent?
    2025/05/22
    What if everything we've been told about having a successful career is wrong? Rutger Bregman thinks most of us are wasting our working lives and argues we should stop trying to get rich and start trying to solve the world's problems instead.
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    1 時間 21 分
  • NVIDIA: Jensen Huang Bet Big on AI. What Comes Next?

    NVIDIA: Jensen Huang Bet Big on AI. What Comes Next?
    2025/05/15
    In his new book, The Thinking Machine, Stephen Witt offers a riveting portrait of Jensen Huang, who went from immigrant dishwasher to CEO of the world’s most valuable company. • If you enjoyed this episode, check out our conversation with Walter Isaacson about his biography of Elon Musk
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    1 時間 22 分
  • EXPLORATION: Why We Seek Out Big Challenges

    EXPLORATION: Why We Seek Out Big Challenges
    2025/05/08
    Humans are wired to explore. So why are we less adventurous than ever — and what are we losing because of it? Guest: Alex Hutchinson, author of The Explorer’s Gene Further Listening: Looking for more episodes about adventure? Check out our conversations with Colin O’Brady and David Grann
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    53 分
  • AI 2027: What If Superhuman AI Is Right Around the Corner?

    AI 2027: What If Superhuman AI Is Right Around the Corner?
    2025/05/01
    Could AI take over in the next few years? Daniel Kokotajlo thinks so. Here’s why. 💿 Check out this Spotify playlist of our other episodes about AI 📩 Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    1 時間 37 分