Happiness & the Great Resignation (ft. Gretchen Rubin, author & podcaster)

06/29/22 • 23 min

Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including multiple New York Times bestsellers—her books have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages.

On her top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, she discusses happiness and good habits with her sister Elizabeth Craft. She is a regular columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine and makes regular appearances on CBS This Morning.

She’s also a sought-after collaborator, and recently partnered with Oracle on some really interesting research about...you guessed it, happiness. So I’m excited to talk to her about that today.
Read the full report: https://www.oracle.com/cx/happiness/
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Uncertainty: Thriving Despite Inflation, Geopolitics, and Supply Chain Woes (ft.Nathan & Susannah Harmon Furr)

According to INSEAD professor Nathan Furr and entrepreneur Susannah Harmon Furr—yes, they are married—we really can learn how to face the unknown and find the creative opportunity – the capacity for innovation - that it represents. In their new book The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown, which hits shelves mid-July and is available for pre-order now, they present a reassuringly practical approach to help us all develop the critical skills we need for dealing with uncertainty.

We discuss whether or not uncertainty can be a blessing in disguise, leaning into serendipity, how much the pandemic has changed our relationship with uncertainty, and today's current challenges relating to inflation, supply chains, and politics.
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Science, Politics, and a More Sustainable Planet (ft. Saleem Ali)

Saleem Ali is the Distinguished Prof. of Energy & the Environment at the Univ. of Delaware. He’s known for his work in environmental conflict resolution and was recognized as an “Emerging Explorer” by National Geographic. Dubbed the “The Alchemist” by Forbes, Ali connects politics, science, and nature in Earthly Order, weaving narratives of his experience as a National Geographic field explorer throughout. I’ve included advance praise for the book below my signature. He’s also the author of Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life, which just hit shelves July 1.
We discuss how natural and social/political systems influence planetary crisis (and climate change in particular), how climate change acceptance evolved over the time he's been focused on this topic, and how much hope we should have for the future, considering how much work there's left to be done.

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