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Should You Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?
No Stupid Questions
04/21/24 • 40 min
What do the most creative people have in common? How open-minded are you, really? And what’s wrong with ordering eggs Benedict?
Take the Big Five inventory:
- SOURCES:
- Max Bennett, co-founder and C.E.O. of Alby.
- David Epstein, author and journalist.
- Ayelet Fishbach, professor of behavioral science and marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
- Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Steve Jobs, co-founder and former C.E.O. of Apple.
- Oliver John, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Daniel Kahneman, professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
- Claude Shannon, 20th century mathematician and computer scientist.
- Jannik Sinner, professional tennis player.
- Christopher Soto, professor of psychology at Colby College.
- Dashun Wang, professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University.
- Kaitlin Woolley, professor of marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
- RESOURCES:
- A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains, by Max Bennett (2023).
- "Exploration vs. Exploitation: Adults Are Learning (Once Again) From Children," by Alison Gopnik (Observer, 2023).
- "Motivating Personal Growth by Seeking Discomfort," by Kaitlin Woolley and Ayelet Fishbach (Psychological Science, 2022).
- "Understanding the Onset of Hot Streaks Across Artistic, Cultural, and Scientific Careers," by Lu Liu, Nima Dehmamy, Jillian Chown, C. Lee Giles, and Dashun Wang (Nature Communications, 2021).
- "Improv Experience Promotes Divergent Thinking, Uncertainty Tolerance, and Affective Well-Being," by Peter Felsman, Sanuri Gunawardena, and Colleen M. Seifert (Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2020).
- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein (2019).
- "Openness to Experience," by Robert R. McCrae and David M. Greenberg (The Wiley Handbook of Genius, 2014).
- EXTRAS:
- Big Five Personality Inventory, by No Stupid Questions (2024).
- "David Epstein Knows Something About Almost Everything," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
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31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?
No Stupid Questions
12/13/20 • 36 min
14 Listeners
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105. Should You Give Kids an Allowance or Make Them Get Jobs?
No Stupid Questions
06/26/22 • 34 min
How do kids learn about money? What’s the big problem with education? And who made "Raiders of the Lost Ark?"
10 Listeners
9. Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone With Our Thoughts?
No Stupid Questions
07/13/20 • 33 min
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118. How Do You Keep Winter From Getting You Down?
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10/09/22 • 34 min
How should you treat Seasonal Affective Disorder? Would we all be happier if we hibernated? And why does Stephen think football fans have an easier time?
7 Listeners
119. J***s C****t, Angela, Why Are You Such a F***ing Potty-Mouth?
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10/16/22 • 37 min
What’s the purpose of profanity? Why is cursing on the rise? And will Angela finally swear off swearing?
6 Listeners
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117. What’s Wrong With Holding a Grudge?
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10/02/22 • 37 min
How do you let go of resentment? Do apologies even work? And what grievances have Stephen and Angela been nursing for years?
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132. Is It Wrong to Enjoy Yourself While the World Is Burning?
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01/29/23 • 39 min
Are things as dire as they seem? How big is your moral circle? And should Angela spend time with her kids or answer her emails?
6 Listeners
152. What’s the Worst Kind of Regret?
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07/02/23 • 32 min
Is it worse to regret something you’ve done, or something you haven’t done? What’s the upside of rejection? And which great American short-story writer convinced Angela to quit driving?
6 Listeners
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How many episodes does No Stupid Questions have?
No Stupid Questions currently has 308 episodes available.
What topics does No Stupid Questions cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on No Stupid Questions?
The episode title 'Should You Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on No Stupid Questions?
The average episode length on No Stupid Questions is 36 minutes.
How often are episodes of No Stupid Questions released?
Episodes of No Stupid Questions are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of No Stupid Questions?
The first episode of No Stupid Questions was released on Apr 24, 2020.
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