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Smart Skills
Why your attention keeps slipping away (and how to get it back)
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
Danny Kenny
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Business
The David Senra interview: “Use history as a form of leverage”
The host of the Founders podcast joins Big Think for a chat about success, obsession, business genius, human nature, and more.
Tim Brinkhof
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Big Think+
4 requirements for high performance
Why talent alone isn’t enough to achieve your goals.
Josh Browning
Book cover of "Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader" by Martin Dubin, featuring the word "blindspotting" and “an excerpt from” on a purple background.
Business
How McClelland’s 3 universal motives can illuminate your blindspots
You might love your leadership role and inspire fierce loyalty — but what if that comes at the expense of a disastrous balance sheet? Here’s a way forward.
Martin Dubin
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Smart Skills
How to escape the “dopamine crash loop” and rewire your curiosity
Stuck on a hamster wheel of mindless social media scrolling? Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to consciously redirect your reward system.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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Mini Philosophy
The Tree of Kink: What science teaches us about fetish clusters
How deep is your kink?
Jonny Thomson
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