Resilience

Resilience

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This class, featuring insights from experts like Amy Cuddy and Sylvia Ann Hewlett, explores the concept of presence in communication and leadership, offering strategies to enhance executive presence, build confidence, and effectively manage performance anxiety for professional success.
Book cover of "Disrupt Everything and Win" by James Patterson and Patrick Leddin, PhD, featuring a striking yellow background with bold black and white text, stylized burst lines, and the unmistakable style of James Patterson.
Trailblazing isn’t limited to the executive suite: Cultures of disruption happen when people at every level step up to lead change.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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2mins
A physician, a psychologist, and a mindfulness teacher explain what stress does to your body and mind, and how to use it to get smarter and stronger.
Unlikely Collaborators
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1hr 2mins
“There's research showing that people who are curious, who ask questions, are not just happier, they're not just more successful, they also live longer.”
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Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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3mins
Humans have always had religion. What does this say about our minds? Reza Aslan PhD, Lisa Miller PhD, and Rob Bell MDiv explain.
Unlikely Collaborators
Two men in suits sit side by side, each holding a white cup and saucer, with only their torsos and hands visible—one could easily imagine Aaron Hurst sharing a thoughtful conversation over coffee.
Social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst explains why the decline of social connection is the greatest challenge of our time — and offers a roadmap for restoration.
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Why talent alone isn’t enough to achieve your goals.
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The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.
A person sits behind bars at a desk with a computer in a dimly lit setting, suggesting restriction or confinement.
7mins
“The simplest, most powerful way to reinforce work, not jobs, is to ask people to do something different.”
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1hr 3mins
“The public really doesn't realize that they are much closer to CIA spies than they think they are.”
A collage featuring an open book, a light source, and images of the moon captures post-AI wisdom, with the title "The Night Crawler" at the top.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Book cover of "The Generalist Advantage" by Mansoor Soomro, PhD, featuring a circular diagram of four generalist types—Ultra, Domain, Hybrid, and Skill Generalist—highlighting the unique generalist superpowers each type offers.
From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Living longer is only half the equation. Here’s how to stay healthier for more of those years.
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8mins
Rediscovering competition in an unexpected place helped her rewrite what was possible — and go on to win gold.
Unlikely Collaborators
A collage featuring a subway train, a person in elaborate costume, stylized crows, and the text "The Nightcrawler" on a dark grid background explores the myth of leadership in an urban landscape.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.
A worker in protective gear operates machinery in an industrial facility, with a partial overlay of solar panels and geometric patterns above—hinting at the innovative spirit found in stellar societies.
The cofounders of think tank RethinkX are convinced that humanity is undergoing civilizational phase change.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The U.S. Capitol building is shown with large red tape strips crossed over it against a blue sky, symbolizing restriction or a government shutdown.
7mins
"I'd prefer to think about a different axis, which is, should government be more or less effective? Should government work faster or slower?"
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“It is natural to want to avoid failure. But when we avoid failure, we also avoid discovery and accomplishment."
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18mins
“The fear of panic has killed more people than most disasters themselves.”
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10mins
“The voice in your head is not you. You are listening to that voice. It’s a heckler, trying to make you feel bad.”
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Curiosity is often considered a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.