Andrew Horn: Finding Your Grain of Truth Through Service and Emotional Mastery

April Rinne: Thriving Through Change After Losing Both Parents at 20

After losing both parents in a car accident at age 20, April Rinne developed a framework for navigating constant change that became her book Flux. She discusses the eight superpowers for thriving in uncertainty—including running slower, seeing what is invisible, and letting go of the future—drawing from her work as a futurist and her deeply personal experience with loss. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Anna Lembke: Why Your Brain Mistakes Instagram for Heroin

Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the neuroscience of dopamine and why our brains respond to social media the same way they respond to drugs. Drawing from her book Dopamine Nation, she shares how a dopamine fast can reset reward pathways and why the solution requires both individual discipline and systemic change. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Andy Molinsky: The Three Cs That Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

Brandeis professor Andy Molinsky breaks down the psychology of why we avoid challenging situations and shares his research-backed framework for pushing past fear. He discusses conviction, customization, and clarity as the keys to taking leaps that feel impossible. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Andrew Horn: Finding Your Grain of Truth Through Service and Emotional Mastery

Andrew Horn shares his journey from nightclub promoter to founder of Tribute and The Junto mens group. He discusses how a pivotal conversation with his father about pride led him to discover purpose through service, and explores how appreciation and emotional vulnerability create meaningful human connection. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Amy Edmondson: The Science of Failing Well and Why We Avoid Learning From Mistakes

Harvard professor Amy Edmondson breaks down the three types of failure—intelligent, basic, and complex—and why most of us never learn from them. She explores why kids lose their natural curiosity about failure as they grow up, how to design experiments that generate useful failures, and the systems thinking required to prevent cascading disasters. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.