We're breaking down what narcissism actually looks like in real life. The real-world version of a Narcissist you've probably already bumped into, what a study of 436 people living with as narcissist found, and three practical strategies to protect your time, your energy, and your sanity when you have to deal with a Narcissist.

STUDY CITATIONS

Day, N.J.S., Townsend, M.L., & Grenyer, B.F.S. (2020). Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 7, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-020-00132-8

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We're covering the Socratic Method, a 2,500-year-old questioning technique that is one of the most underused decision making tools in the modern workplace.

We explain what the Socratic Method is, walk through the research showing why the Socratic Method works, and give you three ways to start using it today to sharpen your thinking, protect your time and make better decisions.

STUDY CITATION

Peterson, E. (2009). "Socratic Problem-Solving in the Business World." American Journal of Business Education, 2(5), 101–108.

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We're breaking down verbal and behavioral mirroring, what mirroring is, the science that proves mirroring works, and three ways to use mirroring in your next conversation, whether that's a negotiation at work, a difficult conversation at home, or any moment where the other person needs to feel genuinely heard before they'll let you in.

STUDY CITATIONS

• Maddux, W.W., Mullen, E., & Galinsky, A.D. (2008). Chameleons Bake Bigger Pies and Take Bigger Pieces: Strategic Behavioral Mimicry Facilitates Negotiation Outcomes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(2), 461–468.
• Van Baaren, R.B., Holland, R.W., Steenaert, B., & van Knippenberg, A. (2003). Mimicry for Money: Behavioral Consequences of Imitation. Journal of Experimental

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Today, we're covering the single biggest reason AI projects fail, back it up with research, and arm you with 5 questions, developed by AI strategist and Former head of Google Strategy, Chris Hood, that every team should aim to answer before their next AI deployment.

Get these questions right, and you and your company will be in the elite 5% that actually get an ROI from from their AI investment.

STUDY CITATION:

The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025", MIT Project NANDA (Networked Agents and Decentralized Architecture). Authors: Aditya Challapally, Chris Pease, Ramesh Raskar, Pradyumna Chari. Published July 2025. Research based on 52 structured interviews, a systematic review of 300+ publicly disclosed AI initiatives, and survey responses from 153 senior leaders.

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Today we're covering what the research says about sexual frequency and your mental and emotional performance, whether the George Costanza "no sex makes you smarter" theory holds up, and three practical takeaways from the research you can use optimize how many times a week you have sex to reach your peak performance.

STUDY CITATIONS

• Muise, A., Schimmack, U., & Impett, E. A. (2016). Sexual frequency predicts greater well-being, but more is not always better. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(4), 295–302.
• Wright, H., Jenks, R. A., & Demeyere, N. (2019). Frequent sexual activity predicts specific cognitive abilities in older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(1), 47–51.

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We're covering what a 32-hour workweek looks like in practice, why the research says the 32-hour workweek works, and a 3-step standard operating procedure (SOP) to start compressing your week without dropping anything that matters.

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Microsoft Japan, "Work-Life Choice Challenge 2019 Summer" (August 2019). Reported across: NPR, CNN, CNBC, Washington Post, and the World Economic Forum. Productivity measured by sales per employee rose 39.9% compared to August 2018, while the company capped meetings at 30 minutes and closed offices every Friday.

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Today we're covering three of the best: Oura, WHOOP, and Garmin. We'll explain what each one tracks, look at what the research says about consistent monitoring, and give you three tips for using the data to protect your energy and your productivity.

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Wearing WHOOP More Frequently Is Associated with Better Biometrics and Healthier Sleep and Activity Patterns." Published in PLOS ONE (2025). PMC12030945. Dataset: ~1 million days of longitudinal data from 11,914 WHOOP subscribers.

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Today we're breaking down the Fogg Behavior Model, what it is, the surprisingly simple formula behind it, and three tips you can use to start building habits that actually stick.

I'll also tell you why the graph behind this model is one of the most useful things I've ever seen, and I say that as someone who completed BJ Fogg's Behavior Design Boot Camp and earned the certification of an Expert Tiny Habits Coach from Dr. Fogg himself.

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• Anza, H., et al. (2025). "Behavioral science meets public health: a scoping review of the Fogg behavior model in behavior change interventions." BMC Public Health.
• Fogg, B.J. (2009). "A Behavior Model for Persuasive Design." Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology. ACM.
• Fogg, B.J. (2020). Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
• Fogg Behavior Model one-pager (free download): behaviormodel.org

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