Embracing Boredom for Creativity

Ozan Varol discusses how to make giant leaps in your career by thinking like a rocket scientist.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How success can hinder growth—and what to do about it.

2) How to turn worrying into productive preparation.

3) How rocket scientists see and use failure.

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— ABOUT OZAN —

Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author. He served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project, and later pivoted and became a law professor.

He’s the author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life. The book is # 1 on Adam Grant’s list of top 20 books of 2020. The book was named a “must read” by Susan Cain, “endlessly fascinating” by Daniel Pink, and “bursting with practical insights” by Adam Grant.

• Ozan’s book: Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

• Ozan’s podcast: Famous Failures

• Ozan’s website: RocketScienceBook.com

• Ozan’s newsletter: WeeklyContrarian.com

• Get bonus videos by emailing your receipt to Rocket@OzanVarol.com by April 30!

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Readwise

• Tool: Instapaper

• Book: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

• Book: Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan

• Past Episode: 072: Unleashing Simplicity with Lisa Bodell

• Past Episode: 176: How to Prevent Terrible Decisions using Red Team Thinking with Bryce Hoffman

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