The Next Big Idea Daily

Do effortful fun before effortless fun. But what's the difference? Laura explains in today's mini master class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To renew your spirits, Laura says you need to take some time for yourself.---Download the Next Big Idea app and listen to hundreds of the world's bestselling authors summarize their books in just 12 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know what you need? An adventure. That's right. You don't have to wait until your next vacation. You can — and should — make it a habit to do surprising, novel things on the reg. And, yes, we know you're thinking: "How can I fit that in with everything else I have going on?" Don't worry. Laura Vanderkam has a simple solution for making adventures of all sizes part of your routine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In "Tranquility by Tuesday," time management guru Laura Vanderkam shares tools you can use to finally make time for the activities you love. But before you can do that, you need to get a good night's sleep. Today, Laura explains how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All good things must come to an end. It's our last day with Mónica Guzmán, journalist, political de-polarizer, and author of "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times." This week, she's been our anti-debate coach, teaching us how to have tough talks about thorny topics that don't end in fisticuffs. In her final chat with Michael, she says that once you've built a bridge that connects you to someone on the other side of the ideological divide, you should do everything you can not to burn it.• Have you heard about The Next Big Idea app? It has hundreds of non-fiction book summaries (written and read by the authors themselves), dozens of e-courses (with folks like Dan Pink and Susan Cain), ad-free episodes of this show, and invitations to live author Q&As. Download it today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the most powerful question you can ask in a politically charged conversation? "How did you come to believe that?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The paths we walk to our views are rich and long,” Mónica Guzmán says in today’s episode, “and it is not very likely that one meme or mic drop point is going to change someone else’s mind.” So what will? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I don’t understand this person!” You know you’ve thought it. About the uncle or neighbor or co-worker whose worldview is diametrically opposed to your own. But what would happen if you checked your bewildered outrage and tried curiosity instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, award-winning journalist Mónica Guzmán stops by to teach us how to cross the political divide, find common ground, and learn from people whose worldviews radically differ from our own.Mónica's new book is "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times."(Have you checked out our app? It's loaded up with hundreds of book summaries read by the authors themselves. Download it here!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alright, it's time to wrap up Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's five-part master class based on his book "Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life." Today, Seth explains what the data says about finding happiness.• Our newsletter comes out today. Sign up now!• Download The Next Big Idea app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices