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261 The Best of Season 15

THE SHOW Behind the Brilliance wraps its latest season with breakthrough insights from Harvard happiness professor Tal Ben-Shahar, clinical psychologist Ellen Hendriksen, mortality expert Jodi Wellman, SparkToro CEO Rand Fishkin, serial entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau, and wildlife biologist Rae Wynn-Grant, among…
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260 Chris Guillebeau

THE SHOW Chris Guillebeau, bestselling author of nine books including The Art of Non-Conformity and his latest Time Anxiety, unpacked big ideas that solve the modern epidemic of feeling simultaneously rushed and directionless. He reveals how our optimization culture created…
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256 Jodi Wellman

THE SHOW Most of us are running on autopilot, checking boxes, chasing goals, and pushing toward some imagined finish line without stopping to ask if this is how we really want to spend our lives. In this conversation, Jodi Wellman,…
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255 Elaine Pofeldt

THE SHOW Elaine Pofeldt, former Fortune Small Business editor, uncovered a hidden economy of one-person businesses quietly earning 7 figures and spent years interviewing the entrepreneurs behind them. In this conversation, she reveals the surprising industries dominating this space, why…
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Ellen Hendriksen

251 Dr. Ellen Hendriksen

THE SHOW  Dr. Ellen Hendriksen, clinical psychologist and author of How to Be Enough, joins the show to explore the nuances of perfectionism—from its seductive productivity perks to its hidden emotional costs. She shares her own journey from high-achieving student…
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249 Kevin Kelly

THE SHOW Kevin Kelly is a modern creative pioneer. He was a polymath before it was cool. His career as a writer, founder, photographer, and editor extends across industries and continents. A world traveler and lifelong learner, Kevin’s ideas such…
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245 Simone Stolzoff

THE SHOW Simone Stolzoff is a designer, and workplace expert who is the former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and…
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229 Chris Hutchins

THE SHOW Chris Hutchins has lived many lives in his short time on earth. From startup experiments to traveling the world for 8 months to using hacks to optimize his life, Chris’ open mind and willingness to learn has taken…
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227 Justin Welsh

THE SHOW What would inspire you to reach the peak in your career then decide to scale a different mountain? Burnout. Justin Welsh went from making it rain at tech startups to going out on his own as a consultant….
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