Episode 287 – Writing and happiness with Megan Hayes

Episode 287 - Writing and happiness with Megan Hayes

‘The individual is a research project, every time we try something new we’re being a kind of scientist in our own life.’ Megan Hayes studied the links between writing and happiness, and the first thing she discovered is that it’s both more powerful and more complex than we think. Yes,…

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Episode 131 – An Unforgettable Launch with Michael Brown

Episode 131 - An Unforgettable Launch with Michael Brown

This is a very special episode for lots of reasons. Firstly because it’s shorter than usual. Secondly because much of it was recorded live at one of the most memorable book launches I’ve ever attended. Thirdly because Michael Brown, the author of My Job Isn’t Working: 10 proven ways to…

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Episode 129 – Happy Money with Elizabeth Dunn

Episode 129 - Happy Money with Elizabeth Dunn

Money can’t buy you happiness – unless you’re smart about it. Dr Elizabeth Dunn reveals the surprising ways in which money CAN make us happier, and also why it so often fails to do so. Along the way we discuss the importance of getting rid of the long words, even…

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Episode 93 – Christmas Special 2017

Episode 93 - Christmas Special 2017

Pour a glass of sherry, munch on a mince pie, and put your feet up with a few of my absolute favourite moments EVER from the Extraordinary Business Book Club. On happiness – Andy Cope’s epiphany in the queue in Tesco’s on Christmas Eve. On messiness – Tim Harford explains…

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Episode 33 – The Footbath of Academia with Andy Cope

You know those business book authors who tell you, ‘Dip in and out, read this book any way you choose’? Andy Cope, founder of Art of Brilliance and author of The Little Book of Emotional Intelligence, is not one of them. “I specifically set this book out so it starts…

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