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You can be the person everyone relies on—and still feel invisible. In The Mattering Effect: Creating a Life of Meaning and Worth, John R. Miles explores the gap between being useful and feeling genuinely valued, asking what helps us show up as people rather than walking to-do lists. But being seen also means knowing who you are beyond the group. In The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion, Luke Burgis examines how our tribes shape our desires and beliefs—and how to belong without surrendering our own voice. Together, they ask: Can we build connection without disappearing into it?⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when you use code PODCAST at⁠ ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ ✉️ Get big ideas in your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe at⁠ ⁠bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ Sponsored By: Notion — Learn more about how Notion can support your business, at ⁠notion.com/daily⁠ Skylight — Families are better when they're working together. Go to ⁠myskylight.com/daily ⁠for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar Shopify — Nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at ⁠shopify.com/daily⁠ Quince — Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to ⁠quince.com/nbid⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns

When you picture the very rich, do you see a tech billionaire—or the owner of your local car dealership? In The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There, economists Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick explore the surprisingly ordinary businesses behind extraordinary American fortunes. Then, in As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West, historian Guido Alfani takes the longer view: how have wealthy people justified their place in society, and what happens when their communities need help? From Main Street to the Medicis, we’re asking how fortunes are built—and what wealth buys beyond a bigger house.⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when you use code PODCAST at⁠ ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ ✉️ Get big ideas in your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe at⁠ ⁠bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ Sponsored By: Notion — Learn more about how Notion can support your business, at ⁠notion.com/daily⁠ Skylight — Families are better when they're working together. Go to ⁠myskylight.com/daily ⁠for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar Shopify — Nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at ⁠shopify.com/daily⁠ Quince — Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to ⁠quince.com/nbid⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns

The right words can open doors—but the best negotiators know that language works only when it creates genuine connection. In Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way, Wharton professor Jonah Berger explains how subtle shifts in language can make us more persuasive, creative, and confident.⁠⁠ Then Mori Taheripour, author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly, argues that successful negotiation begins with self-knowledge, empathy, and presence.⁠⁠ Together, they reveal how to communicate more effectively without pretending to be someone you’re not. 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when you use code PODCAST at⁠ ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ ✉️ Get big ideas in your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe at⁠ ⁠bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ Sponsored By: Notion — Learn more about how Notion can support your business, at ⁠notion.com/daily⁠ Skylight — Families are better when they're working together. Go to ⁠myskylight.com/daily ⁠for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar Shopify — Nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at ⁠shopify.com/daily⁠ Quince — Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to ⁠quince.com/nbid⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns

What would happen if you stopped rushing, paid closer attention, and let yourself take up a little more space? In Alex Durand and Tom Carles’s Pardon Our French: The Parisian Way to a Happier Life, the French art of living offers lessons in curiosity, unhurried pleasure, and quality over quantity.⁠⁠ Then Jack Parlett’s Flamboyance: The Power of Living Boldly reclaims flamboyance as a force of imagination, passion, resistance, and freedom.⁠⁠ Together, these books make the case for a life that’s both more attentive and more expressive—one where happiness isn’t postponed until the next achievement, and burning brightly isn’t something you need to apologize for. 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when you use code PODCAST at⁠ ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ ✉️ Get big ideas in your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe at⁠ ⁠bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ Sponsored By: Notion — Learn more about how Notion can support your business, at ⁠notion.com/daily⁠ Skylight — Families are better when they're working together. Go to ⁠myskylight.com/daily ⁠for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar Shopify — Nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at ⁠shopify.com/daily⁠ Quince — Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to ⁠quince.com/nbid⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns

What does it take to stay reasonable when politics rewards contempt? Utah Governor Spencer Cox, author of Off Ramp: How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt, argues that disagreement isn’t the real threat—treating opponents as enemies is. Then, Stanford philosopher Krista Lawlor, author of Being Reasonable: The Case for a Misunderstood Virtue, asks us to rethink reasonableness itself: not as cold logic, but as the ability to see what matters and respond accordingly. Together, they offer a practical and philosophical guide to navigating conflict without surrendering conviction—and suggest that the way out of polarization begins with curiosity, proportion, and choosing relationships over the thrill of being right.⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when you use code PODCAST at⁠ ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ ✉️ Get big ideas in your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe at⁠ ⁠bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ Sponsored By: Notion — Learn more about how Notion can support your business, at ⁠notion.com/daily⁠ Skylight — Families are better when they're working together. Go to ⁠myskylight.com/daily ⁠for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar Shopify — Nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at ⁠shopify.com/daily⁠ Quince — Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to ⁠quince.com/nbid⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns