How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1051: Channeling Optimism as a Superpower with Sumit Paul-Choudhury
Sumit Paul-Choudhury shares the science behind optimism and why it gives people an advantage in the long term.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The case for optimism
2) How to train your brain to become an optimist
3) How to direct your optimism to where you need it most
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— ABOUT SUMIT —
Sumit Paul-Choudhury writes, thinks, and dreams about science, technology, and the future. A former Editor-in-Chief of New Scientist, he trained as an astrophysicist, has worked as a financial journalist, and, at the London Business School, received a Sloan Fellowship in strategy and leadership. Currently, he devotes most of his time to his creative studio Alternity, which puts the ideas in this book into scientific and artistic practice. He lives and works in London.
• Book: The Bright Side: How Optimists Change the World, and How You Can Be One
• LinkedIn: Sumit Paul-Choudhury
• Website: Alternity.com
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• App: Roam Research
• Book: Candide by Voltaire
• Past episode: 992: How to Break Free from Cynicism and Reclaim Hope with Jamil Zaki
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