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Everyone knows not to go grocery shopping when you are hungry because you will likely buy junk you don't need. Actually, it turns out you shouldn't do ANY kind of shopping when you are hungry. This episode begins with the reason why. http://www.womansday.com/life/work-money/default/a49921/dont-buy-anything-on-an-empty-stomach/When someone says to you "Hey, it's not rocket science, " it implies that rocket science is really hard and rock scientists are brilliant. And they probably are. So, wouldn't it be great to think like one? Former rocket scientist Ozan Varol joins me to explain how. Ozan is now a retired rocket scientist who is now a law professor and author of the book, Think Like A Rocket Scientist (https://amzn.to/2VxeHh1). Every day, a large portion of the world's population drinks coffee. Is it because coffee is so great or is that we are all just addicted to the caffeine? So how did coffee become so popular? Augustine Sedgewick has investigated the history of our love affair with coffee and he joins me to share this remarkable story. Augustine is a teacher at City University in New York , got his PhD from Harvard - and he is author of the book Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug (https://amzn.to/3b642jW). We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you. But can it also make you better looking? Listen as I discuss how eating produce can improve your attractiveness. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296758/PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!We really like The Jordan Harbinger Show! Check out https://jordanharbinger.com/start OR search for it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen! Listen to WeCrashed on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts, or the Wondery app.Check out Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you're ready, go to https://squarespace.com/SOMETHING to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.M1 Finance is a sleek, fully integrated financial platform that lets you manage your cash flow with a few taps and it's free to start. Head to https://m1finance.com/something to get started! To see the all new Lexus NX and to discover everything it was designed to do for you, visit https://Lexus.com/NXUse SheetzGo on the Sheetz app! Just open the app, scan your snacks, tap your payment method and go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You know you shouldn't go food shopping when you are hungry because you will end up buying more junk food. It turns out that when you are hungry, you shouldn't go shopping for ANYTHING - not just food. Listen as I explain why. http://www.womansday.com/life/work-money/default/a49921/dont-buy-anything-on-an-empty-stomach/You know the phrase, "It's not rocket science."? The implication of that is that rocket science is really hard and rock scientists must be really smart. And they probably are. So how can you think like one? Former rocket scientist Ozan Varol joins me to explain. Ozan is now retired from rocket science. Today he is a law professor and podcaster (his podcast is called Famous Failures) and he is author of the book, Think Like A Rocket Scientist (https://amzn.to/2VxeHh1). We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for your health and your looks. Listen as I discuss how eating produce can also make you more attractive. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296758/It's weird to think that such a huge portion of the world's population drinks coffee every day. Why is that - is it really because it tastes so good or is it just that we are hooked on the caffeine? And how did drinking coffee become so popular? Augustine Sedgewick spent a long time investigating the origins of our love affair with coffee and he joins me to share this remarkable story. Augustine is a teacher at City University in New York , got his PhD from Harvard - and he is author of the book Coffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug (https://amzn.to/3b642jW). This Week's Sponsor-AirMedCare Network.Go to www.AirMedCareNetwork.com/something and get up to a $50 gift card when you use the promo code: something Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Albert Einstein once wrote \"The world we have created today as a result of our thinking thus far has problems which cannot be solved by thinking the way we thought when we created them.\" In order to go to new places in life and work, we need to expand our thinking beyond the confines of our assumptions. But how do we do that? This week's podcast episode features Ozan Varol, who has just released a book called Think Like A Rocket Scientist. In it, he articulates several strategies for breaking through assumptive ruts and taking your work to a new level. Here are a few of my takeaways from the conversation: You Must Question Your Assumptions In the past, I've frustrated many managers and peers for my annoying tendency to ask lots of \"why?\" questions. I've never been able to simply accept the way things are, and that can be very inconvenient when you're trying to make quick progress on a project. However, this tendency has also served me well, because it's frequently allowed me to circumvent norms that are preventing others from seeing possibilities. As you think about your current situation, your work, your life goals, what you are pursuing, are there assumptions that need to be challenged? They are often guidelines that have been in place for a number of years, or industry norms that others assume are hard and fast rules. Spend a bit of time this week challenging an assumption or two, and see where your thoughts lead you. Ask \"What if...?\" Return To First Principles Over time, it's easy to get distracted with tactics and to forget what you're actually trying to do. In the interview, Ozan shared the story of Steve Martin, who challenged the very conventions of what it means to be a comedian. In traditional comedy, the comedian will create tension and then relieve it by delivering a punchline, hopefully generating a laugh. Martin, however, wasn't distracted by the tactics, and instead realized that the first principle was simply to make people laugh. He would create tension, but not relieve it with a punchline. At first, critics were apalled by his strategy, but audiences warmed up to it, and he became one of the most popular acts in the world, selling out arenas wherever he performed. What are the first principles of your work? What are you really trying to do, and how can you return to them and develop new tactics for accomplishing your goals? Have A Moonshot Right now, many people are simply focused on survival. I understand this necessity. However, I also think this is the perfect time to begin working on your personal \"moonshot\", or the idea so big that no one else would dare try to compete with you. Physicist Max Planck once said, \"At the initial stages of idea formation, the pure rationalist has no place.\" Many of the world's greatest accomplishments were met with skepticism and scorn at their inception, only to be accepted later. What is your personal moonshot? What could you aim for that seems scarily big to you, but that would completely change the trajectory of your life and work? To make progress on the other side of the pandemic, we will need to think in new ways. I hope this interview and Ozan's book will expand your perspective and grant you a renewed enthusiasm for what's possible. This episode is sponsored by Lightstream. Apply today to get a special interest rate at LightStream.com/accidental. The intro music for the AC podcast is by Joshua Seurkamp. End remix is by http://djztrip.com/ (DJ Z-Trip).

Albert Einstein once wrote \"The world we have created today as a result of our thinking thus far has problems which cannot be solved by thinking the way we thought when we created them.\" In order to go to new places in life and work, we need to expand our thinking beyond the confines of our assumptions. But how do we do that? This week's podcast episode features Ozan Varol, who has just released a book called Think Like A Rocket Scientist. In it, he articulates several strategies for breaking through assumptive ruts and taking your work to a new level. Here are a few of my takeaways from the conversation: You Must Question Your Assumptions In the past, I've frustrated many managers and peers for my annoying tendency to ask lots of \"why?\" questions. I've never been able to simply accept the way things are, and that can be very inconvenient when you're trying to make quick progress on a project. However, this tendency has also served me well, because it's frequently allowed me to circumvent norms that are preventing others from seeing possibilities. As you think about your current situation, your work, your life goals, what you are pursuing, are there assumptions that need to be challenged? They are often guidelines that have been in place for a number of years, or industry norms that others assume are hard and fast rules. Spend a bit of time this week challenging an assumption or two, and see where your thoughts lead you. Ask \"What if...?\" Return To First Principles Over time, it's easy to get distracted with tactics and to forget what you're actually trying to do. In the interview, Ozan shared the story of Steve Martin, who challenged the very conventions of what it means to be a comedian. In traditional comedy, the comedian will create tension and then relieve it by delivering a punchline, hopefully generating a laugh. Martin, however, wasn't distracted by the tactics, and instead realized that the first principle was simply to make people laugh. He would create tension, but not relieve it with a punchline. At first, critics were apalled by his strategy, but audiences warmed up to it, and he became one of the most popular acts in the world, selling out arenas wherever he performed. What are the first principles of your work? What are you really trying to do, and how can you return to them and develop new tactics for accomplishing your goals? Have A Moonshot Right now, many people are simply focused on survival. I understand this necessity. However, I also think this is the perfect time to begin working on your personal \"moonshot\", or the idea so big that no one else would dare try to compete with you. Physicist Max Planck once said, \"At the initial stages of idea formation, the pure rationalist has no place.\" Many of the world's greatest accomplishments were met with skepticism and scorn at their inception, only to be accepted later. What is your personal moonshot? What could you aim for that seems scarily big to you, but that would completely change the trajectory of your life and work? To make progress on the other side of the pandemic, we will need to think in new ways. I hope this interview and Ozan's book will expand your perspective and grant you a renewed enthusiasm for what's possible. This episode is sponsored by Lightstream. Apply today to get a special interest rate at LightStream.com/accidental. The intro music for the AC podcast is by Joshua Seurkamp. End remix is by http://djztrip.com/ (DJ Z-Trip).

Albert Einstein once wrote \"The world we have created today as a result of our thinking thus far has problems which cannot be solved by thinking the way we thought when we created them.\" In order to go to new places in life and work, we need to expand our thinking beyond the confines of our assumptions. But how do we do that? This week's podcast episode features Ozan Varol, who has just released a book called Think Like A Rocket Scientist. In it, he articulates several strategies for breaking through assumptive ruts and taking your work to a new level. Here are a few of my takeaways from the conversation: You Must Question Your Assumptions In the past, I've frustrated many managers and peers for my annoying tendency to ask lots of \"why?\" questions. I've never been able to simply accept the way things are, and that can be very inconvenient when you're trying to make quick progress on a project. However, this tendency has also served me well, because it's frequently allowed me to circumvent norms that are preventing others from seeing possibilities. As you think about your current situation, your work, your life goals, what you are pursuing, are there assumptions that need to be challenged? They are often guidelines that have been in place for a number of years, or industry norms that others assume are hard and fast rules. Spend a bit of time this week challenging an assumption or two, and see where your thoughts lead you. Ask \"What if...?\" Return To First Principles Over time, it's easy to get distracted with tactics and to forget what you're actually trying to do. In the interview, Ozan shared the story of Steve Martin, who challenged the very conventions of what it means to be a comedian. In traditional comedy, the comedian will create tension and then relieve it by delivering a punchline, hopefully generating a laugh. Martin, however, wasn't distracted by the tactics, and instead realized that the first principle was simply to make people laugh. He would create tension, but not relieve it with a punchline. At first, critics were apalled by his strategy, but audiences warmed up to it, and he became one of the most popular acts in the world, selling out arenas wherever he performed. What are the first principles of your work? What are you really trying to do, and how can you return to them and develop new tactics for accomplishing your goals? Have A Moonshot Right now, many people are simply focused on survival. I understand this necessity. However, I also think this is the perfect time to begin working on your personal \"moonshot\", or the idea so big that no one else would dare try to compete with you. Physicist Max Planck once said, \"At the initial stages of idea formation, the pure rationalist has no place.\" Many of the world's greatest accomplishments were met with skepticism and scorn at their inception, only to be accepted later. What is your personal moonshot? What could you aim for that seems scarily big to you, but that would completely change the trajectory of your life and work? To make progress on the other side of the pandemic, we will need to think in new ways. I hope this interview and Ozan's book will expand your perspective and grant you a renewed enthusiasm for what's possible. This episode is sponsored by Lightstream. Apply today to get a special interest rate at LightStream.com/accidental. The intro music for the AC podcast is by Joshua Seurkamp. End remix is by http://djztrip.com/ (DJ Z-Trip).