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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>Gladwell On: the importance of flow states, why people should have a lifelong pursuit or practice, and how he personally relaxes.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Malcolm Gladwell is the president and co-founder of the podcasting network <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pushkin Industries</a>, and the author of six New York Times bestselling books including <a href= "https://www.gladwellbooks.com/titles/malcolm-gladwell/the-tipping-point/9780316316965/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Tipping Point</em></a><em>,</em> <a href= "https://www.gladwellbooks.com/titles/malcolm-gladwell/blink/9780316172325/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><em>Blink</em></a><em>,</em> <a href= "https://www.gladwellbooks.com/titles/malcolm-gladwell/outliers/9780316040341/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><em>Outliers</em></a><em>,</em> <a href= "https://www.gladwellbooks.com/titles/malcolm-gladwell/david-and-goliath/9780316204361/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>David and Goliath</em></a>, and <a href= "https://www.gladwellbooks.com/titles/malcolm-gladwell/talking-to-strangers/9780316478526/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Talking to Strangers</em></a>. He's also the host of the Pushkin podcast <a href= "https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history#episodes" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Revisionist History</em></a>. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thewilbur.com/armory/artist/dan-harris/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>https://thewilbur.com/armory/artist/dan-harris/</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>For tickets to TPH's live and live streamed event in Colorado on November 3:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.milehichurch.org/calendar/10-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>https://www.milehichurch.org/calendar/10-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Do you have a favorite episode of TPH? We want to hear about it!</strong></p> <p><strong>Here's how you can help us uncover these hidden gems.</strong></p> <ol> <li>Call <strong>+1 508-656-0540</strong></li> <li>Tell us your name and favorite episode</li> <li>And, in a couple of sentences, tell us why this episode hit home for you</li> </ol> <p><strong>Do this and your episode and story may be part of our Deep Cuts feature</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about: </strong></p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>The backlash Malcolm faced from his work from home comments </li> <li>Pushing the noise aside when it comes to social media </li> <li>Lessons in kindness from a recent <em>Revisionist History</em> episode</li> <li>The importance of flow states</li> <li>How he personally relaxes </li> <li>Why people should have a lifelong pursuit or practice</li> <li>What he thinks now about his famous 10,000 hours argument</li> <li>Why we need to engage and investigate the views of others to be morally alert as human beings</li> <li>And his biggest journalistic mistake</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><em>Content Warning: Brief mention of eating disorders. </em></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.</a><a href= "http://tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/joseph-goldstein-598" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/</a><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/malcolm-gladwell-486-rerun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">/malcolm-gladwell-rerun</a></p> <p><br /></p>
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