How to manage procrastination according to Margaret Atwood, how to work around your first-instinct fallacy, the upsides of imposter syndrome, the best way to avoid falling prey to the Dunning-Kruger effect, how to avoid thinking like a preacher, prosecutor, or politician so you can think like a scientist instead – and that’s just the beginning of the conversation in this episode with psychologist, podcast host, and author Adam Grant.

In the show, we discuss both his new book – Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know – and his TED Original Podcast, WorkLife, in which he interviewed Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, to learn how she deals with the constant allure of social media and streaming videos in a future where giving in to procrastination is easier than it has ever been. 

In the show, you’ll hear portions of that interview followed by a lengthy interview with Grant about his new book in this all-over-the-place, extensive exploration of how to rethink your own thinking.

Link to get a free ticket to the online event we call The Conversation Lab: https://www.mishaglouberman.com/convolab-may3

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Issued on BBE Music, “Reflections” is the new album by London-based harp player and composer Alina Bzhezhinska, alongside her HipHarpCollective.

Following up her critically acclaimed debut album “Inspiration” (Ubuntu 2018), Bzhezhinskaputs together a second long-player, collaborating with British jazz stars Tony Kofi(Saxophones), Jay Phelps (Trumpet), Julie Walkington (Double Bass) and vocalist VimalaRowe, strongly supported by international talents Mikele Montolli (Electric Bass), Joel Prime(Percussion), Adam Teixeira (Drums) and Ying Xue (Violin & Viola).

Alina creates a unique sound on the harp with layered effects and electronics, combining original works and covers to pay homage to some of jazz, funk and hip-hop’s greatest innovators. Throughout the record, she draws from a variety of influences, including the likes of Dorothy Ashby’s ‘Afro-Harping’, Alice Coltrane’s spiritual outputs, Joe Henderson’s free-form jazz experimentation, 90s Acid Jazz and Trip-Hop.

“This album is very vibrant and reflects directly on London’s multicultural community. We had so much fun making this recording – it truly built up our morale in the middle of the pandemic and I hope our fans will feel this energy too.

For ‘Reflections’ I tried to break from any stereotypes and limitations – what you hear is my own choice of sounds and influences, taken from the many mixtapes I’ve been making since I was a teenager. I put together the music I like to listen to when I am happy or sad when I feel like dancing or meditating. The tunes we play are my own reflections on what I love the most – a free spirit, courage, innovation and all the beautiful things life gives us.

I hope our music can reach people’s hearts and evoke all the spectrum of colours and emotions that only the arts can do.” – Alina Bzhezhinska

Reflections is released on double LP vinyl, limited edition CD & digital formats.

Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective - Fire

Composed by James Uhart.

Curtain call, is the story of a penguin who comes out for a final performance before her home melts.

Curtain Call

Reflector

Why do you so often fail at removing bad habits from your life?

You try to diet, to exercise, to stop smoking, to stop staying up until 2 a.m. stuck in a hamster wheel of internet diversions, and right when you seem to be doing well, right when it seems like your bad habit is dead, you lose control. It seems all too easy for one transgression, one tiny cheating bite of pizza or puff of smoke, and then it's all over. You binge, calm down, and the habit returns, reanimated and stronger than ever. 

You ask yourself, how is it possible I can be so good at so many things, so clever in so many ways, and still fail at outsmarting my own vice-ridden brain? The answer has to do with conditioning, classical like Pavlov and operant like Skinner, and a psychological phenomenon that's waiting in the future for every person who tries to twist shut the spigot of reward and pleasure - the extinction burst, and in this episode we explore how it works, why it happens, and how you can overcome it.

031 - Extinction Burst

Untitled

Sono is a jazz project that was part of my senior project for graduation from Berklee College of Music in 2006.  It features my brother on bass and friends from Portugal, Japan, Spain, and Ireland.  This was released on limited vinyl back in 2006 on Type Records. 

Sono - Hyperballad (Bjork cover)

released 26 May 2015

Words and music: Siv Jakobsen
Produced by Siv Jakobsen and Charlie Van Kirk
Mixing & Engineering: Charlie Van Kirk
Mastered by Kevin Reeves

String-arrangements and piano: Christian Li
Bass: Jared Henderson
Vln 1: Katie Kresek
Vln 2: Jesse Hanson
Viola: Rachel Golub
Cello: Yoed Nir
Percussion: Charlie Van Kirk

Recorded at Ant Food, Stadiumred Studios & Virtue & Vice, i Brooklyn NY

Assistant-engineering by Jay Marcovitz and Ben Talmi

Artwork & photography by Jørgen Nordby (jorgenordby.com)

Toxic

Composed and produced by Austin Kleyn
Free sheet music here: https://dolivian.wixsite.com/austinkleyn/string-quintets
Featuring:
Catherine Yang- Violin I
Benjamin Hellman - Violin II
Andy Lin - Viola
Philo Lee - Cello
Andrew Trombley - String Bass


Image Flickr - Jochen Spalding
https://www.flickr.com/photos/b_lumenkraft/8346163705/in/photolist-dHwgGe-dvgJsy-5CbQZb-6nxew4-8FHsZF-q9PewS-qEun99-HNmC4v-5WDHcp-bPAUC8-fX4pCB-fnwiaG-ajs7jc-5zwGm-8ATMek-re85RT-fMak78-phbcZh-7AbVLb-57KCVQ-cg7LLY-Xt97zG-77nwG3-9rArxn-2XM4kt-coSAnQ-7NbPTP-BtGJvd-8mCNGA-WUs3ue-byeXVp-pB5UTe-CQ5d1-EGEZM5-5HjxeT-RPuERH-94skx5-5pqXgk-8vu6q3-8mgwbq-p26C2k-8zh5Py-81aauP-DXBG8Z-WJhBph-7bwj7D-86owW8-AkPpv5-24zCgwA-fDeEbx

Last Leaf, arranged for string quintet (Bm S)

La Route Blanche

Dreamwaves

You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.

031 - Extinction Burst

You Are Not So Smart

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