574: Sally Hogshead | How to Fascinate

Harvard Business School professor Leslie John joins AJ and Johnny to unpack why we systematically get vulnerability wrong. We obsess over the risks of sharing and ignore the cost of staying silent. From dating profiles and first impressions to leadership, feedback, and negotiatio ...  Show more

If networking feels exhausting, you’re doing it wrong. AJ and Johnny break down new research showing that closeness doesn’t require deep conversations — it requires brief, real exchanges. A 2025 Heliyon study found that even under-five-minute interactive chats significantly incre ...  Show more

We tend to think we’re smart, rational beings, making good choices based on clear information. In truth, we’re anything but. We are pretty much walking, talking bundles of delusion and bias, much of it utterly hidden from our consciousness, by no one other than our subconsciou ...

During the holiday season, you likely use a lot of power strips to plug in lights and decorations. This episode begins with some advice about what NEVER to plug in to a power strip for the safety of everyone in your home. And you will probably be surprised by what you hear. https ...  Show more

Back when grocery stores started charging for new plastic bags, there was a concern that using reusable grocery bags could be dangerous because of the germs and bacteria that accumulate in those bags when you use them over and over again. You don’t hear so much about this concern ...  Show more

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">PART THREE of the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to get what y ...