Tom Rath: 3/15/16

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Tom Rath is a New York Times bestselling author and researcher best known for his books Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes and Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life. On the show, Tom shares a few tips about how to make better micro-decisions (7:00) and how to teach kids better social and behavioral dynamics (17:00). Plus, Brian and Tom discuss the work of Adam Grant and why doing things for others is often our best motivator (21:00). Tom also talks about the difference between finding happiness and finding meaning (31:00) and shares his thoughts about people pursuing their passions and how we can change employee to employer relationships to encourage people to find meaningful work (41:00). 

You can watch Tom’s documentary, Fully Charged, by clicking here. 

Topics mentioned:
Fully Charged by Tom Rath
Fully Charged Documentary*
Eat Move Sleep* by Tom Rath
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Give and Take by Adam Grant
Originals by Adam Grant

People mentioned:
Tom Rath
Brian Wansink
Nicholas Christakis
James Altucher
James Fowler
Amy Wrzesniewski

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