Episodes

Different people have different ideas about the world we live in, but few will deny that our world is very prosperous. What led to this prosperity? According to the author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, the answer is ...

How can we increase opportunities for businesses to succeed in the market and build a company that continuously makes profit? This book will reveal that a business model without customer validation is only a series of hypothe...

A Beautiful Mind recounts the life of Nobel Laureate economist John Forbes Nash. The movie, adapted from the eponymous book, achieved massive popularity, taking home Best Picture in the 74th Academy Awards. Up until the age o...

For decades, the definitions and treatments of mental illness exported by the United States have become international standards, and the result is a gradual flattening and homogenizing of the landscape of the human psyche aro...

This book takes us on a freediving journey down the ocean. You won't drown, because the so-called "master switch of life” will turn on, enabling you to push, while recognizing the limits of your body. You will swim with shark...

Usually, the gut isn't well-liked, but the author points out that it is a super organ often neglected due to its “geographical location.” It is both proud and temperamental; it can both sustain and take lives; it can boost th...

Toddlers. The behavior of these 1-3 years old’s is often hard to understand. They cry, scream, throw things about, and strike out at the people around them. Are children at this age evil? Of course not! Children at this age a...

We have entered an era of unprecedented entrepreneurial renaissance, but the success rate of today’s startups is very low due to the absence of effective management. How to improve a startup’s chances of success has become an...

When people bring up Steve Jobs in conversation, we all know that he was the founder of Apple and a business wizard who is revered as a genius. In addition, Jobs was also a masterful public speaker. This book thoroughly analy...

Most of us are probably a little scared when we hear the word “virus”. After all, viruses are responsible for the loss of countless lives throughout human history. But did you know that there is also a good side to these viru...

This book is a comprehensive first-hand research conducted on America’s millionaires. The authors explain simple spending and saving habits to attain financial independence. They debunk the myths about the millionaire lifesty...

Manchester United, the top team of the English Premier League, has been thriving for decades and shown a high level of competitiveness. What has Manchester United done to achieve such success? When answering this question, it...

Many people feel intimidated by economics. They don’t have to. This book abandons the sophisticated equations, graphs, and jargons, but instead explains the most fundamental economic concepts in plain language. Economics anal...

Have you ever been tempted by a wildly boastful advertisement to buy a product, only to find that it is not as good as you were promised? Do you often feel irritated and blame another party or person because of media reports,...

In the eyes of the world, Audrey Hepburn's beauty and grace made her truly worthy of being seen as one of Hollywood's brightest stars. But in the eyes of her son Sean, she was best known for her role as his mother. Written fr...

When living with children, many parents may unconsciously make the following common mistake, they have difficulty telling the difference between their responsibili-ties and their child's responsibilities. Over time, they may ...

You want to make more money but don’t know where to start. You want to save a relationship but don’t know what to do. You made a weight loss plan, but it ended in failure. Why is it so hard to make a change? And why is it als...

When you relish design’s convenience in your life, do you ever stop to question the meaning of design? When a beautifully designed object activates all your five senses, do you ever consider if design has any limits? In this ...

The protagonist of this book, Tara Westover, didn’t attend school until the age of seventeen. When she was finally given the chance, she pursued learning with an unusual determination. She went to college at Brigham Young Uni...

If you want your enterprise to go farther, you should not be satisfied with being “good” but should make continuous efforts to achieve “greatness”, so that your company can be more dynamic, more competitive, and last for a re...

Invariably, life presents us with many choices, ranging from what do we have for dinner to where to invest our savings. Each alternative has the potential to bring about significant change. But people often make wrong decisio...

This book is a “novel-style biography” written by American financial journalist Edwin LeFevre. It’s based on the first-person account of the life story of Jesse Livermore, once known as "The Boy Plunger.” Livermore was in his...

Among all countries, Japan has the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants, making it a mecca for diners worldwide. Its numerous small independent restaurants are places of constant innovation. Ingredients underpin Jap...

Certain skills are very important for a child. Namely, how to deal with difficult feelings, get along with other people, and concentrate. After ten or perhaps twenty years, the knowledge they acquired at a young age may be ou...