Archive - Book of the Day from The Next Big Idea Club

This Week: Genius is Not What You Think It Is

A rundown of some of the surprisingly smart ideas we came across this week.

Jul 11 •

Who Designed Design?

Once just a word, now a worldview—how a 20th-century invention came to shape everything from your phone to your future.

Jul 10 •

Ambition is a Trap. Here's How to Get Out.

To get what you want out of life, you don't need to do more, but to become more yourself.

Jul 9 •

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Magic Is Real—And It’s Living in Your Computer

How code became the most powerful spell humans have ever cast.

Jul 8 •

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Samuel Arbesman

Your Life Plan Fell Apart. Now What?

5 big ideas for navigating life’s toughest transitions

Jul 7 •

Things I Want to Tell My Children (But Don’t)

A July 4th reflection on restraint, fatherhood, and the best advice from a digital-age sage

Jul 6 •

10 Must-Read Books for Your Independence Day Weekend

From Ben Franklin to Taylor Swift, hot dogs to Hollywood, here's what makes America great.

Jul 5 •

Panio Gianopoulos

This Week: Enthusiasm is Worth 25 IQ Points

Celebrate intellectual independence this weekend with ideas that can set off fireworks.

Jul 4 •

This One Learning Mistake Is Wasting Your Time (and You Don’t Even Know You’re Doing It)

In a world of unlimited knowledge, the secret to actually getting ahead might be learning less.

Jul 3 •

Your Brain Is Broken. So Why Can't Anyone Fix It?

Antidepressants we don't understand. Cures that never arrive. One neuroscientist blows the whistle on a mental health system that's stuck—and she’s got…

Jul 2 •

Ideas Are Easy. What Comes Next Can Be Brutal.

A startup manual that tackles the messy, emotional, high-stakes work of turning vision into reality.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Your Brain on Revenge: Why Getting Even Feels So Good—and Hurts So Much

The deadly addiction driving violence and outrage culture—and what to do about it

Jun 30 •

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