Art of Productivity, Momentum Isn't Magic, Healthy Controversy
The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 93
- Apr 20, 2017 6:00 am
- 2:26:40 mins
The Art of Productivity: Your Competitive Edge (17:12) Jim Stovall has enjoyed success as an author, athlete, investment broker, and entrepreneur while dealing with the challenge of blindness. During his remarkable life, Jim has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, as well as the author of more than 30 books. Jim Stovall, the author of The Art of Productivity, extends the challenge to give yourself an honest assessment of where you are in life, and ask yourself, “Are you where you want to be?” Jim discusses his suggestions on how we can live a life of a more productive and successful individual. Joshua Miller and Adam Sanjurjo - Momentum Isn't Magic (1:06:31) Joshua Miller is an Affiliate at IGIER and Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences at Bocconi University. Adam Sanjurjo is an Assistant Professor of Economics, Universidad de Alicante in Spain. His research interests are Microeconomic Theory, Cognitive/Behavioral, and Experimental Economics. With the conclusion of the NCAA basketball tournament and the beginning of the NBA playoffs, teams are experiencing "magic moments" where hours of practice meet opportunity creating game winning shots or dominating performances. Nearly every basketball player, coach or fan believes that some shooters have an uncanny tendency to experience the hot hand – also referred to as being “on fire,” or “in the zone. When players hit a scoring streak they refer to it as the “hot hand.” Joshua Miller and Adam Sanjurjo discuss this phenomenon Caitlin Thomas - Nailing an Interview (1:31:36) Spring is a time for all things new. New flowers, new relationships, new goals, and maybe even time for a new job. Times are changing and jobs are too. So, our almost college graduate, Caitlin Thomas teaches us more about what we need to know to nail a job interview. Heather Johnson - Healthy Controversy (1:55:24) Heather Johnson, M.S., has been an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University for nearly 10 years. She is passionate about teaching students the principles be