Increase Your Emotional Agility with Susan David

with Susan David

Susan David is one of the world’s leading experts on emotional agility, an important psychological skill that can help you live a fuller life. In this episode, I speak with Dr. David about how to cultivate emotional agility, the paradox of happiness, job crafting, authenticity, and living a life aligned with one’s personal values. I’m […]

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Seven core insights

What 11 years of conversation
revealed

01
Being over DoingThe richness of presence and inner life over constant productivity.
02
Creativity over EfficiencyMaking space for imagination and originality in a world that prizes optimization.
03
Self-Actualization over AchievementBecoming the fullest version of yourself, not just reaching the next milestone.
04
Deep Fulfillment over HappinessPursuing meaning and depth rather than fleeting positive feelings.
05
Self-TranscendenceGoing beyond the self to serve something larger — the highest expression of human potential.
06
Meaning & CompassionThe threads that run through every great conversation — purpose, connection, and care.
07
Human PossibilityThe unwavering belief that every mind is capable of far more than we’ve been told.

Increase Your Emotional Agility with Susan David

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What 11 years of conversationrevealed

Susan David

11 years ofhuman possibility

What 11 years of conversation
revealed

11 years of
human possibility