APB Speaker David Epstein Featured on ‘The Diary of a CEO’ Podcast
12 Sep 2024
David Epstein, the #1 NYT Bestselling Author, Expert on the Science of High Performance and Exclusive APB Speaker, recently was a guest on “The Diary of a CEO” podcast hosted by Steven Bartlett.
Bartlett sits down with some of the world's most influential people, experts and thinkers to discover untold truths, unlearned lessons and important insights that he hopes will make his and the audience's lives more enjoyable, more successful and more fulfilled.
“This might have been the most wide-ranging interview I’ve ever done, which is saying a lot for me,” Epstein says. “We discussed topics from both of my books, as well as a few more personal subjects. For the first time, I also shared ideas in the book I'm currently working on and a few simple practices that they've led me to—like not starting the day with email.”
Wide-ranging, indeed. The pair covered everything from how people can get better to why general learning beats specialization, how trainability can be measured, how to achieve flow in your passion, and the morning habit that's secretly ruining your day.
Throughout his career, Epstein has made it his mission to uncover the keys to achieving high performance in any profession or fast-changing environment—knowledge that has become essential to educating, developing and retaining the workforce of the future.
He is the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and The Sports Gene, both of which have been translated into more than 30 languages. Epstein was previously the host of Slate‘s popular “How To!” podcast and a science and investigative reporter at ProPublica.