The Power of Silence: Unlocking Depth, Clarity and Connection in a Noisy World

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The busier you are, the more you need quiet time. That's the headline of an HBR article that went viral. Because it's true.

Research shows that just by being in silence, the brain regenerates. Your brain literally gets better when you give it quiet time.

I interviewed the co-authors of the article and the amazing book they wrote about why silence may hold the keys to what we're looking for as leaders:

→ Deeper Communication: Silence can be more powerful than words in building connections and bonds

→ Strategic Thinking: Silence can help you "see the bigger picture"

→ Discernment: Make wiser decisions

Silence also has been proven to help:

→ Reduce stress

→ Increase clarity

→ Experience better health

OUR GUESTS

Justin Zorn has served as both a meditation teacher and a senior policymaker in the US Congress. He is a Harvard-and-Oxford trained specialist in the economics and psychology of wellbeing, who has written for The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy, Wired, Time, CNN and others.

Leigh Marz is a leadership and collaboration consultant with organizations including Harvard, Google, and IKEA. She has led a multi-year program teaching experimental mindsets to multigenerational teams at NASA. Leigh is also a longtime student of pioneering researchers and practitioners of the ritualized use of psychedelic medicines in the West.

BUY THE BOOK AND CONNECT WITH JUSTIN AND LEIGH

Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise is published by HarperCollins in the US and Penguin/Ebury in the UK. It can be found on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and anywhere you find books. Justin and Leigh highly recommend the Audible version narrated by Prentice Onayemi for those who enjoy audio books. Golden is being published in fourteen languages worldwide.

You can learn more about Justin and Leigh’s work at their Astrea Strategies website: astreastrategies.com

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