684: Achieving More by Tapping into the Science of Less with Leidy Klotz

<p>Leidy Klotz reveals how to access the untapped potential of subtraction to make work and life more efficient.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>— YOU’LL LEARN —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>1) What Legos can teach us about smarter problem-solving</p><p>2) The trick to overcoming your brain’s bias for addition</p><p>3) How subtracting leaves us with more</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe or visit</strong> <a href="http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep684" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep684</a> for clickable versions of the links below.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>— ABOUT LEIDY —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Leidy Klotz is a Professor at the University of Virginia, where he directs the university’s Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative and is appointed in the Schools of Engineering, Architecture, and Business. His research on the science of problem-solving has appeared in both <em>Nature</em> and <em>Science</em> and has been covered in <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> and <em>The Washington Post</em> among national newspapers on five continents.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>•&nbsp;Leidy’s book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Subtract-Untapped-Science-Leidy-Klotz/dp/1250249864?tag=petemo-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less</em></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>•&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/leidyklotz?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Leidyklotz</a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —&nbsp;</strong></p><p>•&nbsp;Study: <a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/114/32/8523" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Buying time promotes happiness”</a> by Ashley Whillans, Elizabeth Dunn, et al.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>•&nbsp;Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gardener-Carpenter-Development-Relationship-Children/dp/0374229708/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=?tag=petemo-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Gardener and t