563: Accelerating Your Career by Thinking Like a Rocket Scientist with Ozan Varol

Ozan Varol discusses how to make giant leaps in your career by thinking like a rocket scientist. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How success can hinder growth—and what to do about it. 2) How to turn worrying into productive preparation. 3) How rocket scientists see and use failure. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep563 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT OZAN — Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author. He served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project, and later pivoted and became a law professor. He’s the author of Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life . The book is # 1 on Adam Grant’s list of top 20 books of 2020. The book was named a “must read” by Susan Cain, “endlessly fascinating” by Daniel Pink, and “bursting with practical insights” by Adam Grant. • Ozan’s book: Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life • Ozan’s podcast: Famous Failures • Ozan’s website: RocketScienceBook.com • Ozan’s newsletter: WeeklyContrarian.com • Get bonus videos by emailing your receipt to Rocket@OzanVarol.com by April 30! — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • App: Readwise • Tool: Instapaper • Book: Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant • Book: Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan • Past Episode: 072: Unleashing Simplicity with Lisa Bodell • Past Episode: 176: How to Prevent Terrible Decisions using Red Team Thinking with Bryce Hoffman — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Fender Play . Learn to play an instrument with your first two weeks FREE at fender.com/AWESOME See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .