Protecting our Attention, Time and Humanity in a World that Won’t Slow Down | The Curiosity Shop

In this solo episode of The Curiosity Shop, Brené Brown turns to questions and comments from her LinkedIn community to explore what it means to protect our humanity and attention in a world moving faster than ever. She digs into why human discernment is far superior to AI discernment and why "work slop" costs leaders real cognitive bandwidth . Brené also unpacks Aiko Bethea's idea that transformation requires grief, reflects on what her conversation with Rebecca Lowe revealed about preparation and presence, and explores how pausing and active listening are essential parts of meaningful conversation. Along the way, she explains why she often wears two watches and she shares the story behind the only time she's been fired. #brenebrown #thecuriosityshop Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW:    / @thecuriosityshop   About The Curiosity Shop: Research professor Brené Brown and organizational psychologist Adam Grant are partnering on a new weekly podcast grounded in an unflinching commitment to learning and unlearning. At a time when public discourse rewards certainty over inquiry, The Curiosity Shop features two of the world's most sought-after experts on connection, change, and leadership making the case for slowing down, asking better questions, and embracing informed complexity over easy answers. Bringing together their left and right brain sensibilities — she’s a qualitative researcher; he’s a quantitative researcher — they explore some of the defining questions of our time, unpack the research reshaping how we live, lead, and love, and dive deep into the ideas, evidence, and cultural moments intriguing them the most. New episodes drop every Thursday. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Connect with The Curiosity Shop: Instagram:   / thecuriosityshop   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oEPsPK... Connect with Brené Brown: Instagram:   / brenebrown   LinkedIn:   / brenebrown   Facebook:   / brenebrown   Connect with Adam Grant: Instagram:   / adamgrant   LinkedIn:   / adammgrant   X: https://x.com/adammgrant/ ============================= Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to The Curiosity Shop 1:00 Using AI for Drafting vs. Proofreading 6:06 The Hidden Cost of Work Slop 14:17 Why Brené Wears Two Watches 17:56 Why Transformation Requires Grief 25:48 Preparation vs. Presence 28:11 When Preparation Creates Freedom 31:31 Preparation, Presence & Pausing 37:40 Has Brené Ever Been Fired? Show Notes: https://thecuriosityshop.com/podcast/... Brené Brown on Human Discernment Over AI and Mastery Over Polish | The Curiosity Shop    / @thecuriosityshop