Charles Duhigg on the writing AI can't touch, what GLP-1s really do to your brain, and the serendipity tax episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 1H 3M

Charles Duhigg on the writing AI can't touch, what GLP-1s really do to your brain, and the serendipity tax

from Summation (formerly World of DaaS) · host Auren Hoffman

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker. He is the author of The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better, and Supercommunicators. His work focuses on the science of habits, productivity, decision-making, and human connection.In this episode of Summation, Charles and Auren discuss:why producing the words is only 10% of an author's job, and the 90% AI can't dowhat GLP-1s actually do to the brain the serendipity tax: why you pay for five dead-end dinners to get the one that changes your lifethe three skills that separate supercommunicators from everyone elseYou can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Charles Duhigg on X at @cduhigg

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker. He is the author of The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better, and Supercommunicators. His work focuses on the science of habits, productivity, decision-making, and human connection. In this episode of Summation, Charles and Auren discuss: why producing the words is only 10% of an author's job, and the 90% AI can't dowhat GLP-1s actually do to the brain the serendipity tax: why you pay for five dead...

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