‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Your Life Plan Fell Apart. Now What?

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Self-improvement, Arts, Books, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Life changes can sneak up on all of us, and sometimes they hit pretty hard. Cassidy Krug spent 20 years training to be one of the best divers in the world. She made it to the Olympics. And then, in a single moment, her lifelong dream ended—with no medal, no encore, just the quiet shock of “What now?” Cassidy’s new book, ⁠Resurface⁠, is a guide for anyone navigating life’s big transitions—grief, identity shifts, career changes, reinventions. In the book, she gathers wisdom from Olympians, veterans, new parents, and more. Below, she shares what she’s learned about letting go, asking for help, and redefining success. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter

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0:00.0	Happy Monday, Michael.
0:01.7	Hey, thank you, Rufus.
0:03.2	How's your summer going so far?
0:05.4	Oh, man.
0:06.2	I got to tell you, I love this time of year.
0:08.3	Yeah, it's nice, right?
0:10.2	But enough about me, what's coming up this week on the next Big Idea Daily?
0:15.3	Well, Rufus, this week we're going to be featuring some pretty fascinating ideas from the best new nonfiction as chosen by our curatorial team.
0:23.9	We're going to hear an argument for why computer coding should be considered a liberal art.
0:30.0	We're going to learn how ambition can be a trap and how you can get out of it.
0:35.2	And today, we're going to hear from an Olympic athlete
0:38.1	who's written a manual for how to manage the one thing
0:41.5	we're all going to have to learn to manage change.
0:45.1	Change is a constant, isn't it?
0:47.6	Yeah, yeah, it really is.
0:48.8	Whether we like it or not, our bodies change,
0:51.2	our careers change, we lose loved ones.
0:58.0	So Cassidy Krug is a former Olympic diver who had to face all these changes and more. She's written a new book called Resurface, a guide to
1:04.9	navigating life's biggest transitions. And our buddy and curator, Adam Grant, calls it an illuminating and inspiring read for
1:13.4	anyone navigating change. Wow. And actually, that reminds me. Adam used to be a competitor
1:19.1	diver as well, I think. Yes, that's right. Adam Grant was a competitive diver before he became a
1:24.1	Wharton professor. And I do think that athletes in particular can feel these life
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