The Tools of Success, with Dave Evans and Dr Grace Lordan

The Tools of Success, with Dave Evans and Dr Grace Lordan

From Y TREE view by Intelligence Squared

March 17, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 17

About this episode

Kamal Ahmed discusses tools and insights for building happy and healthy lives with bestselling authors Dave Evans and Dr Grace Lordan.

In this episode, Kamal Ahmed is joined by two bestselling authors: a life designer and a behavioural scientist to discuss the tools and insights that we can use to build happy and healthy lives. A mechanical engineer by training, Dave Evans teaches the overwhelmingly popular Designing Your Life courses at Stanford, and is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life. Dr Grace Lordan is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics, and the author of Think Big, Take Small Steps, and Build the Future you Want. She is also the inaugural Director of the Behavioural Science MSc at the LSE, and has served as an expert advisor to the UK government sitting on their skills and productivity board. Y TREE view is brought to you by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Y TREE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kamal Ahmed

Guests: Dave Evans, Dr Grace Lordan

Topics covered

  • life design
  • behavioural science
  • personal development
  • happiness
  • health
  • success tools

Keywords

  • life design
  • behavioural science
  • happiness
  • success
  • personal development
  • well-being

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford, London School of Economics, UK government

Books & works: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, Think Big, Take Small Steps, and Build the Future you Want

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