As a high-wire artist, Philippe Petit doesn't have much room for mistakes. Still, he finds that mistakes are our best teachers and advises friends and students to treat them as such.

Intuition and improvisation are not opposites. They are cousins. One must take an intellectual approach to an adventurous exploration of the unknown.

Winners of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival have been announced and distribution deals have been cut (to the disappointment of on-demand platforms like Netflix and Amazon).

It's 1962 in an America that has lost World War II...

High-wire artist Philippe Petit wasn't just born with superior balance; it's something he's developed all his life and something he applies to all his life.

A marriage of discipline and play seems contradictory, but Philippe Petit thrives on being an extreme and contradictory artist.

Philippe Petit calls himself something of a Luddite. We live in a world in which we are slaves to our gadgets. His brand of art calls for a level of focus not possible when tethered to a device.

High-wire artist Philippe Petit explains how to practice creativity while sleeping.

High-wire artist Philippe Petit describes his process of compressing chaos in order to build a model for creative output.

How to you inspire people? How do you touch an audience? High-wire artist Philippe Petit explains the secret is to not try at all. Instead, be yourself.

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High-wire artist Philippe Petit, who four decades ago performed illegally between the World Trade Center towers, explains how his personal brand of outlaw creativity can be harnessed to inspire and solve problems.

The power of positive thought has a double edge: on one hand it helps us cope when we're faced with difficult circumstances, but if not checked with a dose of realism, it can set us up for defeat.

Gaps in public services available to women are closing, but women still lack a participatory voice in economic and political matters.

Too much of a good thing can be harmful and that includes exercising. A 12-year study found people who did strenuous workouts died at the same rate as couch potatoes.

It may sound obvious, but debt can be a major strain on a person's mental health. So, it's interesting that a recent study is among the first to explore the link between student loans and a decrease in mental well-being.

As we all come to grips with the groundhog's latest prediction that we'll be facing six more weeks of winter, businesses should be glad. Researchers have found a correlation between bad weather and an uptick in productivity.

"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." 

The author of The Internet is Not the Answer decries the free business model that has brought so much success to companies like Google and Facebook.