Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

Founder and CEO at Thrive

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Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive, a leading behavior-change tech company with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success. She’s also the founder of The Huffington Post and the author of 15 books.

Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society the Cambridge Union.

Huffington has been named to Time‘s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list. She serves on numerous boards, including those for Onex and The B Team.

Her last two books, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being and Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time, both became instant international bestsellers. Most recently, she wrote the foreword to Thrive’s first book Your Time to Thrive: End Burnout, Increase Well-being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps.

Hippocrates, We Have a Problem: Doctors Are Burning Out at Surprisingly High Rates
Almost two-thirds of doctors in the U.S. say they're burned out, depressed, or both. What do we do when the very people charged with safeguarding our health against the effects of burnout are themselves suffering from burnout?
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The Third Women’s Revolution: Changing the World, with Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington describes what she calls "the third women's revolution": a transformation of the world and its social values in order to suit both genders.
6 min
Why We Need to Disconnect From Technology, with Arianna Huffington
No one should be plugged in 24/7, says Arianna Huffington. A commitment to mindfulness as a life strategy requires an easing away from our devices, especially before bedtime.
3 min
Arianna Huffington: Mindfulness Taps into a Childlike Wisdom and Wonder
Arianna Huffington explains to Maria Konnikova how mindfulness seeks to recreate "the Garden of Eden, but with consciousness."
5 min
Arianna Huffington: Our Macho Culture of 24/7 Work is a Delusion. Mindfulness is the antidote.
Arianna Huffington argues that mindfulness meditation is a necessary antidote to America's unhealthy work culture.
7 min
For Arianna Huffington, Mindfulness is a Matter of Life or Death
Centuries-old mindfulness breathing and meditation practices have become an increasingly popular fad, but do they really have the power to transform lives? A growing body of scientific evidence says they do.
3 min
Learning How to Thrive: A Masterclass in Work-Life Balance, with Arianna Huffington
In this introductory clip, Arianna Huffington discusses the importance of leading a well-balanced life. Huffington is the author of Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. Her five-part masterclass, Learning How to Thrive, is available exclusively on Big Think+.