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Compassion
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Enlightenment: After the ecstasy, the laundry. Why enlightenment is never an end in itself.
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Adam Bryant interviewed over 1,000 CEOs. These are the 3 critical skills to running a company.
Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
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Eastern religion meets Western psychology: meet the Harvard professor who’s also a Zen priest as he explains how to relieve suffering using both faith and neuroscience.
There are steps we can take to create a new paradigm that will help shift society's attitude towards women in the workplace.
The amygdala can hijack your brain's response if it recognizes past trauma in a current situation. To regain control, simply press pause.
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.
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Hustle culture is part of our DNA — but it’s making us unhappy. Yale psychologist Laurie Santos explains how to escape your inner drill sergeant and find peace in imperfection.
Meditation can put you in a wiser relationship with life.
De-urbanized lifestyles can be aligned with basic Taoist principles — and remote workers are starting to feel the connection.
Considering the perspectives of others has important benefits for individuals and for society. There is one easy way to do it.
John Templeton Foundation
“We are biologically programmed to have empathy. It’s something we can’t suppress.”
The golden rule of self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness you treat others.
Instead of walking a mile in someone’s shoes, try reading a chapter in their book.
For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.
“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”
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Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.
We are still new at this.
Wizbang innovations capture the public’s imagination, but thoughtful, incremental development is often more valuable to those in need.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
Cooperation was the first technology.
We got lucky with our evolutionary history.
Turning away is a natural response.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
John Templeton Foundation
Science and the sacred both allow us to retain our sense of wonder, even as disaster seems to swirl around us.
You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.