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Flourishing
Leadership isn’t about mastering a fixed set of skills, but creating the meaningful, human-centered experiences that inspire others.
In this excerpt from Flourish, Daniel Coyle shares how stillness, presence, and attention help people build meaningful connections.
Harvard Kennedy School professor and author Arthur C. Brooks guides us through the give-and-take of feedback — even when it is negative.
Wonder is like a guest you haven’t planned for.
If you're an atheist with a vocation, who laid that path for you?
Oliver Burkeman — author of "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.
Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.
Leadership evasion might seem like a plan for workplace freedom but it isn't a good thing — it's a denial of opportunity.
From Taoism to hedonism, philosophers have devised all sorts of ways to live your best life.
Philosophy isn't stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot recently spoke with Big Think about a two-step method for escaping the dark sides of habits.
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that we often don't truly want to obtain what we think we desire.
"Carpe diem" was only one part of Horace's poem Odes 1.11.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
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.
Think therapy is self-centered? Think again.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.