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Mind and Behavior
One of the many reasons I love my job is that, on any given week, I get to talk with a dozen or so smart, thoughtful L&D leaders to hear […]
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Reflecting on the final moments she spent with her mother, and the weeks afterwards spent cataloging her life in objects and memories, Poet Laureate of the Ordinary Kelly Corrigan shares how important it is to attune, to behold, and to notice — even if it’s difficult or uncomfortable:
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From science to philosophy, three perspectives explore why humans can’t stop asking “why.” Our search for purpose, they suggest, is less about finding answers and more about learning how to move forward.
Unlikely Collaborators
Digital tools are pulling us away from fixed texts and back toward fluid, interactive communication.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The greatest companies navigate change at speed and make it stick at scale. Here’s how IBM started that journey in 2012.
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“The purpose of a coach is to not be the one to set the goals, but instead to say, "Here are the kinds of goals we can work our way through.””
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In the operating room, success isn’t about one person but the teamwork behind them. Surgeon Atul Gawande says those lessons under pressure apply far beyond medicine.
Former tech founder Scott Britton wants to shatter the binary myth that separates driving ambition from inner development.
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“Consciousness is fundamental. It's a fundamental property of the world that we inhabit, a fundamental property of the universe.”
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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“When you start to accept that you have profound influence on the world, but very limited control, you start to see the world differently.”
Panpsychist philosopher Philip Goff, PhD on mysticism and the future of faith.
John Templeton Foundation
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“In most instances, ‘good enough’ is good enough.” A time management expert, a cognitive scientist, and a psychologist share their takes on productivity, perfectionism, and the harm of hustle culture.
Unlikely Collaborators
Times dilate and lengths contract near the speed of light. Bizarre and confusing? Sure. But under relativity, it can't be any other way.
In this excerpt from "The Shortest History of AI," Toby Walsh explores the history of the Logic Theorist, the first AI to prove mathematical theorems.
Andrew Markell — philosopher, martial artist, and CEO advisor — argues that true endurance comes from desire, ritual, and learning to evolve through chaos.
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From neuroscience to philosophy, experts reveal why compassion may be the most important human skill we have.
Unlikely Collaborators
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“There would be something very, very empty and meaningless about [a] sort of life with no problems.”
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Everywhere we turn, we’re surrounded by polished images of how life should look, and even though we know perfection isn’t real, this can leave us feeling stuck. In this class, Oliver Burkeman invites us to see through that illusion and embrace our limitations, revealing a more grounded path to productivity that actually works for real, imperfect people.
Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
Introverts have social batteries that will drain over time, but they can be recharged with good energy hygiene. Here’s how.