Resilience

Resilience

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6mins
History’s most remarkable leaders had this one trait in common. We can harness it too.
4mins
This productivity hack comes with an asterisk, explains note-taking guru Tiago Forte.
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5mins
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That old adage roughly sums up the idea of antifragility, a term coined by the statistician and writer Nassim Taleb. The term refers […]
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6mins
Pessimism sounds smart. Optimism sounds dumb. Don’t fall for it, says Wired’s Kevin Kelly.
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6mins
Financial expert Paula Pant explains how you can afford anything, but not everything.
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7mins
The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.
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7mins
To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.
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4mins
Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.
9mins
You can’t predict success. But according to minds like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku & more, you can hot wire it.
4mins
TOPGUN fighter pilot Guy Snodgrass shares his 3 key leadership lessons from the cockpit.
3mins
Economist Tyler Cowen says there are good reasons to be crypto-skeptical.
Black text on a beige background reads, "YOU ARE NOT YOUR GENETICS," styled like an eye chart with distance markers, challenging the idea that genetics alone define you.
Almost all our school improvements fail. Here’s why.
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5mins
These psychological principles can unlock your resiliency.
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using viruses as medicine
This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses - and it’s working.
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The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
Think like a Navy Seal
The “Limitless” pill exists, and you already have it in your brain.
Entrepreneur success
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Covid-19 drove his start-up through the trenches. Now Austen Allred is sharing his secret that lead his start-up out of a recession.