Values

Values

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6mins
From marketing to social media, today’s world preys on your values. Here’s how to reclaim them and find true happiness.
A statue of justice holding scales on a blue background.
Is true equality achievable — or even desirable? Go on a journey through the strange and unsettling "Land of Justice."
John Templeton Foundation
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Better cognitive control over our decisions can stave off disappointment in our actions.
Eight burnt matchsticks stand upright on an orange background, with the last match forming a scattered, crumbling silhouette.
6mins
If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.
a group of people standing in the shape of a world map.
If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
Close-up of a painted eye on a textured surface, featuring green, white, black, and a small area of orange.
5mins
Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.
a painting of a building with a red sky in the background.
Adolescents actively shape the transformation of religion and become the bearers of new religious patterns, worldviews, and values.
John Templeton Foundation
An abstract concept of a man and a woman arguing with each other.
There are three barriers we need to overcome to have better, more productive arguments.
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The Church of England is debating if believers should stop using gendered language when talking about God.
Here are the signs that you inherited “money anxiety” from your parents.
Million Stories
6mins
Do you remember feeling “money shame” for the first time?
Million Stories
Personal finance advice is often over-simplified and fails to consider economic research or people’s unique circumstances.
Million Stories
Hinduism emphasizes the journey, whichever path that takes. And it holds us responsible for our own self-improvement.
There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.
6mins
Financial expert Paula Pant explains how you can afford anything, but not everything.
4mins
“Conflict is useful. The question is how do you deal with conflict effectively.”
science and religion
It might seem like science and faith are at war, but the two have a historical synergy that extends back in time for centuries.
John Templeton Foundation
ethics training for employees
82% of professionals say they'd take a lower-paying job to work for an organization with more ethical business practices. This is just one of the reasons to offer ethics training for employees.
the power of branding
6mins
Branding isn’t buzz — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years.
techno-optimism
Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
what does pro-life mean
Regardless of political ideology, one of the few things that many people seem to have in common is a moral hypocrisy that arises from a fundamental lack of self-reflection.
Aspiration
Best-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.
Stand Together
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
success
The only way to support someone’s success is to understand how they define it.
Stand Together
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.
Mimetic desires
5mins
What would you do differently if you listened to your true desires?