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Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman contends that our modern sense of altruism can be traced back to the radical shift in ethical thinking sparked by Jesus' teachings.
What’s in a number? Only a vanishingly small slice of your life, it turns out.
The greatest companies navigate change at speed and make it stick at scale. Here’s how IBM started that journey in 2012.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
This is my country and this is what we stand for. At least for now.
Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.
Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.
Those who know who they are — and what they truly value — refuse to compromise their authentic direction to placate others.
The road to “uncaged leadership” means reimagining your professional identity and value. Here’s how.
Sunita Sah hopes that by redefining defiance, we can build societies that allow people to live more authentic lives.
Psychotherapist Israa Nasir explains how a “value-aligned life” can help us crush our goals — without being crushed by the need to accomplish more.
Anne Chow, former CEO of AT&T Business, lays out a new approach to inclusive leadership that takes “thinking bigger” to the next level.
Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.
Tough and cutthroat leaders are celebrated in a results-driven culture — but there is another path to C-suite success.
A physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher walk into a bar and discuss a framework for thinking better in the 21st century.
How would you feel about working like a Lutheran or a Cistercian?
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It's a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
From fearless quitting to redefined values, "Virtual Natives" are reinventing work culture.
Spend well, save well, live well.
Is true equality achievable — or even desirable? Go on a journey through the strange and unsettling "Land of Justice."
John Templeton Foundation
Better cognitive control over our decisions can stave off disappointment in our actions.
If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
Adolescents actively shape the transformation of religion and become the bearers of new religious patterns, worldviews, and values.
John Templeton Foundation
There are three barriers we need to overcome to have better, more productive arguments.
“The Tao of the wise is to work without effort.”
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
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.