What actions would you take if you knew how important friendships were for your health? Most of us recognize that friendships play an important role in our lives. Yet few of us realize how crucial they are for our health and well-being. In this interview, Lydia Denworth, author of the book, Friendship: The Evolution, Biology,…
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As we increasingly equate human worth with productivity, what does it mean to do nothing? That’s the question Jenny Odell explores in her book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. In it, she deftly draws on the work of artists, laborers, and writers, past and present, to discuss how others have grappled with…
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What happens when you actively shape how you’re seen, rather than leaving it to chance? At some point, many of us have felt overlooked, underestimated, or even ignored in our work. We may have responded by putting our heads down and working that much harder, in the hope that someone would finally recognize our talents…
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What happens when you teach an AI to write knock-knock jokes, recipes, and pick-up lines? It’s a rare week that goes by without someone talking about the power, and the perils, of artificial intelligence. But if you’re not an expert in machine learning, how do you separate fact from fiction? That’s where Janelle Shane’s expertise…
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What if our success was less about channeling willpower and more about building sustainable habits? Too often, when we think about goals we’ve failed to achieve, we blame it on a lack of willpower. Yet research has shown when we rely primarily on willpower, we’re bound to fail. Willpower takes energy, and it’s when our…
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