Five takeaways: Eric Athas, an editor at The New York Times, believes that our built-in craving for novelty has collided with a world that is suddenly overflowing with it. He explains why &hell[...]
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Your Future Self is Counting on You
Five takeaways: Author and professor Lynda Gratton believes that as more of us live into our 90s and beyond, we need to rethink how we structure our lives. In this piece, she argues for weavi…
Science reveals people are capable of multitasking– it just requires practice
Takeaways: For too long, the prefrontal cortex was thought to be a single-tasking bottleneck. This is the region of the brain that handles problem-solving, planning and abstract thought. Rese…
There’s Something Better Than Happiness
Two takeaways: Edmundson argues that the images & experiences we covet and associate with total happiness– say, a tropical beach, a music festival, or laying in a shaded hammock with a bo…[...]