philosophy
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Reality Check
We are surrounded by technology that makes everything so efficient and immediate. Tasks that took us hours just a few years ago are now just a swipe away. We should have had tons of spare time thanks to this overwhelming efficiency. This era should have been a perfect opportunity for us to reconnect. And yet, many of us are constantly occupied with something. And this something usually involves some digital pieces of information being fired at us.
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Tool Use and the Emergence of Language
Interdisciplinary research shows the affinity of language and motor skills.
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What Goes Around
Some reflections on reciprocity and society.
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Here’s the Strategy Elite Athletes Follow to Perform at the Highest Level
Whether it’s pursuing the pinnacle of success in your field, or simply surviving some awful or trying ordeal, the same approach works. Don’t think about the end—think about surviving. Getting it right from meal to meal, meeting to meeting, project to project, paycheck to paycheck, one day at a time.
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Here’s How The Anger Over Starbucks New Reward Program Could Have Been Avoided
Anger over the Starbucks rewards program isn't about lower value, it's about broken trust.
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How it Feels to be a Young American (Or, How America Fails Us)
When “first world problems” are actually symptoms of a deeply dysfunctional culture and society.
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The Differences between Happiness and Meaning in Life
There can be substantial trade-offs between seeking happiness and seeking meaning in life.
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Digital Immortality
Is a Google executive’s vision of a digital afterlife feasible or a fantasy?
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Why We Fail To Adapt
We cannot live our lives surrounded by the familiar and expect to embrace the new and different.
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4 Visionaries Who Saw Far Into The Future And How They Did It
To paraphrase Heidegger, to build a new vision of the world, you first must understand what it means to live in it.
