Why You Don't Actually Need a Lawn
The Problem With Lawns Lawns, as expanses of verdant private land, were invented as a status signal. English aristocrats in
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Freedom of Silence: The hidden price of going along with the group
A popular movie trope is the scene where a plucky kid stands up to the bad guy, saying what the
The Architecture of Gratitude: How your attention builds your reality
The Architecture of Gratitude Ancient wisdom tells us gratitude is a virtue. Modern science tells us it's a
Paint Your Blood Gold: What kintsugi teaches about your flaws
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of Japan, was heartbroken. His favourite tea bowl, a cherished possession, lay cracked before him.
The Mystery of the Fake Orchestra: How one wrong assumption builds a false reality
Making one small assumption which later proves to be false can result in us having a drastically different picture to
Ideas That Don’t Exist: The unexamined assumptions running your decisions
You might be surprised to learn that Stockholm syndrome is just a theory. It’s used to explain why hostages
Run from genius: Why the smartest person in the room is often the worst to follow
People are drawn to genius like moths to a flame. We write books about geniuses. Make films about them. Genius
Find Your Take: What Hasan Minhaj learned matters more than timing
As a correspondent on The Daily Show, Hasan Minhaj honed his comedic voice and developed a unique brand of political
Sacrifice Your Potential: Why closing doors is how you walk through better ones
The Sony Walkman was a game-changer when it hit the market in 1979. It was the world's first
Hunting for Black Swans
"Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make -- bombs, for instance, or strawberry
Why we copy
Ever notice how you slowly start talking and acting more like the people you spend the most time with? This
The cost of the status quo
Staying right where you are isn't free. It's easy to think of the status quo as
