Smart Skills

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It’s insidious and destructive, but there are some things you can do to develop a healthier relationship with material things.

Virtually enroll in beginner-to-expert guitar lessons to unleash your inner musician.

More than 70% of college students procrastinate

Let noted cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker introduce you to psychology.

Scrap getting fitter or eating better and focus more on the people in your life.

Has lockdown made your pet extra clingy?

After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.

Regardless of your age, incorporate the piano into your life for better health.

Innovators don’t ignore risk; they are just better able to analyze it in uncertain situations.

Sir Ken Robinson died on August 21 of cancer at the age of 70.

Join Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author Charles Duhigg as he interviews Victoria Montgomery Brown, co-founder and CEO of Big Think.

Improv isn’t just an art, it’s a business tool.

Big Think’s co-founder and CEO, Victoria Montgomery Brown, offers six pieces of advice to founders in her forthcoming book.

The Omni Calculator site is a stunning treasure trove of free calculators.

Don’t worry about grammar rules at first. They’ll only trip you up.

Sometimes not looking forward to something helps you get it done.

According to a man that knows more than 20 languages, the key is to start in the middle.

Now is the perfect time to take up a new language. Self-motivation and commitment are key to mastering this fun and useful new skill.

Most people don’t know what they’re passionate about.

How can you use new tools, techniques, and technologies to rethink your personal productivity and enhance your future self?

Ultrarunners scored significantly higher on the resilience questionnaire than non-runners.

Famously, it took Edison over one thousand attempts to successfully create the lightbulb.

Simple tricks for hacking back your device.

Tech is rising and America’s middle class is vanishing. Here’s what to do.

Sometimes, the more understated you are, the more positively you’ll be received.

We as a society need to rethink the way we value careers over everything else.

Our desire to engage in more interesting activities may have something to do with it.

Striking a better work-life balance comes down to the numbers.

The university model needs to evolve.