lifelong learning
Our society mostly emphasizes developing logical, procedural thinking skills, but this isn’t the only way to come up with great ideas.
Uncertainty is inherent to our Universe.
How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.
Is it deliberate fraud or just bad research?
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.
Reframing life in terms of death reveals some of the biggest philosophical problems with how we think about living systems.
Fulfillment at work isn’t about finding your passion; it’s about cultivating the relationships that create a sense of belonging.
People often ask “What should I do?” when faced with an ethical problem. Aristotle urges us to ask “What kind of person should I be?”
Pain makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. What’s puzzling is why so many of us choose to seek out painful experiences.
“The Soul of a New Machine” provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity’s greatest thinkers.
In the age of distraction, don’t we all want to read faster and more efficiently?
The American author said he attempted to bring scientific thinking to literary criticism, but received “very little gratitude for this.”
Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.
Willpower alone likely isn’t enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
“A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny.” Does that mean anything to you?
Safety through technology is no bad thing—Nietzsche himself sought doctors and medicines throughout his life—but it can become pathological.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
Volunteering at a food bank, doing a coding workshop, or taking an online course might earn you micro-credentials.
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.
Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s about how you position yourself for life’s challenges.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
Kids’ underdeveloped brains seem to help them acquire new languages with little effort.
One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.
We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. “Learning how to learn” requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.
The language you speak plays an important role in how you evaluate truth.
Jean Paul Sartre summed up the existentialist idea of “bad faith” through a waiter who acted a bit too much like a waiter.
People can lose their authentic selves when they don’t honestly confront life’s potential, according to the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.