Time isn’t money: “I can buy anything I want, basically, but I can’t buy time”
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett were interviewed by Charlie Rose (I don't know the date it aired, sorry), and in this excerpt on YouTube, Gates talks about what
“We can hack our technologies, and even our societies, so why not ourselves?”
Samuel Arbesman writes in The Atlantic about " The Hubris of Biohacking: this hacking ethos relies on the idea that if people can just collect more data to
“What people are angry about… is that we no longer feel in control of the technology in our lives”
In my book The Distraction Addiction I talked about how humans have evolved to have incredibly powerful relationships with technologies, starting with hand axes a million years ago,
Using science in history: the case of spontaneous thinking
Within the discipline of history, the effort to use theories from the human and natural sciences-- e.g., psychology, psychoanalysis, biology, and other fields-- to explain historical change is
Creative professionals are overworked (surprise!)
According to Fast Company, A new survey suggests creative professionals are being asked to do more work in less time–and it’s taking a toll. The survey found that
“the neoliberal tenets of unregulated self-interest” get “friendly, hand-lettered makeovers”
I've long been sympathetic to, but also skeptical, of the claim that you should "do what you love" or pursue your passion no matter what. For one thing,
Weniger Stress, mehr Erfolg: “Wir müssen lernen, Pausen zu machen”
For anyone who speaks German, my latest article, "Weniger Stress, mehr Erfolg: 'Wir müssen lernen, Pausen zu machen'" is out in the German magazine GEO. I'll admit I
Talking about “The Importance of Rest” at the Happinez Festival
This fall I was at the Happinez Festival in Utrecht, and while there I sat down for an an interview about rest. The edited video is now up,
“The Power of Rest:” My new Calm masterclass
A couple weeks ago I wrote about spending the day in San Francisco, and being the "talent" on a new project. Well, it's now out: It's a new
My new Calm masterclass on “The Power of Rest”
A couple weeks ago I wrote about spending the day in San Francisco, and being the "talent" on a new project. Well, it's now out: It's a new