Some Thoughts on the “Inspiresting”

In the age of Nathan Fielder, why are television audiences drawn to shows that seem specifically designed to make them excruciatingly uncomfortable?

A list of ideas, in no particular order and from different fields, that help explain how the world works…

In a world without clocks, people used common activities in place of time units. How long it took you to go to the toilet mattered.

The "career" is becoming a relic of the past. Today, people are searching for meaning in their work and writing their own rules of success.

The smartest person in the world was Isaac Newton, a true polymath whose brilliance never has been, nor ever will be, surpassed.

The exercise of writing down unfiltered thoughts enhances self-knowledge

Why simple rules of thumb often outperform complex models

Strategy and unpredictability are a winning combination – as long as the rules are simple

You think I’m crazy, but just wait and see....

Levi Strauss CEO Charles Bergh explains whether you should really never wash your jeans, and how to keep them clean.

From the Knights Templar to Norse mythology, here’s how fear of the spooky date crept into popular culture

A dozen things that drive my writing, research, thinking & actions

IJBOL captures the feeling of going from quietly scrolling to letting out a burst of laughter, according to Gen Z.

Ghosting offers a quick and easy way out of a relationship. But there are more ethical ways to tackle an abrupt end.

Choosing not to learn consequences allows people to act selfishly while maintaining positive self-image, research suggests. When given the choice to learn how their actions will affect someone else, 40% of people will choose ignorance, often in order to have…

Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river and how it can transform your everyday life and workplace.

Bellingcat presents a guide to separating fact from fiction with real, recent examples of misinformation.

Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.