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"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed."
Why Most Omnichannel Strategies Fail (and 5 Solutions That Restore Data Visibility)
Many omnichannel strategies fail, but not because brands lack channels – on the contrary, there are more customer touchpoints than ever before, from apps and websites to social pla…
16 Tiny Stories of Regret that Just Might Change Your Life
Ten years from now, it won’t really matter what shoes you wore today, how your hair looked, or what brand of clothes you wore. What will matter is how you lived, how you loved, and…
The Wisdom of Water: Alan Watts on the Ocean and the Meaning of Life
Four billion years ago, in the hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the world where serpentine is forged, chemistry trembled with the promise of consciousness and matter began its l…
Nick Cave on the Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life
"Cultivating a questioning mind, of which conversation is the chief instrument, enriches our relationship with the world."
What My Broken Face ID Taught Me About Being More Present
“Every moment, every challenge, every inner reaction is here to show you exactly what you need to let go of in order to be free.” ~Michael A. Singer The other day, while standing i…
How citizens (not politicians) are building the future | Jon Alexander
Citizen strategist Jon Alexander spent a decade gathering stories of democracy in action — and found that most change doesn't come from politicians or institutions. He shares examp…
Your Brain on Grief, Your Heart on Healing
"Grief is a heart-wrenchingly painful problem for the brain to solve… to live in the world with the absence of someone… ingrained in your understanding of the world… For the brain,…
Anaïs Nin on Why Emotional Excess is Essential to Creativity
"Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terrors, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them."
101 Death Quotes That Will Make You Think Differently About Life, Loss and Meaning
Death. It’s something we rarely talk about. Or want to think about. But it’s also an important part of life and there are many timeless words of wisdom about it that can help shift…
40 Hard Things We All Need to Hear More Often
Here are some hard things worth reflecting on. They’re hard because they force you to check yourself. It’s all about challenging yourself to keep the right thoughts at the top of y…
How to Be a Good Explorer on the Lifelong Expedition to Yourself
Life is an ongoing expedition into the brambled tendrilled wilderness of ourselves, continually stymied by all we mistake for a final destination — success, superhuman strength, th…
The Stoic Antidote to Frustration: Marcus Aurelius on How to Keep Your Mental Composure and Emotional Equanimity When People Let You Down
The art of tempering your fury with an infuriating existential truth.
3 Little Morning Habits that Will Drastically Change the Rest of Your Life
A good morning, and thus a good day, aren’t experiences that magically happen — they are created consciously. Most of us are distracted from the get-go every morning. Trivial activ…
Sunday Pick: How to solve your problems through drawing (w/ Liana Finck) | How to Be a Better Human
Liana Finck’s cartoons explore life’s big predicaments: what to make for dinner, how to leave a party without being rude, how to feel like more than a snack machine once you have a…
18 Things I Wish Someone Said to Me When I Was 18
This morning I was reading a book outside my favorite beachside coffee shop when an 18-year-old kid sat down next to me and said, “That’s a great read, ain’t it?” So we started cha…
The Founder’s Guide to Beating Execution Paralysis
Every entrepreneur knows the feeling. You are staring at a blinking cursor, completely paralyzed. You have the raw data, the big vision, and the drive, but trying to force it all i…
Hannah Arendt on Love and How to Live with the Fundamental Fear of Loss
“Fearlessness is what love seeks… Such fearlessness exists only in the complete calm that can no longer be shaken by events expected of the future… Hence the only valid tense is th…
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth | Bill McKibben
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of…
10 Good Ways to Break Your Own Heart
The worst kind of heartache is often the kind you inflict onto yourself. If you don’t want to break your own heart, then don’t… 1. Let people invalidate or minimize how you feel. I…