Cory Doctorow calls it “enshittification.” Here’s how we got here, and how we can make the internet not terrible again.
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5 Lessons the Dying Can Teach Us About Living Well
We often live like our time is limitless. But what if those who are facing the limits of life are the ones who really grasp what it’s all about? Diane Button has worked as a death doula for two decades, sitting beside people at the end of life and learning from their profound insights.
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How to Stop Negative Self-Talk from Running Your Team
Every leader knows that as tough as it can be to manage others, the real challenge is managing yourself — your insecurities, your bad habits, your distracted thoughts. That’s why corporate consultants Suzy Burke, Ryan Berman, and Rhett Power have written a new book called Headamentals: How Leaders Can Crack Negative Self-Talk that helps you learn how to lead, starting with that most important workplace of all — the one inside your head.
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Stop Trying to Optimize Your Life
Not every decision can be reduced to data. In Choose Wisely: Rationality, Ethics, and the Art of Decision-Making, Barry Schwartz and Richard Schuldenfrei argue that wisdom begins where the algorithm ends.
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Are You Cult Curious?
Amanda Montell shares five key insights from her 2021 book Cultish.
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