2019
The bestselling environmental historian tells why his latest book, Upheaval, about how countries come through turmoil, is his most political
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Thinking more explicitly about cultural catalysis can help to accomplish in years what otherwise would require decades or not take place at all. As we experiment with cultural catalysis, we need to make it fast and benign rather than fast and pathological for the common good.
A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.
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Kamilah Majied shares her advice for staying afloat when you feel like you’re drowning.
A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.
We need to think about the values we treasure, the world we create and the tablets we are writing. The Torah must be both adopted and adapted in this new world. We stand again at Sinai, and the revelation, dark or bright, is in our hands.
To deal life’s challenges, we need resources. Rick Hanson explains how to find the ones that lie inside yourself.
One trait of highly successful people is having a positive outlook on life, always moving forward, always learning – especially when it’s hard. We’re not typically grateful for the “worst” things in our lives. If we want to have a growth mindset, we should be.
No matter how great your life may be, you will eventually deal with disappointments, setbacks, failures, and even loss and trauma.
Facing oncoming climate disaster, some argue for “Deep Adaptation”—that we must prepare for inevitable collapse. However, this orientation is dangerously flawed. It threatens to become a self-fulfilling prophecy by diluting the efforts toward positive change.
Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles to spread the message of peace around the world. Here he gives his recipe for a better world.