It’s no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts. Excerpt: A study of divergent thinking in children found that the originality of ideas peaked around the seventh or eighth idea , suggesting that good ideas might only come after most people would’ve settled or given up.

Executives have echoed Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s talking points, tying their job cuts to expected gains from AI and nimbler operations.

Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki explains that whether we are dealing with business, politics, or personal matters, it’s possible — and advantageous — to train ourselves to be more empathic.

Business professor Christian Busch makes the case that serendipity is a skill, resulting from a mindset that allows you to see and act on opportunities in seemingly unrelated facts or events.

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Smaller law firms are being pressed to their limits as they try to pick up the legal slack.

But history shows that when might makes right, things go terribly wrong.

The Erie Canal, dug by human muscle, aided by improvised cleverness, helped build a nation.

America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.

It was pitched as the world’s most exclusive invitation. Hundreds gathered at President Trump’s private country club in Virginia in May for a gala evening. Guests included Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency billionaire who, in the Biden administration, was under investigation for suspected financial crimes. He and the other attendees had won their seats by being the top buyers of $TRUMP memecoin, a form of crypto that benefits Mr. Trump’s family.

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Prince Harry, Meghan join open letter calling to ban the development of AI ‘superintelligence’ Also on the list are Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, conservative commentator Steve Bannon, former members of Congress, actors, professors, and many othe rs

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