What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late

The timeless quest to go beyond competence and achieve excellence.

If artificial intelligence takes over some of your tasks, that doesn’t render you unemployable.

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One of the most important structural elements is often underfunded and missing from the conversation happening in boardrooms, courtrooms, and the halls of government: human relationships in the form of mentorship. Related report

DM I ponder if there are "cognitive spark plugs" which may ignite greater humility, thus leading ideally more sustainable curiosity. (I realize some folks are said to occasonally achieve this by experiencing awe-inspiriing moments; but I seek to go beyond a reliance on "situational serindipity followed by personal recepitivity." As you recall, I envisioned Pantakinesis as one means of launching a mind upon a trajectory of expansive creativity, fueled by radically increased hu

New research from Wharton’s Henning Piezunka reveals a common mistake that organizational communities make when hiring a new manager into an established leadership team.

The AI company shouting about AI’s dangers can’t quite bring itself to slow down.

Ideas for improving office life, courtesy of those who have to work in them

Too many rich and prominent people turn out to be egotistical jerks: Brad Stulberg argues for a more grounded path towards excellence. KEY TAKEAWAYS Many of us get frustrated by the out-­of-­touch actions or moral failures of conventionally “successful” people. An “autotelic experience” represents the fulfillment and satisfaction that arise from doing a job well for its own sake. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once noted that: “The only thing in life that’s really worth having is go

DM Related to many of our conversations, I (divergently) continue to consider optimally pragmatic means to introduce, instruct, facilitate and sustain UII™ (Ubiquitous Integrated Inquiry™) to adolescents and adults who possess applicable motivations. This may be integrated with, or even central to 4Chairs.Life communities, and have relevance to prior post regarding the pursuit of eudaimonia. I foresee both non-trivial challenges as well as vast opportunities and benefits. As

Thriving in a world of agentic AI

DM Is hubris an addiction, literally? (In all its many forms, such a certainty, unfounded/premature conclusions, blind faith, hollow trust, shallow dichotomies, etc.) This is a genuinely radical inquiry, and I think the answer may be closer to "literally yes" than most people assume. The neurological case: Certainty and conclusion-reaching activate dopaminergic reward pathways—the same circuits implicated in substance and behavioral addictions. The brain doesn't particularly

The pace of change can paralyze some adults. It’s time to develop a more dynamic relationship with risk-taking and failure.

In his new book, Adam Bryant shares tactics that up-and-coming leaders can use to prove they are ready for the next challenge.

Patience can sometimes feel like a lost art, particularly in a culture that prizes competition and the idea of “failing fast.” But psychologist Sarah Schnitker says patience is a vital skill for success in both our personal and professional lives.

DM Good morning! Please elaborate regarding your perspectives as to how Cantril's Ladder may be an aid for explaining Aristotle's Eudaimonia. This is a lovely pedagogical question— using Cantril's Ladder as a scaffolding device to introduce Eudaimonia is actually quite illuminating, precisely because the two frameworks share certain structural features while diverging in ways that reveal what makes Aristotle's teaching so distinctive and powerful. The Ladder as Entry Point Ca

You know it when you feel it, with a co-worker, friend or stranger. The science of interpersonal synchrony explains how ‘clicking’ can be a fast track to intimacy—or drama.

I laughed when a clinical psychologist first told me she suspected I had the disorder. Once I understood it better, my life made more sense.