Time Use
...How do people across the world spend their time? How do daily activities differ across countries, and how do these differences matter for people’s lives?...
An Unreasonable Amount of Time
...Deducing what card you’ve picked is a well-known sleight. But performing a trick where your card is seamlessly buried requires so much advance preparation that it seems impossible...
Behave - Recommended Book
...What was an unexpected pleasure yesterday is what we feel entitled to today, and what won’t be enough tomorrow...
Krista Tippett: On Generous Listening and Asking Better Questions
...Listening is an everyday act, and perhaps art, that many of us neglect...
Jalapeño Popper Pasta
...Creamy, spicy, cheesy—the definition of crowd-pleaser...
The Selective Laziness of Reasoning
...Reasoning research suggests that people use more stringent criteria when they evaluate others' arguments than when they produce arguments themselves...
Why I Walk
...To be cliched, the beginning and ends of the walks didn’t really matter, but the fun is what and who I found in between...
Kinds of fast
...What they all have in common is intent. Each requires trade-offs and is chosen with a purpose in mind...
From Designing a House to Editing Text, Sometimes Less Is More
...Our minds tend to create new stuff by piling on to what’s already there, a practice that narrows our thinking...
Meditations for Mortals - Recommended Book
...The only two questions, at any moment of choice in life, is what the price is, and whether or not it’s worth paying...
The Pursuit of Worldly Wisdom
...Munger believes that by using a range of different models from many different disciplines—psychology, history, mathematics, physics, philosophy, biology, and so on—a person can use the combined output of the synthesis to produce something that has more value than the sum of its parts...
Grilled Cumin-Rubbed Hanger Steak with Smashed Minty Peas and Grilled Bread
...Put a fresh spin on the classic steak dinner...
5 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund
...These strategies can turn your tax refund into lasting financial progress...
Things you're allowed to do
...This is a list of things you’re allowed to do that you thought you weren’t, or didn’t even know you could...
Your Life Journey Exercise
...This exercise is intended to help you put your life and the lives of the people you care about in perspective and to plan for the future to help you get the life you want...
5 Ways to avoid small talk and make a memorable impression
...Networking isn’t easy, and if you’re a semi-introvert like me, it’s also not particularly fun. I even find the word “networking” a little cheesy...
A Beginner's Guide to the End - Recommended Book
...Clean out your attic; secrets and lies will catch up with you; say the things that matter most...
Paying for Outcomes
...Iconic typography designer Paula Scher discusses her creative process, including the famous Citi logo. Interestingly, the idea came to her in seconds and that presented a problem for the client. They wanted to buy a process not an outcome....
Hoisin-Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Rice Salad
...This sweet and spicy Asian-inspired meal hits all the right notes...
How to Make the Most of Your 24 Hours
...So many of us feel a scarcity of time: we feel rushed, like there’s not enough time to do everything, always behind, never feeling like we’re doing enough...
