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How to tame the harsh inner critic within you
The way you think about yourself has the power to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you have a harsh inner critic within you, it can prevent you from moving forward in life. Luckily, you’re not alone. Many people suffer from their own self-critique. If you’re one of those people, here are Read More...
Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S.
In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of nearly all religious groups – as well as those who have no religious Read More...
Explore the largest early map of the world
You're looking at one of the most extraordinary maps ever created. It’s a 10-by-10-foot digital image of a 60-sheet world map drawn by hand in 1587 by Italian cartographer Urbano Monte–the largest known early map of the Read More...
Walk With Me: Cumberbatch narrates quiet documentary about mindfulness teacher
It is a relief, and a palate cleanser, to watch a documentary concerned with quietness, stillness and contemplation. Yet however slowly paced, a film’s grammar and rhythm will perhaps never truly approach the structure of solitude and contemplation that is the point here. Walk With Me is a study Read More...
Wood: renewable construction material of the future?
When you think "sustainability," building with wood isn't necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. But a deeper look at the growing trend begs the question: Could wood be a key sustainable resource of our Read More...
How adopting a symbol can help strengthen and unify the women’s movement
Similar to the women’s movement, the LGBTQ+ movement was fragmented into multiple, smaller groups, none of which had sufficient political influence to execute change or make progress on their agendas. However, once these groups identified the commonality of their goals and adopted the rainbow Read More...
This digital bank is being called the Facebook of banking
In its first round of crowdfunding, a smartphone-only “challenger” bank raised £1m in 96 seconds, making it the fastest crowdfunding campaign. The bank has already brought in nearly half a million UK customers, and has a six-week waiting list with over 66,000 people on it. So why are people so Read More...
Iceland becomes first country to ban pay discrimination on the basis of gender
Iceland has found a solution to closing the gender pay gap. The island-nation simply made it illegal as of January 1. The law isn’t complicated either: Under it, companies and government agencies employing at least 25 people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay Read More...
2018 is the year that big businesses start ushering in the circular economy
Circular economy solutions not only benefit the environment, but can also generate more money for companies. 2018 will show more and more large corporations reusing waste that would have ended up in landfills. A brilliant example of this comes from HP, which is taking used ink cartridges and Read More...
Alan W. Watts: Why life is NOT a journey
We tend to see life as a journey, but British philosopher Alan W. Watts thinks this makes no sense. As he explains, life should not be considered a journey because the end is not the primary goal. Rather life is like a piece of music or a dance: tasks in which the doing is far more important than Read More...