
The Edit: Stages of Life
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What is vibecoding, why we should talk to strangers, experiencing the different stages of life and more in #TheEdit.
- The stranger secret: how to talk to anyone – and why you should. Forget fear of public speaking. A lot of people now shy away completely from speaking to anyone in public. But if we learn to do this it’s enriching, for ourselves and society – The Guardian
- “Vibecoding”, or can AI already do our jobs? Tools like Claude Code generate computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programmes or apps – NYT The Daily (gift link)
- When do we become adults, really? Scientists define the stages of life in biological, societal, and chronological terms, but none of them quite capture what it’s like to grow up – New Yorker
- What Davos taught me about corporate jargon. Business speak continues to astonish and is spreading far beyond the corporation – Financial Times (gift link)
- Rethinking the origins of greatness. A new review paper challenges our assumptions about how exceptional performance develops – Scott Barry Kaufman
- Nine books to reset your view of the world. Each of these titles will widen your perspective, offering you original insight and vision – The Atlantic
- Museum for a Future. Artist Olivia Guigue discusses her project Museum for a Future – a collection of technological artefacts found on the Thames rivershore in London – The Beautiful Truth
“As humans, we want our lives to be like building blocks that make sense when put together. Does it matter how we carve up a life?”
Shayla Love




