The Edit: Creative Intention
The Edit

The Edit: Creative Intention

Our weekly round up of the best articles, podcasts and videos focusing on purpose in life, work and the world.

2 minute read

19th May 2023

The photographic blur, passion at work and more in this week’s #TheEdit.

  • An alluring history of the photographic blur. An exhibit at Photo Elysée, in Switzerland, shows how a beginner’s mistake can also be a form of creative intention – New Yorker
  • We all deserve the right to switch off. There is a definite need to address the always-on culture that has emerged since the pandemic, with or without legislation changes – Raconteur
  • Henry Kissinger explains what he thinks makes great leadership. The unofficial adviser and friend to many presidents and prime ministers considers how leaders can make a lasting impact on the world – The Economist
  • How to stop passion leading to burnout. Passion is often heralded as the key to a fulfilling and successful career, but it can also come at a cost: exhaustion and even burnout – Harvard Business Review
  • Is this the end of recycling? Americans are consuming more and more products, but other countries won’t take our papers and plastics – The Atlantic
  • Work and weekend wardrobes: do we need boundaries? Leisure and office clothes are becoming increasingly interchangeable – Financial Times
  • We’re likely to hit the 1.5 degrees global temperature threshold. Climate scientists say what’s likely to happen in the next five years isn’t the same as failing the global goal – Time Magazine
  • How can you put the mission into marketing? Professor Myriam Sidibé, Founder and Chief Mission Officer for Brands on a Mission, discusses how marketing can be used as a force for good in the world – The Beautiful Truth 

“In art, as in life, the best way to remedy mistakes is to take advantage of them.”

Darby Bannard