The Edit: New Philosophies
The Edit

The Edit: New Philosophies

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

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18th Apr 2024

Hope for Generation Z, the future of HR and more in this week’s #TheEdit.

  • Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z. They are not doomed to be poor and anxious – The Economist
  • The Internet’s new favourite philosopher. Byung-Chul Han diagnoses the frenetic aimlessness of the digital age – New Yorker
  • The CEO role is evolving. Meet the 50 CEOs changing British business – Raconteur
  • What advice would those near the end of their work lives give those starting out? My career race is in the home stretch, here’s what I know – Financial Times
  • HR’s new role. In this tight labour market, cost-cutting is out. Championing employee concerns is in – Harvard Business Review
  • Bringing the ocean back to life. Pumping a clean-energy by-product into “dead zones” could restore local ecosystems – The Atlantic
  • The art of receiving criticism. This philosophical theory can help you stop taking criticism personally – The Beautiful Truth

“Words cannot adequately capture what makes someone who they are.”

Hannah Arendt