The Edit: Sketches and Paradoxes
The Edit

The Edit: Sketches and Paradoxes

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

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6th Sep 2024

Non-AI generative art, why we spend time alone and more in #TheEdit.

  • I’m just a human sitting in front of a stack of blank paper, sketching as fast as I can. My months as a non-artificial-intelligence generative art model – The New York Times
  • The friendship paradox. We all want more time with our friends, but we’re spending more time alone – The Atlantic
  • How natural are we? The philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith believes that we needlessly divide ourselves from the world we inhabit – New Yorker
  • Finding joy as a manager, even on bad days. Sprinkle gratitude and joy like confetti – Harvard Business Review
  • The science of saying no. Researchers who put themselves under the microscope made some important discoveries – Financial Times
  • How to think about consciousness. What is it like to be you? Dive into the philosophical puzzle of consciousness and see yourself and the world in new ways – Aeon
  • Gib Bulloch: The Inside out leader. Insights from award-winning intrapreneur turned writer and speaker Gib Bulloch, on the trends transforming leaders, their teams, and ultimately themselves – The Beautiful Truth

“It’s been an effort to find meaning in and understand the purpose of human creativity.”

Pablo Delcan