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The Edit: Being Bold
The Edit

The Edit: Being Bold

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

2 minute read

20th Nov 2025

Big ideas for a better future, what hand gestures reveal, rebuilding trust and more in #TheEdit. 

  • 27 bold ideas for a better future – from the experts. Influential voices from across climate, labour, culture, academia and politics share their answer to the question: What’s your one big idea to help us build a better future? – Atmos 
  • The social cost of being a morning person. Rising early is great for my productivity, and hard on my relationships – The Atlantic  
  • The brilliance of boredom. Modern culture has engineered boredom into extinction. Yet boredom has always been one of the mind’s oldest creative engines – Big Think 
  • How the internet can rebuild trust. Algorithms and generative AI models that decide what billions of users see should be transparent, says co-founder of Wikipedia – Financial Times (gift link) 
  • What people’s hand gestures reveal when they’re asked about love. In his short film Angles of Love, wrists sway pensively, fingers clutch clothing and hands move emphatically as the subjects speak, amplifying or reframing their words in revealing ways – Aeon Video 
  • Business can teach us about governance, not just profits. Commerce with a conscience can lead to peace and progress – Washington Post
  • Issue 06 of The Beautiful Truth. This issue explores the point where science meets spirit, between reason and wonder. A magazine for slow reading, reflection and renewal – The Beautiful Truth

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Jimmy Wales