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The Edit: Chasing Joyful Moments
The Edit

The Edit: Chasing Joyful Moments

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

2 minute read

17th Oct 2025

When joy feels out of reach, how to cultivate gratitude, the choices in our lives and more in #TheEdit. 

  • The hidden beliefs that hold leaders back. Seven entrenched beliefs, and what leaders can do about them – Harvard Business Review
  • The explosion of choice. It’s only in recent history that freedom has come to mean having a huge array of choices in life. Did we take a wrong turn? – Aeon
  • Does joy feel out of reach? There’s a word for that. It’s called anhedonia, having difficulty enjoying the things in life that would normally bring you joy, yet feeling little drive to pursue them – The New York Times
  • Why so many people are seduced by ChatGPT. What makes OpenAI’s chatbot so dangerous? It’s a fictional character without an author – The Atlantic
  • This research team studies gratitude. Here’s what they’ve found. Is gratitude to a deity different from gratitude to other people? – Big Think
  • Is there magic to be found in our everyday surroundings? Small wonders offer a vital counterpoint to the things that cause us terror and sorrow – Financial Times
  • Portrait of a Sculptor: Rufus Martin. In his Dorset studio, portrait sculptor Rufus Martin moulds intensity and intimacy into clay forms that explore what it means to be human. – The Beautiful Truth 

“Both parents watch him collect a handful of weeds as though he were making a bouquet of flowers. They encourage his wonder, and perhaps are themselves re-enchanted by the world around them through his eyes. Children often do help us to see the magic in our everyday surroundings.”

Enuma Okoro