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