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The Edit: Finding Meaning in Solitude
The Edit

The Edit: Finding Meaning in Solitude

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

2 minute read

18th Jul 2025

Searching for meaning, how can we embrace chance, turning to nature and more in #TheEdit.

  • The power of randomness. It turns out that chance is at the heart of the science that emerged during the last century – Financial Times 
  • Why does my mind keep thinking that? The psychiatrist Mark Epstein shares his insights about the mind after decades of working with patients and practicing Buddhism – The New York Times (gift link) 
  • The word ‘cancer’ leads to overtreatment and fear. Should we drop it? What was once too fearsome to name became a call to action – Aeon 
  • The meaning of your life isn’t a puzzle to solve. The scaffolding of my life had collapsed, replaced by an overwhelming web of competing priorities with no clear hierarchy – Big Think 
  • A.I. is about to solve loneliness. That’s a problem. The discomfort of loneliness shapes us in ways we don’t recognise, and we may not like what we become without it – The New Yorker 
  • Achieve DEI goals without DEI programs. If your organization is smart about performance management, workplace diversity will happen organically – Harvard Business Review 
  • What is biomimicry? Designing for a future that nature has already perfected – The Beautiful Truth