The Edit: Finding Value
The Edit

The Edit: Finding Value

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

2 minute read

7th Oct 2022

What brings us intrinsic value, cultivating trust in the workplace and more in this week’s #TheEdit.

  • Are pleasure and pain the only things that matter? Sharon Hewitt Rawlette discusses what brings us true intrinsic value – 80,000 Hours Podcast
  • Successful leaders are great coaches. Generational changes are bringing a shift in leadership style – Harvard Business Review
  • To avoid climate disaster, one task is more urgent than anything else. Dr Joseph Curtin proposes the lynchpin to averting the climate crisis – The New York Times
  • Trust is hard to come by in the workplace. There’s been a rise in ‘productivity paranoia’ among leaders – Financial Times
  • Are you the same person you used to be? Researchers have studied how much of our personality is set from childhood – The New Yorker
  • Our instincts often steer us to love things and use people. Why we do things that we end up regretting – The Atlantic
  • Should you swap ESG for other ethical alternatives? There are growing doubts about the financial performance of ESG-rated investments – Raconteur
  • How can we overcome prejudice and bias? How learning about biases can help us overcome them – The Beautiful Truth

“Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.”

Robert Greene