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The Edit: The Spaces Between 
The Edit

The Edit: The Spaces Between 

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

2 minute read

29th Jan 2026

Wellness mantras to live by, a quest to understand consciousness, what rom-com’s can teach us about a meaningful life and more in #TheEdit. 

  • 24 simple secrets to a healthier life. Two dozen doctors, therapists and authors offer one wellness mantra; a core truth about physical and mental health. Here are their words to live by – The New York Times (gift link) 
  • How to have a ‘don’t-know mind’. My quest to understand consciousness took me to a cave in New Mexico and then deep into the cosmos – The Atlantic 
  • The surprising hobbies of CEOs. From taekwondo to drumming, bosses talk about the activities that offer fun, relaxation and self-improvement – Financial Times (gift link) 
  • Hybrid is dead. Long live flexibility! – Work Forward 
  • The real reason some people adapt faster than others. Resilience is not a rare trait or a heroic exception, but the most common human response to adversity – Big Think 
  • Why is everyone running in rom-coms? What a romantic comedy cliché reveals about modern love, and a meaningful life – Psyche 
  • Why do we need you, when the machine already knows? Transcendent leadership might be the answer to flourish in partnership with AI, while holding onto our humanity – The Beautiful Truth  

“Happiness comes from the spaces between. Build the right relationships between yourself and others, between yourself and your work, between yourself and something larger than yourself.” 

Jonathan Haidt