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The Edit: Know Less, Learn More 
The Edit

The Edit: Know Less, Learn More 

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

2 minute read

14th Aug 2025

The lost art of saying “I don’t know,” the systems that guide us, frisson on repeat and more in #TheEdit. 

  • The lost art of admitting what you don’t know. Even LLMs are starting to show this worrying human tendency – Financial Times (gift link)
  • 21 ways people are using AI at work. Many people are integrating the newest models and custom systems into what they do all day: their work – The New York Times (gift link)
  • Adam Grant says this myth is killing your emotional intelligence. Stop believing in this idea and you’ll instantly increase your emotional intelligence, according to experts – Inc 
  • This is what it sounds like to be alive. Neuroscientists put together this playlist for you to experience frisson on repeat – Big Think 
  • ‘The ‘Most Days’ theory. You’ve probably heard about ‘Let Them’; this one is better – The Hyphen 
  • Why you need systems thinking now. It’s the best way to anticipate the many secondary effects of change in an interconnected world – Harvard Business Review 
  • What don’t we know? We have a lot to learn from studying our ignorance – The Beautiful Truth  

“There are limits to recollection, and to noticing in the moment; life is short, and you can’t know it all, not even about yourself.”

Joshua Rothman