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The Edit: Permission to Pause 
The Edit

The Edit: Permission to Pause 

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

2 minute read

8th Aug 2025

The power of saying less, seeking out magical moments and more in #TheEdit. 

  • The pain of perfectionism. It’s the fault people humblebrag about in job interviews, but psychologists want us to know that it’s driven not by aspiration but by fear – New Yorker
  • Let yourself be moved by magical moments. Seek out and sit with moments that pull you beyond the ordinary – Rick Rubin
  • The best leaders edit what they say before they say it. Your words carry more weight and greater responsibility; it’s about knowing what to say (and what to leave out), how to say it, and when silence is more powerful – Harvard Business Review 
  • The populism of art. Why anyone can draw and everyone should – Common Reader
  • ‘You can’t be at the peak forever’: how CEOs are learning to pace themselves. Top executives are thinking more deliberately about their physical and mental health – Financial Times (gift link) 
  • The gift of making yourself disappear. When I constantly check in with my teenage son, am I really trying to protect him or just calming my own nerves?  – The New York Times (gift link)
  • Ancient myths and legends. Our need to be inspired by storytelling in our modern permacrisis – The Beautiful Truth

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