The Edit: Reflections
The Edit

The Edit: Reflections

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

2 minute read

2nd Dec 2022

Why we should derive joy from others’ success, the space economy and more in this week’s #TheEdit.

  • The state of free speech. Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover brings about hopes and fears for American freedom of expression – The Atlantic
  • How will the space economy change the world? Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defence companies; businesses are pursuing emerging opportunities – McKinsey
  • Doesn’t anyone do due diligence any more? Theranos and FTX show a broad failure by investors to ask enough questions  – Financial Times
  • Moral mathematics. Subjecting the problems of ethics to the quantifications of logic and probability may help us to be better people – Aeon 
  • The new rules of investment. How high inflation has rewritten the investment rule book and who the winners of the new era might be – The Economist Podcast
  • The joy we derive from others’ success comes with many benefits. The opposite of Schadenfreude is Freudenfreude. Here’s how to cultivate it – The New York Times
  • How to get positive action right. Dr Joanna Abeyie points out common pitfalls when trying to make a business more diverse – Raconteur 
  • Meaningful impact through inclusive capitalism. Emma Hardaker-Jones, Group HR Director at Legal & General, discusses the importance of D&I, embedding purpose and why HR is integral to business strategy – The Beautiful Truth

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

Søren Kierkegaard