The power of a notebook, what music does to the brain, what to do when you feel like giving up and more in #TheEdit. 

• On giving up – and how not to. Find a halfway house between lying on the floor like Kafka and fighting on – Financial Times (gift link) 
• Forget chatbots. You need a notebook. There’s a deeply human satisfaction to retreating to an exotic location and wrestling with your own mind, scratching a record of your battle on paper – Cal Newport  
• What’s the secret to better business relationships? Behind every deal, launch, and partnership is people – and the way we relate to each other is at the heart of what really drives success – The Green Room Podcast 
• While the US sits out the world’s biggest climate summit, China seems to be stepping up. And what else to look out for at COP30 – Atmos   
• Music is good for the soul. Is it also good for the brain? A new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline – Washington Post  
• A dead glacier is a loss. A dying one is a threat. Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below – The New York Times Interactive (gift link) 
• The lost art of leading. Professors Edward Brooks and Michael Lamb explore what the humanities can teach leaders that an MBA can’t – The Beautiful Truth