Issue 03 of our print magazine is available to buy now

Issue 03 is available to buy now

The Edit: The Variety of Life
The Edit

The Edit: The Variety of Life

Our weekly round up of the best articles, podcasts and videos focusing on purpose in life, work and the world.
1st Mar 2024

The dangers of habituation, the immutability of the week and more in this week’s #TheEdit.

  • Your life is better than you think. Habits help us move toward progress. But they can also leave us feeling unmotivated – TIME Magazine
  • Writing about yourself isn’t selfish. Why the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves can be an act of survival – The Atlantic
  • The key to a fulfilling career? Variety. What once brought joy and meaning can stop doing so over time – Harvard Business Review
  • Is ESG over? The hottest thing in finance is in trouble – FT Unhedged Podcast
  • How the week organises, and tyrranises, our lives. From work schedules to television seasons, how seven days came to be – New Yorker
  • Podcasts got their name 20 years ago this month. A once-fringe medium has gone mainstream, but many wonder what the future holds – The Economist
  • What is Emotional Intelligence? What Shakespeare, the Delphic maxims and business leaders have in common – The Beautiful Truth

“Time away, however short, will enable you to perceive your life with fresh eyes – and to break up reality.”

Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein