Shortcomings of the hero’s journey, poetry that leaves you wanting and more in #TheEdit.

• Our narrative prison. The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell? – Aeon
• Why can’t more financial heavyweights write letters like Warren Buffett? Can – or will – others replicate his letters? – Financial Times
• I was sceptical about breathwork so I did my own research. Breathwork changed my life, but I heard the sceptics. Several studies later, I’m more convinced than ever in its benefits – Psyche
• How It Will End. Have you ever gotten consumed by watching a couple argue in public and trying to decipher what’s really going on between them? A poem set on a stage – On Being
• 3 ways to cultivate joy. It’s essential to building a healthy, meaningful life – The New York Times
• If you could take a pill that erased feelings of guilt, would you? “Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I will show you a man” – The Persistent
• To drive innovation, create the conditions for serendipity. It has led to many scientific breakthroughs; businesses could benefit from more doses of serendipity – Harvard Business Review
• The loneliest man. What is causing the men’s loneliness epidemic, and what may help – The Beautiful Truth