The Edit: When We Turn Inward
The Edit

The Edit: When We Turn Inward

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

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14th Nov 2024

Our tendency to turn inward, how to instil hope and more in #TheEdit.

  • Do you have hope? And, if not, how can you get some? – New Yorker
  • Let’s end toxic productivity. How senior leaders can save their teams, and themselves, from the unhealthy compulsion to be productive at all times – Harvard Business Review
  • Don’t turn inward. Many may feel an impulse toward solitude. That’s the wrong instinct – The Atlantic
  • As we approach climate thresholds. “Crossing 1.5°C is not a time to give up, but a time to acknowledge our failures and find a new hope moving forward” – The New York Times
  • What I wish I’d known when I started my career. Isabel Berwick and FT colleagues share workplace advice they wish they’d known earlier – Financial Times
  • TIME’s 100 most influential climate leaders in business for 2024. In identifying this year’s changemakers, the editors valued measurable, scalable achievements over commitments and announcements – TIME Magazine
  • The Opposites Game. Students grapple with a seemingly simple prompt: what is the opposite of a gun? – The Beautiful Truth

“The problem with pessimism, however, is that it’s limiting. Pessimism makes it harder to imagine, or really believe in, a better future.”

Joshua Rothman