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On cultivating doubt
oaive
Jan 4
My friends
You only get a few humans who truly shape your life. His newest book, My Friends, is a tribute to those relationships and the daily work of showing up for the people who matter most.
Kim
Nov 21, 2025
A curious student of the world
Susan Cain's journey to becoming a celebrated writer
oaive
Jun 12, 2025
The real impact of return-to-office mandates
What are the unspoken motivations? More "We retain more information when we are in motion" The podcast: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/fixa...
Kim
Feb 21, 2025
Funology
What is fun?
Who has it?
How?
oaive
Sep 14, 2024
The Book of Dust
“One hears all sorts of things. The question is whether they matter.”
― Philip Pullman, La Belle Sauvage
Kim
Jul 6, 2024
Maurine Kornfeld
“How long have you competed?”
I had no idea what he was talking about. So I said, “Not long.”
oaive
Nov 24, 2023
Optimum is not always optimal
Is there a dark side of maximization?
Kim
Nov 10, 2023
A loose grip on the mug
Reflections on fulfillment
Olivia
Oct 6, 2023
Writing in Italian
Jhumpa Lahiri has found a new voice
oaive
Aug 19, 2023
What's so funny?
Making space
Olivia
Mar 22, 2023
Absolutely fine
I'm absolutely fine, but...
Kim
Feb 1, 2023
Rituals
Collective effervescence, synchrony and the power of rituals
Olivia
Dec 17, 2022
Making Friends
Social connection and health
Olivia
Sep 16, 2022
Rethinking the office
What is the office today actually for?
Olivia
Sep 9, 2022
Bittersweetness
Susan Cain suggests in her new book that longing, sorrow and grief could be the wellsprings of connection, creativity and hope.
oaive
May 26, 2022
Relating to work
Anti-burnout vibes
Neo
Mar 18, 2022
Fiona Hill
On motivations, ambitions, framing, re-framing and imagining a way out of the conflict.
Olivia
Mar 13, 2022
Social illusions
"The picture we have of one another. Layers and layers of misunderstanding. The picture we have of ourselves. Useless. Presumptuous."
Olivia
Feb 8, 2022
The extended mind
Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?
And what is the mind, btw?
Olivia
Dec 15, 2021
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