Ones that will transform your wealth, happiness, relationships, and social life — Of the 400+ books I’ve read in my life, only 30 odd are non-fiction — it’s thanks to the sheer repetitiveness and pseudo-motivation b.s. of most self-help books. But of late, I’ve fallen in love with non-fiction — because of a few wonderful albeit non-mainstream reads. …

‘Up, Up O ye gods!’ — Does life grant us second chances? I believe it does. One of mine arrived when I rediscovered the so-called Hermetic literature, a body of mystical writing produced during the final stages of Egyptian and Greek antiquity. These magical-philosophical tracts revolutionized my search for spiritual and ethical power and eased the…

We’re a Poor Civilization That Thinks It’s a Rich One — and We’re Living Way Beyond Our Means — It’s been a hellish year. Covid, global warming, a summer of megafires and megafloods, rising nationalism, and extremists like the ones in Texas and Afghanistan turning the Handmaid’s Tale from fiction to reality. None of this is an anomaly. It’s a trend of stagnation and collapse. But what’s driving that…

Will other companies follow in their footsteps? — If you grew up watching Disney movies, you probably noticed some common trends — family values and Whiteness. White princesses, princes, heroes, and villains dotted the Silver screen for decades. But Disney isn’t getting teary-eyed reminiscing over their whites-only past. …

Why we don’t need multiverses or conspiracies to understand quantum theory. — Click my referral page to join medium and read all my articles. Quantum theory is one of the most successful theories of all time. It is considered to be the ultimate, all-compassing formulation of physics. Prior physics theories from Newton’s laws to thermodynamics all are considered approximations of our quantum…

Nothing is more unvaried than paintings without hidden meanings. — People are mostly drawn to paintings for two reasons. They are aesthetically pleasing, and it is hard to turn your eye away from these paintings without fully speculating and admiring them. Two, because of the meaning that they hold, the stories they tell, and the reasons behind why they were…

+ Other words that changed their original meaning — Google used only to mean the company, now it’s officially a verb. What are other words that have evolved to mean something else than their original meaning? …

A system for prioritizing what matters — Over the past year and a half, I’ve heard people say they don’t feel like they are working from home, but living at work. It’s hard to deal with all the competing interests in our lives: work, relationships, family, friends, relaxation, and exercise. There’s one tool I’ve found effective in…

In 1883, a strange manuscript was dismissed as a forgery. Now scholars say it was real. — The world of Bible scholarship is abuzz with a remarkable announcement. Has a 137-year-old mystery been solved? There’s been a nagging problem of an apparently ancient scroll that surfaced in 1883. In a scene full of religious anxiety, it was declared a ‘forgery’ — and lost. The scroll was presented by a man named Moses Shapira, a noted dealer of antiquities in Jerusalem.

A Directory of Advice That Actually Gets You Closer to Your Goals — One of the goals of the Better Humans publication is to develop a comprehensive collection of well-tested advice for every self-improvement topic. That might take us years, or even decades. For now, here are our best 256+ articles, along with some commentary about how the articles could work for you. …

You can’t live without these top-shelf marketing tools — By Larry Kim There are so many tools at a marketer’s disposal. You’ll find everything under the sun, including project management software, social media dashboards, Facebook Messenger chatbot builders and so much more. With all the options, it can become a little overwhelming — to the point that a lot…

Cut the news and read these 7 blogs to think more clearly about current events—and ditch the information overload — If you want to become a genuinely well-informed citizen, more and even better information is not enough. Instead, you must learn to think critically and thoughtfully about complex ideas. You can’t vote intelligently about immigration, foreign policy, bioethics, or tax law without the ability to think clearly. …

In 1808, America banned the import of slaves from Africa and the West Indies. The impact on actual slavery in America was almost non-existent. There was still some limited smuggling of slaves but the majority of new slaves in America came from what Professor Eric Foner called, “natural increase.” One…

How the Wheel of Fortune points you toward success — One of the most beguiling cards in the Tarot deck is the Wheel of Fortune. It shows animals, sometimes of a mythical nature, sometimes of a recognizable one, rising and falling on a rotating wheel. It is an archetypal image in the Western mind. The Wheel of Fortune captures an…

If applied, they will change your mind forever. — Lately, I shared an article with my favorite quotes from Confucius and how to apply them in my daily life. As that article received many positive comments, I decided to compile a few more similar posts, sharing favourite quotes from ancient philosophers, successful entrepreneurs, and my idols. I personally love…

A checklist for starting your journey of personal growth. — In any field, there are a few ideas that are the key to understanding everything else. Biology makes little sense without evolution. Physics without symmetries and conservation laws is baffling. All mathematics can be built out of sets. Self-improvement isn’t usually regarded as an intellectual field. It’s mostly an assortment…

If you want to help your team improve their performance, feedback isn’t always the best way. — Every leader wants to get the best performance from their team. In startups, the importance of learning on the job and continuous employee development can’t be overstated. But how do you create an environment that helps people learn faster? For many years, I followed conventional wisdom, which says that the…