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Why I’m building libraries inside prisons | Reginald Dwayne Betts
At age 16, Reginald Dwayne Betts was sentenced to nine years in prison. He turned to books to help hold onto his sanity — and developed a belief that…
1 month ago
How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice
Vigilance. Grit. Resilience. Valerie Montgomery Rice, the president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, shares where she learned these key quali…
1 month, 1 week ago
How to escape your obsession with productivity | Rebecca McMackin and Catherine Price
Why are we so obsessed with productivity? Horticulturist Rebecca McMackin (who wants people to let their lawns grow wild) and author Catherine Price …
1 month, 1 week ago
I thought I was lazy. Turns out I had a sleep disorder | Lindsay Scola
For more than two decades, sleep health educator Lindsay Scola attributed her never-ending exhaustion to long hours and demanding jobs. When she was …
1 month, 1 week ago
Inside the "play labs" helping refugee kids heal | Erum Mariam
What does healing look like for a refugee child? That's the question educational leader Erum Mariam asked when her team built the humanitarian "play …
1 month, 1 week ago
Why we blew up four dams — and saved a river | Amy Bowers Cordalis
For thousands of years, the Klamath River in Northern California was home to one of the continent’s great salmon runs, creating abundance for the nat…
1 month, 1 week ago
What makes a good game? | Eric Zimmerman
What’s the best way to make a project more playful? Game designer Eric Zimmerman has a counterintuitive suggestion: a few good rules. Drawing on his …
1 month, 1 week ago
How to clean up the world's dirtiest industry | Joojin Kim
Climate strategist Joojin Kim spent years convincing banks across South Korea to stop funding coal, and it worked. Now he's aiming that same playbook…
1 month, 1 week ago
The secret to mastering life's biggest transitions | Bruce Feiler
How do you navigate life's growing number of transitions with meaning, purpose and skill? Writer Bruce Feiler offers a powerful way to handle uncerta…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How tech will (and won't) replace your doctor | Zack Abbott and Dhruv Khullar
There's more health advice available than ever before — and no easy way to tell what’s worth your time. From biotech breakthroughs to smarter cancer …
1 month, 2 weeks ago