Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.
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"In order to seek truth," Rene Descartes once wrote, "it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, all things."
Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.
This list of leadership training topics is designed to help businesses navigate the times and prepare for the future.
The fruits of long-term thinking will reveal themselves in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted.
We thought the Big Bang started it all. Then we realized that something else came before, and it erased everything that existed prior.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
Instead of walking a mile in someone’s shoes, try reading a chapter in their book.
When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.
Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”
Non-Western thought is vast and ancient, so why don't some consider it philosophy?
Stoicism is a big deal right now, but it has some major flaws. Here's why you might want to hold off on becoming a Stoic.
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Spend well, save well, live well.
Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.
Research consistently points to a set of leadership skills that are high-impact, difficult to develop, and not easily replicated by technology.
The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
A thesaurus isn’t to find big and fancy words, but a resource to help you find your rhythm.
Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.
From honing the art of perception to checking cognitive biases, here are a few techniques employees can learn in critical thinking training.
"Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict." —Priya Parker
Arguments don’t have to be about winning or losing; they can help us build trust despite disagreeing.
For such a near-universal concept, the definition of "heroism" is difficult to pin down.
Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
When you're a genius, how do you make ends meet?
Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the "orbital perspective."