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A book cover of "The Art of Spending Money" by Morgan Housel, with the text "an excerpt from" on a blue background to the left—exploring how to be miserable spending money.
Books
If you want to be miserable, then spend your money like this
In this excerpt from "The Art of Spending Money," Morgan Housel lays out the spending and financial habits guaranteed to end in regret.
Morgan Housel
A man emerges from an ice hole in a frozen body of water, surrounded by snow and ice, taking a cold plunge during winter.
Mini Philosophy
The cold-plunge fallacy: Why some fads may never work for you
It's OK to hate a frigid pond.
Jonny Thomson
The image shows the book cover for "The Contemplative Leader" by Patrick Boland, with his name prominently displayed next to the text “an excerpt from” on a split pale blue and beige background.
Business
How “contemplative leadership” can help us face uncertainty with confidence
A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out.
Patrick Boland
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Business
The importance of intuition and the limits of rationalism
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
A healthcare worker wearing blue gloves gently inserts an IV into a man's hand as he lies on a hospital bed, battling lung cancer.
Starts With A Bang
You can’t do your own research without doing your homework first
Here in 2025, many of us claim to come to our own conclusions by doing our own research. Here's why we're mostly deluding ourselves.
Ethan Siegel
A flowchart with a large question mark at the top leads to boxes containing photos, abstract patterns, and arrows connecting each step on a textured green background.
Smart Skills
When to quit: A simple framework for life’s toughest decisions
Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.
Danny Kenny
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