profiles of people
Wisdom from the life of Mary Somerville.
The word scientist was coined to refer to her, as “man of science” wouldn’t do. | learn more
Tag: wisdom
better doing
Thinking for oneself
“Wisdom is earned, not given. When other people give us the answer, it belongs to them and not us. While we might achieve the outcome we desire, it comes from dependence, not insight.” | learn more
better doing
Lessons learned in Byron Wien’s first 80 years
These twenty lessons from Blackstone’s Vice Chairman contain loads of wisdom. “20. Never retire. If you work forever, you can live forever. I know there is an abundance of biological evidence against this theory, but I’m going with it anyway.” | learn more
big ideas
The wisdom of a universal basic income.
In this article, two Cambridge students makes a case rebutting the shade thrown at UBI. Does their case hold up? I’d love to hear what you think. | learn more