Higher education in the United States has largely embraced the business model. One highly visible example of this is the brand merchandizing of schools. Schools have licensed their names and logos for billions of dollars. Inspired by these brand-based profits, schools trademarked their slogans. Impressively, there are over 10,000 trademarked slogans. Trademarked school slogans include…
“I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars,” Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska wrote in her lovely poem “Possibilities.” Our preferences, of course, hardly matter to time — we live here suspended between the time of insects and the time of stars, our transient lives bookended by not yet and never again. Time…
Abiding insight into the aim of human existence from the man who revolutionized science and coined the word “philosopher.” The Greek polymath Pythagoras (c. 570–c. 495 BC) ignited the golden age of mathematics with the development of numerical logic and the discovery of his namesake theorem of geometry, which furnished the world’s first foothold toward…
How can changing one little word in your self-talk make such a big difference?
There are several psychological reasons why some people reject scientific consensus. How distant one feels psychologically from science increases the likelihood of rejection.
Many people struggle to moderate their drinking. A temporary alcohol-free reset may significantly improve the odds of lasting success.
Life presents us with a number of opportunities for change, and we get to decide whether to take risks or maintain the status quo.
If it seems like you never have enough time and energy, think about protecting it. You can decide what no longer gets your time and energy. The list below will offer some inspiration. Creating rules around your… The post 3 Things That No Longer Get My Time or Energy appeared first on Be More with…
Everyone tells you to live in the now. Almost nobody tells you why that’s only half the answer.
Rewatching old favorites can be relaxing, restorative, and surprisingly insightful. Childhood movies don’t just bring us back to the past — they show us how far we’ve traveled since we first watched them. Many of us have childhood movies we haven’t watched in years, yet certain scenes, songs, or moments remain lodged in our minds….
