Coffee vs. beer: which drink makes you more creative?

McDonald’s Theory

I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any ideas. I recommend McDonald’s.

An interesting thing happens. Everyone unanimously agrees that we can’t possibly go to McDonald’s, and better lunch suggestions emerge…

The noise of stuff

How clutter affects you and what you can do about it.

A Resume of my Failures

The foundation for the most meaningful work I’ve done in my life

A resume of my failures

Failure is tricky. We do everything to avoid it. It is certainly better to be successful. But if you…

You don’t want a better life.

If you did, you’d have it.

The 2 Minute Mind Sweep

Lift’s Habit of the Day

The Secret Of Steve

The secret of Steve is simple. It explains his success and excess. It exemplifies our instinct for creation. Creating is not…

A for Absence: I Miss you Like Hell

“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which i find myself constantly walking…

Timeless Advice to Young Men and Women in Science from Edward.O.Wilson

Writers, even those who inhabit rarefied heights in literary pantheons are not loathe to share their personal insights about the art of their trade. But it is a bit different in science though. Scientists…

Why is it moral to serve the happiness of others, but not your own?

Selfishness is a virtue but we’ve…