Jay Matthews

I work in a state of passion and frenzy. When I begin a canvas, I obey a physical impulse, a need to act; it’s like a physical discharge.

"A word of warning one institutional investor gave me was that emerging managers often deploy too quickly."

Throughout history, people have risked death for the ability to share their ideas. Now almost everyone has unfettered access to the internet and most people are sitting there and thinking “eh, I’m good.” People will look back at us and wonder what the hell was wrong with us.

An interview with the translators of Rilke's Letter to a Young Poet. This interview covers our relationships with others, with ourselves, and to the earth. From 120 years ago, some of Rilke's notions are still concepts we are unpacking and can continue to sit with. How should we love? How should we sit with the uncertainty of the future? How can we... See more

The lack of any clear positive relationship between rising income and rising happiness has become one of the most powerful findings in the modern social sciences. Once our income reaches an amount that covers our basic needs, further increases add little, if anything, to our levels of life satisfaction.

The desire for fulfilling work — a job that provides a deep sense of purpose, and reflects our values, passions and personality — is a modern invention. … For centuries, most inhabitants of the Western world were too busy struggling to meet their subsistence needs to worry about whether they had an exciting career that used their talents and... See more