Katherine Garnett

By dedicating 45 minutes to a single, meaningful task with no distractions, you can tap in to your brain's natural peaks in attention and creativity -- something called your "ultradian rhythm," writes career coach Luciana Paulise. Taking a 15-minute break in between work sessions acts as a buffer and should be spent stretching, walking or briefly... See more

1999

Diary: San Giovanni Rotondo

Tobias Jones goes in search of Padre Pio

‘By the reception desk there’s a cabinet of Padre Pio mementos – letter-racks, mirrors, diaries, plates, each one bearing his by now familiar image: a high forehead, grey beard and bushy eyebrows, deep-set eyes above a slightly bulbous nose. The set of his mouth makes him... See more

the dynamics of Donald Trump’s America, one in which the wealthy and powerful appear not as master operators but as bumbling sycophants, eager to cozy up to influence no matter how villainous or depraved.

content is crafted to trigger strong emotions, the interfaces use psychological hacks to grab more of our attention space. We are harvested instead of nurtured.

“Death is the mother of beauty; hence from her,

Alone, shall come fulfilment to our dreams

And our desires.”

–Wallace Stevens, “Sunday Morning”

“Death is the mother of beauty; hence from her,

Alone, shall come fulfilment to our dreams

And our desires.”

–Wallace Stevens, “Sunday Morning”

Let’s break this down.

TELL STORIES

That’s what the course is all about. We all know a good story when we see it - you’re immediately hooked, you remain gripped, and you stay until the very end - but knowing how good stories work so you have the same impact with the ones you tell? That’s a skill worth mastering, and I couldn’t see many people... See more