Relationships, work and leisure

Thinking and intelligence
idea
Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking
by Nana Ariel

Money and economics
idea
Why efficiency is dangerous and slowing down makes life better
by Barry Schwartz

Learning and education
guide
How to learn a language (and stick at it)
Forget about fluency and how languages are taught at school: as an adult learner you can take a whole new approach
by John Gallagher

Architecture
film
From modernist architect, to a life off-grid, a creative life well-lived
15 mins

Love
idea
Love shouldn’t be blind or mad. Instead, fall rationally in love
by Berit Brogaard

Personality
idea
Introverts are excluded unfairly in an extraverts’ world
by Noa Herz

Creativity
guide
How to be lucky
Most of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity
by Christian Busch

Travel
film
‘It pulls you in’: the staff seduced by the rhythms of the Trans-Siberian railway
16 mins

Technology and media
idea
Let’s use bold, beautiful hearing aids to celebrate deafness
by Jaipreet Virdi

Technology and media
idea
To be more tech-savvy, borrow these strategies from the Amish
by Alex Mayyasi

Friendship
guide
How to make friends as an adult
Friendships give us so much. Be bold, take the initiative, and you’ll be surprised how many people are pleased to connect
by Marisa G Franco

Artists and art history
film
One Kandinsky, one viewer and one guard, in a Moscow power station
6 mins