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An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Denmark’s 10 Jante Laws are grim, and yet they bring so much happiness. 

Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?

“For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD.”

Success is about give and take — with a little more give.

Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.

In a psychedelic state, the relationship between your “narrative” and “minimal” selves seems to transform in unique ways.

The second law of thermodynamics tells us that entropy always increases. But that doesn’t mean it was zero at the start of the Big Bang.

Many of us wake up each morning with something Oliver Burkeman calls “productivity debt.” The bestselling author and journalist explains this term as “a sense that you’ve got to work […]

There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.

The writer’s tragic death at age 46 has led many to view him as a tortured artist. Here’s why this label is reductive.

If the “self” is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.

“If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident.”

Many conversations start awkwardly and derail from there, but a few simple techniques can put them back on track.

Fear of being scammed can lead us to make decisions that go against our values and goals — both as individuals and as a society.

It’s a problem on both sides of the political divide.

When you do something with all your heart and mind, you do it with “meraki.” When we lack this feeling, it can lead to burnout.

Philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and Greg Lopez discuss how Stoicism can help us gain perspective on our emotions and act with intention in the world.

“Mainstream computing will start to shift from a race to develop increasingly powerful tools to a race to develop increasingly powerful abilities.”

You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.

“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”

Because there’s not enough Walden pond to go around.

What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

This list of leadership training topics is designed to help businesses navigate the times and prepare for the future. 

For centuries, Newton’s inverse square law of gravity worked beautifully, but no one knew why. Here’s how Einstein finally explained it.

Football is a risky sport, but bicycling to work is far more dangerous.

Executive advisor Tiffani Bova wants leaders to value their employees as much as their customers.