Smart Skills

Big Think's co-founder and CEO, Victoria Montgomery Brown, offers six pieces of advice to founders in her forthcoming book.

The Omni Calculator site is a stunning treasure trove of free calculators.

Don't worry about grammar rules at first. They'll only trip you up.

Sometimes not looking forward to something helps you get it done.

According to a man that knows more than 20 languages, the key is to start in the middle.

Now is the perfect time to take up a new language. Self-motivation and commitment are key to mastering this fun and useful new skill.

Most people don't know what they're passionate about.

How can you use new tools, techniques, and technologies to rethink your personal productivity and enhance your future self?

Ultrarunners scored significantly higher on the resilience questionnaire than non-runners.

Famously, it took Edison over one thousand attempts to successfully create the lightbulb.

Simple tricks for hacking back your device.

Tech is rising and America's middle class is vanishing. Here's what to do.

Sometimes, the more understated you are, the more positively you'll be received.

We as a society need to rethink the way we value careers over everything else.

Our desire to engage in more interesting activities may have something to do with it.

Striking a better work-life balance comes down to the numbers.

The university model needs to evolve.

Being a specialist used to be the way forward, but the future belongs to people who can adapt to any given scenario on a dime.

Tips on telling human stories that audiences want to hear from start to finish.

There's a reason they call work "work."

Anyone with a killer idea for a podcast can learn valuable tactics for turning that idea into a success with the training in the How to Start a Podcast Bundle.

If laziness is written into our genes, why not embrace it?

Future-minded companies are investing in soft skills and digital learning to empower their talent.

Stressed? Work out anyway.

A new study contradicts some popular wisdom that says sharing your goals is always a bad idea.

To reach a breakthrough solution to any problem, it's necessary to first understand the underlying causes.

The term "self-actualization" is often bandied about on the web, but how does one go about becoming self-actualized really?

Eric Weinstein explains why choosing a nemesis is both energizing and necessary for success.

Could procrastination actually be a form of self-protection?

Sometimes you have to take the road less traveled.