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4mins
Explain It Like I’m Smart
Master divergent and convergent thinking
A productivity expert explains how you can be creative and a powerhouse of productivity.
Tiago Forte
3mins
Explain It Like I’m Smart
Only high performers pass this kind of job interview
Here’s what job interviewers are testing you for, according to economist Tyler Cowen.
Tyler Cowen
6mins
The Big Think Interview
How to double your brain power
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
Tiago Forte
Black and white engraving-style illustration of a human eye in close-up, with detailed lines depicting the iris, pupil, and eyelids—capturing the intense focus and clarity of the flow state.
The Well
Flow state: How to trigger the best performance of your life
‘Flow state’ is a peak performance mental state experienced by the world's highest achievers. Learn how it works in just 7 minutes.
Steven Kotler
John Templeton Foundation
9mins
Personal Growth
How to build a success mindset
You can’t predict success. But according to minds like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku & more, you can hot wire it.
Todd Rose, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Alex Banayan, Michio Kaku & Sarah Robb O'Hagan
5mins
Personal Growth
Why divergent thinkers beat geniuses in the real world
Don’t take the prodigy pathway. Become a broad thinker instead.
David Epstein
Two figures embrace in the foreground as celestial bodies or stars, evoking supernatural thinking, tumble from a dark sky; in the background, a crowd with raised arms watches in awe.
7mins
The Well
Why our minds crave the supernatural
"Supernatural thinking is actually an important part of being a complete human being."
Clay Routledge
John Templeton Foundation
Experiencing flow state
Great Question
How ‘flow state’ can heal trauma
Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Steven Kotler
A digital illustration of a stereotypical alien figure, inspired by concepts of extraterrestrial life, featuring a large bald head, big dark eyes, and a small mouth on a pale yellow background.
5mins
The Well
What alien life could teach us about humanity
Dr. Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist, who is questioning the very nature of life and how we’re attempting to find it elsewhere.
Sara Walker
John Templeton Foundation
A vintage-style illustration of a man in a suit with a mustache and top hat, the top of his head open as colorful smoke swirls out, symbolizing creativity.
3mins
The Well
How Picasso and Beethoven hacked creativity
Anyone can learn from this creativity challenge.
Anthony Brandt
John Templeton Foundation
Bronze sculpture of a seated man resting his chin on one hand, appearing deep in thought and embodying genius traits, against a plain background.
2mins
The Well
The common character trait of geniuses
James Gleick, the author of biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, discusses what they and other geniuses have in common.
James Gleick
John Templeton Foundation
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