What makes for a good life? Is it pleasure or enjoying the passage of time, as James Taylor once sang? Or is it more about living life with purpose and contributing to other people’s well-being? While ...

Most of us know and value pleasant experiences. We savor the taste of a freshly picked strawberry. We laugh more than an event warrants, just because laughing feels good. We might argue about the ...

Interesting people have a special magnetism. They tell incredible stories and lead unusual lives. But what exactly makes them so captivating? They’re curious more than anything else. An interesting ...

I was talking to a client who is currently a c-suite executive in a Fortune 500 company. As often happens in large political environments, there has been a major restructure, and after discussions, ...

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I’ve always been fascinated by people who seem effortlessly interesting. I used to get jealous of them, but not anymore. Wildly interesting people are a source of fascination to me, and often, it’s ...

Everyone has the potential to be interesting. You don't have to be a billionaire, or a CEO, or an astronaut to hold people's attention — you can just be you. It's a question of knowing how to ...

Samuel Hammond sits at a cluttered desk in his Washington office, holding up the pamphlet that changed the world. “It’s a giant space fetus,” the think-tank staffer says with a grin. “You’re never ...