The seed that Socrates planted.

The modern world has adopted an Enlightenment mantra that states there should be no limit to how much we read because we read in order to know everything. We don't read to understand God or to follow civic virtue; we read to understand the whole of human ...

Expertise is helpful at certain points, not so helpful at others; wide-open, unfettered divergent thinking is critical at one stage, discipline and focus is called for at another.

By thinking of questioning and problem solving in a more structured way, we can remind ourselves to shift...

Our unconscious thoughts have a profound effect on our mindset and also our behavior. We act and react based on the information that goes into our minds. When you think negative thoughts - negative events occur more often. You don't have to feel surprised at these. That is how things work- there ...