#1 New York Times Bestselling author of 7 books.
Washington, DC, USA
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For the last 20+ years, I’ve been studying work, creativity, science, and the human condition.
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing the best of what I’ve learned about living a life that matters. Stay tuned!
Our grandchildren will look at some of our everyday habits and ask: “What the hell were you thinking?”
Here’s one bet: letting human beings drive cars.
Seems normal. But borrow the eyes of someone living in 2126, and consider what it involves. 🧵
Picture your great-granddaughter in 2126:
“Wait. You drove the car yourself?”
“Yep.”
“With your hands?”
“Yep.”
“And other people were coming straight at you?”
“Yep.”
“What were you doing with your other hand?”
“Drinking coffee.”
I make the full case for handing over the wheel, along with six other normal things that may look insane in 100 years, in this video.
youtu.be/_87gmY1x6jQ?t=78
Some of the most restorative things you can do in a day are small and ordinary, and a handful of researchers have gone to the trouble of measuring what they do for us.
(Four of them turned up in the research I gathered for When) 🧵
(4) Thank someone.
Gratitude is a powerful restorative, so send a note or an e-mail to someone who's helped you.
And when Christopher Peterson's team at Michigan surveyed 12,439 American adults, gratitude ranked among the traits most closely tied to life satisfaction.
In August of 1986, less than sixty days after I graduated from college, I settled into my first job at a desk in downtown Washington, D.C.
Two of the three books I'd hand anyone starting a first real job today hadn't been written yet 🧵
I made a video on the 13 books you need to read before you're 30. These three are in it. The other ten include Man's Search for Meaning, which is probably the book I recommend most.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=tdkvyCeU…