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The Starr Report

My TED Talk on the Pitfalls of Optimising for Data was Cancelled... Because They Obsessed over Data

Karla Starr says metrics/SEO-driven TED talk committees create bland sameness.

Open link4 Jun 2026

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Brad Stulberg

Optimisation culture is making us fragile

Brad Stulberg argues that online ‘optimisation culture’ is making people fragile, because obsessing over perfect sleep, diet, and metrics turns normal life variation into anxiety.

Open link29 May 2026

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Brad Stullberg

35 Rules for Living an Excellent Life in a Crazy World

35 practical rules for staying sane, growing through challenge, and focusing on what matters in a noisy world.

Open link9 May 2026

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The Conversation

Four-day week won’t happen overnight, but could transform how we live and work

Four-day weeks can boost wellbeing and productivity, but need thoughtful, sector-specific design to avoid widening inequality.

Open link5 May 2026

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The Curiosity Shop

What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets Wrong

Brené Brown and Adam Grant argue RTO debates miss the point: define the problem, then design hybrid work around it, not attendance.

Open link1 May 2026

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Westenberg

On wintering

A case for ‘wintering’: deliberate withdrawal that rebuilds the self and enables deeper, longer-term work.

Open link29 Apr 2026
Links | 4 Jun 2026

My TED Talk on the Pitfalls of Optimising for Data was Cancelled... Because They Obsessed over Data

The Starr Report

Karla Starr says metrics/SEO-driven TED talk committees create bland sameness.

↗
Links | 29 May 2026

Optimisation culture is making us fragile

Brad Stulberg

Brad Stulberg argues that online ‘optimisation culture’ is making people fragile, because obsessing over perfect sleep, diet, and metrics turns normal life variation into anxiety.

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Links | 9 May 2026

35 Rules for Living an Excellent Life in a Crazy World

Brad Stullberg

35 practical rules for staying sane, growing through challenge, and focusing on what matters in a noisy world.

↗
Links | 5 May 2026

Four-day week won’t happen overnight, but could transform how we live and work

The Conversation

Four-day weeks can boost wellbeing and productivity, but need thoughtful, sector-specific design to avoid widening inequality.

↗
Links | 1 May 2026

What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets Wrong

The Curiosity Shop

Brené Brown and Adam Grant argue RTO debates miss the point: define the problem, then design hybrid work around it, not attendance.

↗
Links | 29 Apr 2026

On wintering

Westenberg

A case for ‘wintering’: deliberate withdrawal that rebuilds the self and enables deeper, longer-term work.

↗