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Philip Glass

Philip Glass the avant-garde composer has composed operas, symphonies, film scores. He also wrote a memoir called “Words Without Music.”

"Eat what makes you happy"

Are we ever good enough, or are we doomed to self-optimization for our entire lives?

Rewind

Blogger Mark Manson on embracing our negativity as a means of consciously choosing what we really care about.

Hotel

It means “a couldn’t-care-less attitude,” and it’s a personal mantra for comedian Norm MacDonald.

Woman at dusk

Journalist Ariel Levy recounts how quickly everything—your career, marriage, family plans—can come unraveled.

bedroom

How Ethan Smith overcame OCD and a crippling fear of self harm.

person checking their phone

Science writer Sharon Begley on how anxiety drives modern day compulsions.

folding microscope

Manu Prakash invented a paper microscope that’s now being used in research labs and classrooms around the world.

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