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Organizations invest in setting the right goals to drive strategy, and increasingly they’re using AI to help. To be sure, AI can support the mechanics: draft objectives, align to strategy, track progress. But the questions that determine whether you can deliver on a goal, sustainably, aren’t ones an algorithm can answer: Are you clear on the target? Do you know why it matters? Is it realistic given your capacity? Too often, employees take on goals without asking these questions, and the result is unfocused, empty effort or burnout. The fix isn’t an AI agent—it’s having a smarter, human conversation before…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 16: (L-R) Arnold Allen of England punches Melquizael Costa of Brazil in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on May 16, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCArnold Allen held the line on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Allen earned a one-sided unanimous-decision win over Melquizael Costa (50-45 x2, 49-46). Allen showed the streaking Costa that there are levels to the game and that he is still one of the top 145-pounders in the promotion.The fight capped a solid card that…
As if college students didn’t have enough to worry about, now undergrads at Harvard University may see their A grades go up in smoke. With over 60% of Harvard students getting A’s in the mid-2025 academic year, faculty are currently weighing a proposal that would cap that to no more than 20% of the class, plus four students. (A more detailed breakdown: 66% of undergraduates earned A’s, and 84% earned an A or A-minus in the 2024–25 academic year.) “The Student Handbook recognizes an A grade as one reserved for work of ‘extraordinary distinction.’ We recommend returning to this definition,”…
“Ghostlighting” is when someone you are dating suddenly disappears with no warning and then reappears a while later with no apology or explanation, acting as if nothing happened. (Photo: Getty)gettyYou may have heard of the term “ghostlighting,” as the portmanteau of two very spooky dating behaviors—ghosting and gaslighting. In fact, you may have even already witnessed such “boo”-rish behavior. But what may still be haunting you is why. Why do people ghostlight and what is the psychology behind it?What Is GhostlightingWell, I’ve already written in “A Funny Bone to Pick” for Psychology Today about how doubly troubling ghostlighting can be.…
There’s a popular narrative around starting a solo business: quit your job, take the leap, figure it out along the way. It sounds bold. It also ignores what many successful solopreneurs actually do: start while they still have a paycheck, figure it out, and then quit. I freelanced alongside my 9–5 for two full years before going solo full-time. That runway gave me time to figure out my offer and ideal clients, build a portfolio, and develop the confidence that I could make it work. As a result, the transition didn’t feel like a free fall. If you’re thinking about…
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 16: Robelis Despaigne fights Junior dos Santos in their heavyweight bout during the main card of Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 16, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)Getty Images for NetflixFormer UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos planned to make a splash in the opening fight of the MVP MMA 1 show at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Things didn’t go as planned.Former UFC heavyweight and Olympic bronze medalist Robelis Despaigne destroyed JDS with a hellacious three-punch combination that left the latter in a…
Below, David Epstein shares five key insights from his new book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better. David is the author of The New York Times bestsellers Range and The Sports Gene. He has worked as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and an investigative reporter for ProPublica. What’s the big idea? Using deliberate constraints and simplification strategies helps you focus better, be more productive, and make more creative decisions. Listen to the audio version of this Book Bite—read by David himself—in the Next Big Idea App, or buy the book. 1. Make all your current commitments visible. At one genomics lab, the staff took the time…
This is Phoenix, Sanctuary AI’s humanoid robot. Screenshot from Sanctuary AI’s website.John KoetsierWill the home be the last place the humanoid robot gets a job? According to Sanctuary AI CEO James Wells, probably yes.That’s a bit of a gut punch for those of us who want our clothes laundered, dishes done, floors cleaned, houses tidied and maybe even our meals made by robots with Genesis AI or Kyber Labs hands. Certainly 1X with its Neo robot and Figure are very interested in the idea that humanoid robots will soon be at work in our homes. Wells, however, isn’t buying it.I…
Decades ago, when a classmate and I were supposed to be learning Photoshop in our high school computer lab, we stumbled upon something much cooler—and weirder. The program was called HyperCard, from Apple, and it let you create interactive presentations with multiple choice buttons and branching pathways. We quickly started using it to craft crude choose-your-own adventure games when the teacher wasn’t looking. HyperCard could have become something bigger if Apple hadn’t abandoned it, which is a whole other story. The point of this article, though, is to let you know about a spiritual successor that enables all kinds of…
The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival abilities: functional brain regeneration.gettyThe axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) looks almost too whimsical to be real. Its feathery pink gills and a permanent half-smile make it look like a creature designed by a child with an overactive imagination. But don’t let its cartoonish exterior fool you. Beneath it lies one of the most extraordinary abilities in the animal kingdom: the power to rebuild parts of its own brain.It doesn’t simply patch it over, nor does it merely heal around the damage. The axolotl can…