Crystal Bridges' Free-Access Model Reshapes National Art Engagement
How did Bentonville, Arkansas become a national destination for art and culture? It all started with the vision of Alice Walton, who founded the @crystalbridges Museum of American Art in 2012. And now it continues with Olivia Walton (Alice's niece) who took over from Alice in 2021 as chair of the museum's board. In this Q&A with @cultured_mag, Olivia explains how the impact of Crystal Bridges is spreading beyond its region: “Crystal Bridges is pushing the entire field to think more expansively about access. From the beginning, we’ve had free admission but now you see that idea catching on across the country. The results are incredible: younger, more diverse audiences connecting with programming and collections in new ways.” And Olivia Walton is also leading the charge to transform maternal healthcare, having founded @HeartlandFwd's Maternal and Child Health Center for Policy and Practice. Last month the group launched “Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America” — a state-led strategy to cut U.S. maternal mortality in half in five years. You can read the Q&A here: https://t.co/QHyt9eGiug
Two‑Minute Daily Mortality Check‑In Boosts Meaningful Choices
Here’s a new habit to end the day with: a two-minute mortality check-in. As Angela Haupt reports in @TIME, the idea comes from Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, founder of End Well, which helps people talk about and plan for the end...
Doctors Are Prescribing Social Connections to Boost Health
Take a walk with friends twice a week. That’s an example of a prescription your doctor might write for you in the future. @NatalieDaher7 reports in @axios on the rise of social prescribing: doctors sending patients to social experiences. It makes sense:...
From Cancer to Purpose: Jim Olson’s Resilient Renewal
I once had the good fortune of collaborating with Jim Olson when he was leading communications for United Airlines. From the start, I was struck by his sense of purpose for improving the wellbeing of others. Jim’s cancer-defeating journey, which...
You’re More Ready than You Think; Trust Yourself
People starting out in their first jobs, especially women, often think they’re not ready. But we’re usually more ready than we think we are. You don’t have to know everything before taking a leap — you can learn on the...
SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell Joins TIME's 2026 Influentials
Gwynne Shotwell is one of the few executives for whom the sky is not, in fact, the limit. In 2002, she joined SpaceX as the company’s seventh employee. Now, as president and COO, she leads over 23,000 employees in the...
Ask Deeper Questions, Build Stronger Friendships
Want deeper friendships? Ask deeper questions. As Angela Haupt reports in @TIME, not defaulting to small talk with friends can create greater connection. And it doesn’t require a big change: just ask one deeper-than-usual question in your next conversation with a...
Build EQ to Thrive as AI Outpaces IQ
The way to navigate a world in which AI is surpassing humans in IQ is to build our EQ. Here’s Jamie Dimon’s advice to younger workers: “Talk to everybody. Have deep curiosity about the world. Learn to think all the time, and...
80% Reject AI as Direct Supervisor, Poll Shows
Using AI at work is one thing, but would you work for AI? A new Quinnipiac University poll found that 80% percent of Americans would be unwilling to have a job where their direct supervisor was AI, while 15 percent would...
Science Shows Daily Habits Are Powerful Health Medicine
“Stand with science.” That’s the theme the World Health Organization chose for this year’s World Health Day. As they note, "Human health has been profoundly transformed over the past century, largely due to scientific progress and international collaboration.” Progress can...
From Burnout to Action: Prioritize Five Daily Health Behaviors
Nineteen years ago today, I collapsed from sleep deprivation and burnout and broke my cheekbone. That day changed my life. I started learning all I could about the science of how our five key daily behaviors — food, movement, sleep, stress management and...
Daily Habits Power Brain Health for Life
Brain health is the next frontier of healthcare, and we don’t have to wait for a miracle drug. The breakthrough at our fingertips, which is scalable and available to everyone, is applying what we already know: that daily behaviors can...
Break Free: Reclaim Life From Screen‑Bound Work
Given that many of us can take our work with us wherever we go, it’s never been harder to set boundaries around our non-work lives. That’s what @GuyWinch's new book, "Mind over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks...
AI-Powered Personalization Boosts Diabetes Control and Reduces Medication
The transformative use of AI in healthcare isn't just about discovering new drugs and treatments — it's also about applying the known science to our daily behaviors in new ways. A great example comes from a recent study by Dr....
Leaving HuffPost to Build Thrive: Leap of Microsteps
How do you know when it's time to take a leap? I did exactly that when I left The Huffington Post (@HuffPost) in 2016 to found @Thrive Global, helping people adopt healthy habits that drive better health outcomes, engagement, and productivity — one...