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 cost him much of his vision, is a triumphant story of restoration, resilience, and renewal. In a world hungry for hope and direction, Tailwind is a masterclass in turning life’s struggles into a life of significance. With his inspiring story, Jim lights the way forward, showing how to live a life of meaning. More here: https://t.co/NxDLNR5mlm
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...
Longevity Depends on Daily Habits, Not Quick Hacks
We’ve gotten longevity all wrong. Not the goal of longevity, but the way we’re trying to achieve it. That’s the point of the new book Push: Unlock the Science of Fitness Motivation to Embrace Health and Longevity, by @drjordanmetzl, a...
Simple Daily Microsteps Boost Brain Health, Prevent Dementia
Dr. Tommy Wood's new book “The Stimulated Mind” is out today, and it gives people a practical toolkit to improve their cognitive function on a day-to-day basis while decreasing their long-term risk of dementia. “Every one of us has the ability to dramatically improve...
Phone Addiction Peaks: 144 Checks Daily, Tethering Declines
Do you check your phone 144 times a day? If so, you’re in line with the average American (according to a survey by DemandSage). Not only that, but nearly 90% of us reach for our phones within 10 minutes of waking up,...
Resilience: Essential Skill for an Ever‑Changing AI Future
We don’t know what changes AI will bring to our lives in the years ahead, but we definitely do know that those years will be defined by constant change. And the most important quality we can nurture in ourselves to navigate change is resilience....
AI‑Driven Bossware Undermines Productivity, Needs Downtime
In the @nytimes, @loracorkelley reports on the rise of “bossware,” technology managers use to monitor employees. The phenomenon has been around for years but is now being super-charged by AI. It can take many forms, including monitoring keyboard strokes and even pauses. As...
Find True Greatness Amid Chaos and Burnout
From @BStulberg's inspiring new book "The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World" — a book particularly welcome during a time of growing isolation and what Brad calls "zombie burnout." You can read...
Half Maternal Deaths in Five Years: New National Strategy
“Across the country,” writes Olivia Walton, “mothers are dying at rates that would have shocked our grandmothers.” Walton, the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments and Ingeborg Initiatives, lays out a call to action to stop what she rightly calls...
Stop Comparing Your Inside to Others' Polished Outside
"Every time you level up in your career, you enter a ‘new room.’ You're suddenly surrounded by people who seem more experienced, more polished, more certain. Your brain then makes a critical mistake: it compares your inside with everyone else's outside." That's from...
Digital Nudges Amplify Lifestyle Gains for GLP‑1 Patients
Medicines plus healthy habits create outcomes that neither could achieve alone. A new @StanfordMed study published in JAMA shows digital lifestyle nudges may catalyze a critical first step toward behavior change for patients on GLP-1 medications. “Achieving your best health involves a...
Future Leaders Must Master Quality Questioning
@Cisco President and Chief Product Officer @jpatel41 is one of the leaders creating what he calls “one of the most consequential platform shifts within our lifetimes and in the history of humanity.” But he also sees the possible limitations, as he...
Leaders Admit AI Layoffs Will Disrupt Jobs
The “vibe shift” on AI is here: As @ChipCutter reports in the @WSJ, now that the long-anticipated AI-driven layoffs are happening, a backlash is brewing. AI messaging from business and tech leaders has been mostly about how beneficial AI will...
AI Enhances, But Can't Replace Human Insight in Journalism
A wonderful evening with the @Columbia Knight-Bagehot Fellows — journalists taking a deep dive into business, economics, finance and technology at a moment when rigorous reporting has never mattered more. We talked about leadership, resilience and AI — and the responsibility...
Brain Health Becomes Decade‑Long Priority Through Daily Habits
The next decade is the brain health decade, as I discussed with Bristol Myers Squibb (@bmsnews) CEO Chris Boerner at their Global Town Hall last week when @Thrive Global launched our brain health partnership to their 34,000 employees. BMS is...