Coaching minds

13/03/2026

At the link, George Saunders's disarmingly wonderful meditation on the courage of uncertainty, which is the courage to love the world: https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/04/09/george-saunders-uncertainty/

13/03/2026

“It is the intentions, the capacities for choice rather than the total configuration of traits which defines the person.”

13/03/2026

“…a stillness in which the germ of what is not yet palpable pauses and gathers to begin one more time.”

13/03/2026

1. Focus on what you like best about your partner.

21/02/2026

21/02/2026

“Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know. The less I care about the approval of others, the more approval I receive.”

12/02/2026

Speech blurs together unless you know the language; scientists found the brain signal that separates the words

12/02/2026

“It’s such an exciting area of science for people who want to have an impact in biology and medicine and materials and climate and sustainability.”

Carolyn Bertozzi was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing bioorthogonal reactions which take place inside living organisms without disrupting the normal chemistry of the cell. These reactions are used to explore cells, track biological processes, and improve the targeting of cancer pharmaceuticals.

Read her Nobel Prize interview for more insights: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2022/bertozzi/interview/

12/02/2026

At the link, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl's lost lectures on moving beyond pessimism and optimism to find the deepest source of meaning: https://mailchi.mp/themarginalian/viktor-frankl-lectures

23/10/2025

The secret to success is not concealing the effort it takes.

23/10/2025

“Beyond the difficulty of communicating oneself, there is the supreme difficulty of being oneself.”