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Thoughts on the art of living
The more complicated the world gets, the more wisdom we need. Knowledge is in your phone. Wisdom is in your gut, but we have precious few schools or practices to elevate our intuition. While there are many ingredients in our personal wisdom stew, two stand out across cross-cultural research: Reflective Orientation and Socio-Emotional Awareness. The ...
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This July 14-19, we’re inviting you to explore a new approach to designing a meaningful life. It’s called Crossroads & Classics: Navigating Transitions with Art & Literature, a collaboration between
June 26, 2025
In a fragmented world, true growth requires alchemizing our inner polarities. When we welcome both curiosity and wisdom, we allow ourselves to explore with openness while grounding ourselves in earned
June 25, 2025
UC Berkeley professor and founder of the Greater Good Science Center Dacher Keltner teaches a Cultivating Awe workshop each December at MEA Baja. His research has shown that the #1
June 24, 2025
Now, to join her in guiding others through their own transitions at MEA feels like a convergence of everything I care about: curiosity, soulfulness, and collective growth and effervescence. Krista
June 23, 2025
We need a new conversation around aging that includes the word “thriving.” In this period of history, we are in an aging revolution. We are living longer. Over 70 million
June 22, 2025
As my daughter entered her tween stage (ages 9 to 12), I realized I didn’t know how to treat her, not a child anymore and not quite an adolescent yet.
June 21, 2025
The Legacy We’re Buildin’We traded in sleep for the joy of buildin’,Tired eyes, full hearts—life with children.The house was chaos, the days a blur,But purpose pulsed in each “yes sir.”
June 20, 2025
Are we on the brink of a golden age of AI technology or do we see disaster on the horizon? I’ve said for years that human wisdom is meant to
June 19, 2025
But for today’s knowledge workers—people who lead with their minds and not their muscles—retirement is no longer a clear-cut concept. Instead, it’s a foggy future with no obvious on-ramp or
June 18, 2025
While they rarely traveled, their work guided entire fleets and shaped worldviews. During Christopher Columbus’ time, barely 10% of the world had been charted and a new generation of ships
June 17, 2025
But, a new Goldman Sachs report gives some intellectual heft to this premise. According to a recent comprehensive study, a person who was 70 in 2022 had the same cognitive
June 16, 2025
Last week, I had a dream. I stood in a wide-open field with my smartphone in hand, but only one app worked—the map app. A single red “X” marked the
June 15, 2025
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