Article Maximizing Your Creativity with Productive Meditation

Maximizing Your Creativity with Productive Meditation

by Maggie BirdLifestyle

Jan 26, 2021

Deep Work: “Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard...

Article Cracking the Code on Team Performance

Cracking the Code on Team Performance

by Aaron BrileyBusiness & Finance

Jan 18, 2021

Daniel Coyle, in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, presents a compelling case for why some teams are more successful than others. His one-word answer is “culture,”...

Article Art as Inspiration: Lang Lang at the Prado

Art as Inspiration: Lang Lang at the Prado

Great musicians can inspire students of music to improve their own playing and artistry. I experienced this myself in 2017 when, as a novice piano student, I went to see...

Article Cara E. Yar Khan on the Value of Courage

Cara E. Yar Khan on the Value of Courage

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

Jan 8, 2021

“Courage and confidence are practical necessities . . . courage is the practical form of being true to existence, of being true to truth, and confidence is the practical form of being...

Article How TOS-Con Changed My Life

How TOS-Con Changed My Life

by William NauenburgLifestyle

Jan 5, 2021

November 5, 2019: That was the day that changed everything for me. For the past three months, I had been working through my first semester of a graduate program to...

Article Five Steps for Building Lasting Habits/Routines

Five Steps for Building Lasting Habits/Routines

by Maggie BirdLifestyle

Jan 3, 2021

Author’s Note: Over the years, I have learned a lot from the work of Cal Newport, Mel Robbins, Alex Epstein, and Jean Moroney on the topic of building positive habits....

Article Orlando’s Christmas Gift: Two Nutcrackers and Spiritual Fuel

Orlando’s Christmas Gift: Two Nutcrackers and Spiritual Fuel

by Robert BegleyFeatured

Dec 31, 2020

When was the last time you leaped to your feet to applaud artists performing live in a theater? It seems like forever ago for me. That void was recently filled...

Article How to Make Work Something You Love

How to Make Work Something You Love

by Thomas Walker-WerthFeatured

Dec 18, 2020

For many people, “work” is a word with unpleasant associations. Children associate it with the burden of school work, which they have to do, like it or not. Many adults...

Article Discovering the Good: Morality, and Where It Comes From

Discovering the Good: Morality, and Where It Comes From

by OSI AdminAnnouncements

Dec 7, 2020

On December 14 at 2:00 pm ET, the Ayn Rand Centre UK will host a discussion with Craig Biddle and Douglas Murray, moderated by Gloria Alvarez, on the nature and...

Article “Pick Yourself Up” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

“Pick Yourself Up” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

by Angelica Walker-WerthFeatured

Dec 5, 2020

Performers who love what they do can invoke a pure, soul-fueling joy in their audiences. Two performers who exemplify this are Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The pair starred together...

Article The Value of Creative Solo Projects

The Value of Creative Solo Projects

by Joseph KellardFeatured

Nov 25, 2020

Producing a solo work of art that beautifies your home can leave you with a wonderful daily reminder of your abilities. I learned this after arranging photos I’d taken over...

Article Patrick Buggy’s Excellent Exercises for Self-Honesty

Patrick Buggy’s Excellent Exercises for Self-Honesty

by Angelica Walker-WerthLifestyle

Nov 20, 2020

For many people, being totally honest with themselves about their lack of progress toward their goals can be extremely uncomfortable. This is the opening point Patrick Buggy makes in his...

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