Every AI pitch promises the same thing: Do more in less time. Finally get to the important stuff. Work less. New research from Berkeley followed real workers for 8 months. That's not what happened. 👇

Just sat down with David Epstein (NYT bestselling science writer) to gut-check the "wise" beliefs quietly wrecking careers. The 7 that hit hardest:

The headlines are relentless. AI seems posed to outthink many of us. So what do humans do? Twenty years after writing A WHOLE NEW MIND about the rise of right-brainers, here’s my initial answer: Double down on six human skills. 🧵👇

You don’t need 100 productivity hacks. You just need these 6 principles to get better work done . . . and avoid wasting your life.

The largest study on human happiness revealed something that blew me away. After 80 years of data, the #1 predictor of your health, wealth, and happiness isn’t what you think.

I really enjoyed this interview. Very fewer interviewers know as much, or care so deeply, about writing!

Flow is one of the greatest sensations in work and in life. But it’s not something that happens to you. It’s something you engineer. Here's how. 👇

If you don’t think differently in 2026, you’ll fall behind. These 11 books will change your perspective and accelerate your performance. Now. 🧵

Every generation thinks the next one is going downhill. Every. Single. One. Turns out, that's not wisdom. It's a cognitive illusion — and science just proved it. 👇

Your best ideas don’t come when you’re working. They show up: • In the shower • On walks • Half-asleep That’s not a flaw. It’s a clue. 👇

We all work mightily to look competent on paper… …but we still can struggle with basic life skills. Like apologizing without making it worse. Or remembering a name 60 seconds after hearing it. We obsess over credentials. We neglect competence. Here's the list of “how tos” I wish someone gave me earlier. 🧵👇

We think motivation is simple: reward it, get more. Punish it, get less. Fifty years of research says: Not always.🧵

The biggest daily motivator at work is not cash. It is not praise. It is visible progress on work that matters. Most workplaces are feedback deserts. You finish the day unsure whether you moved anything. So do not wait for the world to notice. At the end of the day, write down three things you advanced. Small is fine. Momentum is the point. You cannot install motivation. You can make progress visible enough that it returns tomorrow.