Jeanette bicknell
6 articles-
How to Learn to Love to Practice
Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In interviews, famous people often say that the key to becoming both happy and successful is to “do what you love.” But mastering a skill, even one that you deeply love, requires a huge amount of drudgery. Any challenging activity—from computer programming […] -
How to Negotiate Like—or Against—a Pirate
The full annual economic cost of naval piracy globally is estimated to be about $1.5 billion. -
Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness, But Time Just Might Do It
While on vacation in distant locales, people often find that time moves quite differently than in the places they’re used to. In the tropics, we settle into the grooves of “island time” and relax thanks to a more leisurely rhythm. A trip to a big city can leave us exhilarated but also drained by the […] -
Not-So-Sweet Home: The Persistence of Domestic Violence
Zurijeta via Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The home is in many ways the basic unity of society, a bastion of shelter and family bonds. It is the means by which the social order is reproduced and the context in which children are brought into the world. Yet […] -
Misdeeds & Disease: How Similar Are Disgust & Moral Disgust?
Feliciano Guimaraes via Flickr Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The news earlier this fall that chemical weapons had been used in Syria’s civil was seen as a new low in that conflict. Many people condemned their use as “disgusting”; President Obama, making the case for a military response, […]
