WSJ: “Ultimately, whether this is a bubble depends on whether it pops. If it turns out AI can’t deliver both the promised productivity gains and fat profits for its creators, the parallel will be to the painful dot-com aftermath, not the boom.”
NYTimes: “A traditional life review unfolds through one-on-one or group conversations with a therapist or facilitator who helps people explore their childhood, their teenage years and later life stages. The facilitator asks questions designed to prompt reflection, like “Do you remember your first attraction to another person?” and “What pieces of wisdom would you like to hand down to the next generation?” The facilitator’s role is to build trust, offer interest and try to reframe difficult passages in a more positive light, said Dr. Shellman, who also serves as the director of the International Center for Life Story Innovations and Practice. For example, a facilitator might help someone who experienced the death of a child explore the positive memories amid the tragedy…One of the most popular forms of life review is guided autobiography, whereby weekly sessions are organized thematically rather than chronologically — things like family, money, work, health.”
FT: “India depends on the Indian Ocean, with 95 per cent of its more than $1tn annual merchandise trade including oil coming through the sea. But the ocean is also crucial for other regional powers, especially Beijing, who India considers its primary strategic threat. About 90 per cent of China’s $6tn of goods trade is seaborne, and a majority of that passes through the Indian Ocean…New Delhi plans to spend nearly $40bn over more than a decade to modernise its navy, which includes building new warships, submarines — both conventional and nuclear — and buying new fighter jets, missiles and torpedoes.”
strategy+business: “Some people are naturally resilient. They have a positive attitude and find ways to overcome obstacles in order to achieve their goals. But anyone — even those who aren’t resilient by nature — can build this capability. In a work context, it’s never been more critical for people to develop resilience. Changes driven by a dramatically accelerating rate of technological innovation are rocking the very foundations of how we work and live. The nature of employment — who we work for, the work we do, and the structure of employment contracts — is in the midst of seismic reinvention. It’s entirely possible that decades from now, many people won’t work 9-to-5 jobs. Perhaps it will be more common to have careers with highly active periods followed by fallow ones. Workers’ overall income may rise, but the predictability of cash flow could fall. Many people may never meet their colleagues in person, and new professions might emerge that we can’t yet imagine.”
