Tag: Elite

As a perfectionist, I can think of absolutely nothing more stressful than making mistakes. My anxiety tricks me into thinking that making an error is the worst thing in the entire world. That making a mistake spells catastrophe. Elite athletes think differently. To play at peak level, you have to...

There has been much crying online and offline over the Dutch election results in the Netherlands, and many “white elite tears” (I read these comical words somewhere) have been shed in the process. I understand where it comes from, but soon I had more than enough of the wailing comments. ...

This eye-opening data comes at a critical juncture as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on a pivotal case that could potentially preemptively block any future attempts to tax the immense wealth held by billionaires. The case, Moore v. United States, currently under the court’s scruti...

Standing in the heart of Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate has been the site of several symbolic events throughout history. On 27th October 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte marched through the gate with his Grand Army, looting its bronze quadriga: a portent of the imperialist conflict that would blight the Germa...

“When you get to college, you will have so many boyfriends,” my mom and dad would say to console me. I subsisted on a diet of so many dreams like that one. And so I had to be smarter, better in some way — or else what was I? Just an undesirable average girl? How is that going to ge...

In the heart of Silicon Valley, where innovation pulses through the air like electricity, lies a secret ingredient to success that goes beyond sheer genius or groundbreaking technology. It’s nestled within the morning rituals of some of tech’s most brilliant minds. Among them is Sam Altm...