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![Joy is a Form of Resilience](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d11e24ce-004c-46b4-b904-7eb6f55e3714/AdobeStock_172903374.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=984%2C0%2C3333%2C3333&w=290)
Small moments of joy are often the first to go when we're stressed or in a crisis. But they're actually a tool to restore our emotional well-being, says designer Ingrid Fetell Lee.
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We're often taught that our surroundings are incidental to our well-being, but an emerging body of research shows that the physical world can be a powerful tool for cultivating happier, healthier lives. Studies show that workers in colorful offices are more alert, friendly, and confident than those in drab ones, that windows can speed healing, and children progress faster...
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Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee studies how our physical environment impacts our well-being, both physically and psychologically.
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Happiness, says designer Ingrid Fetell Lee, is a broad evaluation of how we feel about our lives over time.
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Why is it that simple pleasures such as bubbles, rainbows, and hot air balloons bring joy to most people? Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee says, “there’s something really powerful in the idea that we all find joy in the same things,” especially items with little significance otherwise. Fetell Lee studied how our physical environment impacts our well-being, both physically and ps...
![Lessons on Innovation, Economic Prosperity, and Cultivating Joy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/3d486aff-c3c9-43ba-a1ae-68b8fc0a9cdd/AdobeStock_175466970.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=140%2C0%2C4480%2C4480&w=290)
![Are We Failing Our Boys and Men?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6edf101f-5d54-42b7-9395-032e4a909483/53817735787_d37cebb60c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1946%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Too many men are falling behind women academically and economically, and feeling unmoored. Millions are turning to online influencers rather than finding fulfillment in a purposeful life. How do we curb the rise in male loneliness and create gender norms that allow them to thrive?
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Joshua Johnson, host of WAMU’s “1A,” interviews Simon Sinek in this Takeover episode.
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#MeToo exposed sexual harassment in the workplace, but what about the problem of gender inequality?
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Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says serving in city council is the best job in politics.
![Job as Vocation: Finding Meaning in Our Work](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null4b5ef0a1-1dc7-47d4-beb6-53b9747b2443/27943320481_995c694d8e_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1068%2C1068&w=290)
The average American will spend a third of his or her life working. What is the secret to achieving happiness because of our work and not in spite of it? How can we make a job into a vocation? David Brooks and Arthur Brooks have both studied and written about these questions, and they argue that in all kinds of work the answer is to find meaning. In this conversation, the...
![Jordan Peterson: From the Barricades of the Culture Wars](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ee20cd86-578e-40d7-9bd1-b1954a42125c/42996550422_569afae891_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1120%2C0%2C4480%2C4480&w=290)
Jordan Peterson, author of the best-selling 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, may be one of the most famous intellectuals in North America today. He also may be among the most misunderstood. His fans say that he’s saved their lives, and detractors say that he’s the gateway drug to the alt-right. Who is this psychologist-philosopher whom so many of us had never heard...
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Maajid Nawaz shares his remarkable journey from Islamist extremism to liberal democratic values.
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Rebecca Blumenstein on gender, journalism, and protecting democracy through news.
![The Parenting Journey: From Teens to Young Adults](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e00d7b7f-2a72-49be-a8ba-472bb3d85bb5/53013015954_ccc6118fea_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=864%2C0%2C3532%2C3532&w=290)
Renowned psychologists Lisa Damour, author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, and Laurence Steinberg, author of You and Your Adult Child, delve into the complex landscapes of adolescence and young adulthood in today’s society. Both have devoted their careers to studying and understanding adolescents — Damour as a clinical psychologist working with families and organizati...
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Norms in newsrooms across the United States are being upended thanks to deep polarization, a racial reckoning, and the pandemic. Hallmark journalistic traits like neutrality and objectivity are being redefined. Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, says it's impossible to be objective, and journalists have long been advocates for the status quo. “We’ve seen newspapers apologize...
![Johnson & Johnson Presents: The Point of Care: Stories from the Heart of Health](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b7015fce-b071-48a1-8b61-1dfb30116da3/220623_pointofcare_102.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=669%2C0%2C2661%2C2661&w=290)
With the power of a text message, the advice of a health worker fits in the palm of your hand. With innovative entrepreneurship, care becomes accessible where it previously was not. With the skill of a midwife, the pregnant woman in need of a champion thrives. Health systems may be complex, but what powers them is simple—the human beings at their backbone who are critical...
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Maria Hinojosa as takeover host with guests Jose Antonio Vargas, Melvin Mar, and Roberto Villaseñor.
![Presented by Johnson & Johnson: Addressing Health Workforce Moral Distress](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/988a8334-6376-4677-9cd6-8e07cacf8ae2/230623_healthworkforce_010.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=666%2C0%2C2667%2C2667&w=290)
A healthcare worker shortage is today’s reality, putting safe, quality healthcare at risk for everyone. According to the US Surgeon General's Advisory on Building a Thriving Health Workforce, the realities are that many of our health workplaces and practices are exhausting and demoralizing for our talented, caring, and overworked healthcare professionals. The emotional, ph...