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Life lessons can often feel hard-won. You choose what you think is best—or even most exciting—in the moment, only to realize ...

As the former CEO of a company where I spent many years early in my career, Bernie was someone I had the privilege of working with closely. Even after his retirement, we kept in touch for 17 years, ...

Starting a business has been one of the most exciting and fulfilling chapters of my life — but it’s also been unpredictable, humbling and often much harder than it looks from the outside. Here are a ...

Remember Jo Dee Messina? “Life Is Good” is one of her finest country tunes, and its life lesson is pretty direct: Life is just too short to let negativity get in the way of enjoying it. She’s right, ...

It’s the age-old question: How do you live to 100 years old? An estimated 101,000 Americans are centenarians, representing just 0.03% of the US population. There’s much we can learn from the ...

A look back at the simple, non-nonsense habits from the 80s and 90s we wish would make a comeback. Growing up in the '80s and '90s came with a kind of freedom and real-world learning that's hard to ...

I've always been intrigued by the art of pottery. This year was the year I finally made the time to dive into it, and a single trial class quickly turned into a weekly practice. I realized that I ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Updated at 10:27 p.m. ET on August 21, 2025 One of the biggest gripes I have about my academic ...