It happened on Medium: January 2024 roundup

Last month’s most-read stories, most-highlighted…

Persuasive people don’t argue — they listen

Also: 16 strange but beautiful paradoxes

If you want to be more creative, be less certain

The trap of thinking short term

Plus: Apple’s ecosystem advantage

⏳The future’s coming sooner than you think!

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It’s been 2069 years since the first leap day

Plus: Would it be morally acceptable for us to eat extraterrestrial life?

The legendary magazine editor Tina Brown, the former editor in chief of The New Yorker and Vanity…

Medium Pub Crawl: Connecting editors, writers, and publications

The 24-hour virtual meetup begins on March 19

What those Taylor Swift deepfakes reveal about the future of AI

Plus: How to avoid ‘conspicuous…

What We’re Reading: Are you measuring the right metrics of success?

Culture is everyone’s business

Plus: Nature photography from the Pacific Northwest

‘Psychedelic’ derives from the Greek words for ‘mind manifesting’