Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Know thyself is the most famous maxim of Greek philosophy, carved into stone on the Temple of ...

In a scene from The Matrix, the film's protagonist, Neo, meets the Oracle. The Oracle refers to a source of wisdom—often a prophet, visionary, or sage—who can foresee the future. In philosophy, such ...

The way to hit a home run when describing yourself in an interview is to figure out which skills are most important in the job ad and highlighting the ones you embody. In this example, if one of the ...

Nearly every highly successful person has failed, most of them numerous times. Most have failed a lot more often than the rest of us. That’s one of the reasons they’re successful now. Failure, viewed ...

Most of us know how to be good friends to others. Friends are trustworthy and loyal, give encouragement and empathy, lend a helping hand when things get rough, laugh, have fun, and celebrate life’s ...