# Conversations

By Editors

[Daniel Pink and Susan Cain on the Art of Writing](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/dan-pink-susan-cain-art-writing-podcast/34441/) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness)

“You have to be willing to do what you do in the service of readers, not in the service of yourself.”

Alan Lightman

[The One Thing That All Life in the Universe Has in Common](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-the-one-thing-that-all-life-in-the-universe-has-in-common/26606/) [Arts & Culture](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/art-culture) [Science](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/science)

We sit down with physicist Alan Lightman to talk about his new book, ‘Probable Impossibilities.’

[Meredith Arthur](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/meredith-arthur/)

[2 Simple Techniques to Help You Get Out of Your Own Head](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-2-simple-techniques-to-help-you-get-out-of-your-own-head/24003/) [Habits & Productivity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/habits) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness)

“Watch out, your brain is listening.”

[Feeling COVID Anxiety? Try These Simple Strategies](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-feeling-covid-anxiety-try-these-simple-strategies/23961/) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness) [Psychology](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/psychology)

“Once I describe the emotion I’m feeling, I can make sense of it. I can move past it.”

[How to Build Resilience During the Pandemic](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-how-to-build-resilience-during-the-pandemic/23927/) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness) [Psychology](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/psychology)

“We’re in this moment where we have to help one another.”

[Ingrid Fetell Lee](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/ingrid-fetell-lee/)

[How to Design a Joyful, Productive Home Office](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-how-to-design-a-joyful-productive-home-office/23895/) [Design](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/design) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness)

“Invite play back into your home.”

[Susan Cain](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/susan-cain/)

[How Introverts and Extroverts Are Handling Self-Isolation Differently](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-how-introverts-and-extroverts-are-handling-self-isolation-differently/23755/) [Introvert](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/introvert) [Psychology](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/psychology)

“Solitude is isolation that feels good, and loneliness is isolation that feels bad.”

[Daniel Markovits](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/daniel-markovits/)

[Why Meritocracy Is Bad for America](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-why-meritocracy-is-bad-for-america/23522/) [Politics & Economics](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/politics)

“Even as it excludes most Americans from real opportunity, it also harms the few who seem to win.”

[Christie Aschwanden](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/christie-aschwanden/)

[Why You Should Never Take Another Vitamin, According to Science](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-why-you-should-never-take-another-vitamin-according-to-science/23424/) [Health](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/health) [Science](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/science)

“You’re just spending money on unnecessary stuff that could be harming you.”

[What the Royal Wedding Teaches Us About Hosting Meaningful, Memorable Events](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-what-the-royal-wedding-teaches-us-about-hosting-meaningful-memorable-events/23258/) [Creativity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/creativity) [Design](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/design)

“90 percent of the success of a gathering happens before anyone even walks in the door.”

[Adam Grant](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/adam-grant/), [Wendy Wood](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/wendy-wood/)

[Willpower Is Overrated, Says the World’s Leading Habit Expert](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-willpower-is-overrated-says-the-worlds-leading-habit-expert/23227/) [Habits & Productivity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/habits)

“Habits become a shortcut, and they’re activated by the cues around us.”

[Ryan Holiday](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/ryan-holiday/)

[Why the Key to Getting Ahead Is Staying Still](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-why-the-key-to-getting-ahead-is-staying-still/23217/) [Habits & Productivity](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/habits) [Happiness](https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/topics/happiness)

“Nothing is up to you but your own thoughts, opinions, and actions.”