Despite all the micro- and macro-decisions we make throughout our lives, our big-picture attitudes towards them fall into two categories: being brave or being afraid. Fear and courage rule our senses, and for good reason. There's nothing inherently negative about fear, which is only there to protect us. Fear and courage even go hand in…
In our first Web3 and Society Series salon of 2023, Packy McCormick joins us for a conversation on writing about web3 (co-hosted by Alaka Halder and Wes Chow) Packy McCormick is the author of Not Boring, Substack’s most popular business newsletter (177,034 subscribers and counting!). Twice a week, he publishes timely, insightful (and never boring!)…
This is the first salon hosted by Sandra, who has been exploring the concept of "relational rigor" in her quest to be more authentic and intentional in relationships. We often talk about "rigor" in intellectual contexts. It implies high-quality outcomes, a set of standards, and consistency in methods. And even though connection is the cornerstone…
I just want America to be beautiful and rich. My name is Max Dostart-Meers and I am a Silicon Valley native currently in exile. Follow me on Twitter. Join us for the final episode of the Saving the City series! Great cities and a prosperous America are linked; communicating a positive vision for our country’s…
Bria Sandford, executive editor at Penguin Random House, joins our community and hosts for a discussion on the book business in 2023, and how those with writing talent and ambition can get a step closer to being published in print. Members only exclusive, hosted by Anna Gát. *** 🗓 ii Calendar 📋 Code of Conduct
(PART 1/3) Own Your Story: Developing an empowering self-narrative in times of transition. Summary: In periods of transition or change, the stories we tell about ourselves play an enormous role in how others perceive us, and how we perceive ourselves. In this workshop salon, executive coach Jason Shen will share his 5C model for crafting…
After you watch a movie or read a book, how do you decide whether it was “good” or not? What sort of language do you use? If you were its creator, what would *you* do differently? In his debut Interintellect salon, Kevin Zhai explores 3 different approaches to storytelling and how you can apply them…
Mercatus Center's Tyler Cowen and Shruti Rajagopalan join us to discuss whether our conventional ideas about talent (that it's evenly distributed, the importance of grit, and so on) stand closer scrutiny, what is currently happening in emerging intellectual centres such as India and what we can learn from them, and what new frameworks those looking…
In this SuperSalon, special guest Sarah Hepola — author of Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget — joins host and Interintellect Editorial Lead Christin Balan to discuss her personal misadventures in "stumbling into sobriety" and all of the moments of laugh-out-loud humor and brutal honesty that journey entailed. "It's such a savage thing… Continue reading Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget — SuperSalon with Sarah Hepola
Interintellect host and professional tarot reader Crystal Duan will take us through a discussion of the first part of the Major Arcana as part of her "Tarot In the Day to Day" series. We will discuss the meaning of these cards' archetypes and how you can understand them NOW without stressing about learning everything. We'll be…
Interintellect host Katrina Dela Cruz invites you once again to a salon of inter(intellect)mingling, of finding new friends and rediscovering old ones, in group convos and 1:1s, just the way you like it… The Great Interintellect Mingle is back (again)! Come meet new friends (and maybe some old friends as well) in the main room…
A poem is like a rite of passage. A poem manifests in myriad forms—a wise sage from beyond, a friend, a torchbearer showing us light. Join us in this mini salon series, where we — Irene Karthik and Tanya Raj — attempt to travel through landscapes of our everyday life with poems for company. Join us…
