Guest Post: Embracing “Flawesomeness:” Our Force Multiplier In Midlife and Beyond

The year I turned 43, I reached a major crossroad. A cliff jumper and one-time rescue swimmer, I had inexplicably

Kristina Paider

December 21, 2025

Guest Post: Embracing “Flawesomeness:” Our Force Multiplier In Midlife and Beyond

Guest Post: From Your Head to the Screen

A lifetime of being in and around the film, television and journalism worlds has made me appreciate both how difficult

Joe Seldner

December 20, 2025

Guest Post: From Your Head to the Screen

The Neuroscience of “No More Fucks”

Given that I wrote about the evolving brain yesterday, I wanted to share some new brain science with you that’s

Chip Conley

December 19, 2025

The Neuroscience of “No More Fucks”

Midlife Isn’t a Crisis — It’s a Brain Epoch

According to a sweeping 2025 study from Cambridge, our brains actually pass through five distinct life-stage epochs — childhood, extended

Chip Conley

December 18, 2025

Midlife Isn’t a Crisis — It’s a Brain Epoch

How Will You Invest Your Wisdom?

The more complicated the world gets, the more wisdom we need. Knowledge is in your phone. Wisdom is in your

Chip Conley

December 17, 2025

How Will You Invest Your Wisdom?

“Don’t Die” vs. “Do Live”

The “Don’t Die” movement has a certain blunt appeal—optimize everything, control every variable, outrun mortality through metrics. Bryan Johnson is

Chip Conley

December 16, 2025

“Don’t Die” vs. “Do Live”

The Seduction—and Danger—of Shortcuts

When I was in high school, shortcuts showed up as Cliff Notes and Evelyn Wood speed-reading classes—promising smarter, faster versions

Chip Conley

December 15, 2025

The Seduction—and Danger—of Shortcuts

Guest Post: Why a New Morning Routine is the Key to Living Your Best Life

If you’re in the second half of life, you’ve already earned a kind of wisdom that younger versions of you

Hal Elrod

December 14, 2025

Guest Post: Why a New Morning Routine is the Key to Living Your Best Life

Guest Post: A Few Days of Quietude in Baja

How we start the year and what rituals we welcome into our lives can have a profound influence on how

Teddi Dean

December 13, 2025

Guest Post: A Few Days of Quietude in Baja

Making MEA More Accessible: Introducing 3- and 4-Night Workshops in Santa Fe

So we listened. This year, we’re launching a new format at MEA Santa Fe: powerful 3- and 4-night workshops designed

Chip Conley

December 12, 2025

Making MEA More Accessible: Introducing 3- and 4-Night Workshops in Santa Fe

The Case for Ending a Long, Mostly Good Marriage

On November 30, the New York Times offered an Op-Ed from Cathi Hanauer with the title of today’s blog post.

Chip Conley

December 11, 2025

The Case for Ending a Long, Mostly Good Marriage

Wisdom Is Evolution

If I had to distill midlife into a single insight, it’s this: wisdom is simply evolution put to work—the ability

Chip Conley

December 10, 2025

Wisdom Is Evolution