From Saber to Conocer: What AI Knows – yet Humans Live

Recently, Oren and I went backroad four-wheeling in Baja. Between the topes (speed bumps) and rugged dirt roads, we got

Chip Conley

May 27, 2026

From Saber to Conocer: What AI Knows – yet Humans Live

Guest Post: Opsicocious – Late Blooming Courage

One evening at “formal hall” at the University of Cambridge’s Homerton College, we witnessed the unexpected: a barn owl named

Rocky Blumhagen

May 14, 2026

Guest Post: Opsicocious – Late Blooming Courage

The Best Anti-Aging Hack Isn’t Botox—It’s Being Bad at Something New

I just read a piece on some fascinating neuroscience: the single best way to keep your brain young isn’t supplements,

Chip Conley

April 13, 2026

The Best Anti-Aging Hack Isn’t Botox—It’s Being Bad at Something New

The Box of Unlived (and Unloved) Life

Consider that we all have a “box of unlived life,” almost like a time capsule from the future that we’re

Chip Conley

March 13, 2026

The Box of Unlived (and Unloved) Life

Why I Love Books: A Rebellion Against Forgetting

There’s a picture that sticks with me: a room in a New York apartment where books line every surface, leaned

Chip Conley

January 29, 2026

Why I Love Books: A Rebellion Against Forgetting

MEA Faculty Pico Iyer Shares His Story in the NY Times

As I mentioned last week, I was astonished to find our guest faculty member Pico Iyer as an essential supporting

Chip Conley

January 16, 2026

MEA Faculty Pico Iyer Shares His Story in the NY Times

It’s Time for You to Become a Beginner Again

Today, we published the 44th episode of my podcast The Midlife Chrysalis with one of our Wisdom Wednesday conversations with

Chip Conley

January 7, 2026

It’s Time for You to Become a Beginner Again

Guest Post: What I Learned Writing the Book I Never Thought I’d Write

Hell, I barely thought I was allowed to. I’m not famous. I haven’t cured cancer. I haven’t built a Fortune

Michelle Marquis

January 3, 2026

Guest Post: What I Learned Writing the Book I Never Thought I’d Write

French Immersion and the Lesson of Long-Life Learning

I’ve always wanted to learn a second language. Since my wife and I spend so much time in France —

Bob Cavnar

October 19, 2025

French Immersion and the Lesson of Long-Life Learning

“The Cul de Sac of Unlearned Lessons”

I often define wisdom as “metabolized experience mindfully shared for the common good.” That first word—metabolized—is crucial. Experience alone doesn’t

Chip Conley

September 25, 2025

“The Cul de Sac of Unlearned Lessons”

Just Get Off the Horse: A Midlife Lesson from the New Mexico Desert

I went to MEA in Santa Fe to embrace change, lean into truth, and take a long, honest look at

Nora Neiterman

September 6, 2025

Just Get Off the Horse: A Midlife Lesson from the New Mexico Desert

“You’re Such an Amateur!”

MEA guest faculty member Karen Walrond reminds us that the French-Latin word amateur means “one who loves.” Who knew?!  I

Chip Conley

August 25, 2025

“You’re Such an Amateur!”