Five interesting things for the middle of your week

Given the cost and difficulty of obtaining mental health support and the fact that many people’s difficulties do not rise to the level of a clinical disorder, I think understanding the framework CBT presents can help us live happier and more productive lives.

Saudi oil, delayed economic optimism, the EV revolution, U.S. education performance, Indian industrialization, and Chinese urbanism…

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The number of people living in extreme poverty—defined as subsisting on less than $1.90 per day—has fallen from 89 percent in 1820 to just under 10 percent today.

There’s a common misconception about being productive — that productivity is about completing a lot of tasks each day, and therefore, to become more productive, all you have to do is complete more tasks. Of course, this is not true.

Enthusiasts believe lucid dreams can help people solve complex problems and access untapped creativity. Whether that’s true remains to be seen, but we’d like our day jobs to stay out of our dreams.