Book of the Day

'Sex Diaries' author says people are becoming more empowered in their relationships

I think that is so healthy to say, "I love you so much. I don't want to break up our family. I actually don't want anything to change, but I think I need to have sex with somebody else." What's the big deal in saying that?

Fresh Air

Best Of: Tennis stars Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova / American Culture Wars

We have such a level of trust that we know whatever we say to each other, it stays there. We know where to give each other the best advice. We know how to and there's no ulterior motive for no, you know, no playing games. And that's how we like it because I think we both have had so many people say, oh, you're great, this and that, they don't, you know, they don't give you the real story, but we've always been honest with each other on that front.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Kareem Amin - The Unusual Approach to Company Building - [Invest Like the Best, EP.478]

I think the best thing you can do for someone is tell them the truth. And most people don't do that. They tell people what they want to hear. And I think that's actually a disservice to people, because you're robbing them of the opportunity to actually improve.

It's Been a Minute

Inside the Michael Jackson legacy industrial complex | It's Been a Minute

We are actively as a society trying to avoid friction at all costs. It's not just in our art, but it's also in the way we move about the world. It's about the way we interact with our loved ones. It's the way we avoid having tough conversations and calling things out as they are.

Hidden Brain

When It's Okay to Lie

Should you tell a harsh truth if it will only cause pain? Or is it sometimes kinder to keep someone in the dark?

TED

How to Capture Your Audience’s Attention | Athens | TED Idea Search

Bad breath is kind of a metaphor for humanness, for being a human being, for loving somebody enough to tell them something that might be painful in the short term but very helpful in the long term.