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How does a person organize a good life? The ancient Greeks divided time into five types: labour, work, leisure, play and aergia (contemplation). But labour was separated from work, as painful, onerous work undertaken for survival, whereas work could include caring for family members, study, or political activities. But now our jobs are supposed to provide all meaning in life and our time outside of work is thought of as simply 'time off'.

Decade of Change features insights and wisdom into how to manage, and make the most of, change. Vinton Cerf, co-creator of the Internet, peers into the Web's future. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman probes the nature of decision making. Lieutenant General Russel Honoré, the Hurricane Katrina hero, offers leadership lessons he applied in that crisis. Visionary executive Ray Anderson makes a powerful business case for environmental sustainability.

¿Cómo será la nueva normalidad? Esta es una pregunta que mucha gente se está haciendo en este momento. Otros tantos lanzan respuestas al aire, a menudo en la más absoluta oscuridad. Sin embargo, ¿qué pasaría si la pregunta fuera diferente? ¿Qué sucedería si nos preguntáramos qué es lo que no va a cambiar en la nueva normalidad? Esto nos llevaría hacia aquello de lo que podemos estar seguros, incluso ante un futuro incierto.

Why does your weather app say “there’s a 10 percent chance of rain” instead of “it will be sunny”? In large part, this is due to the insight of award-winning physicist Tim Palmer, who pioneered the introduction of uncertainty into weather and climate prediction. Now, he wants to apply it to how we study everything else.