⏪ February 2026

FEATURED BOOK

In Bonded By Evolution, Paul Eastwick offers a groundbreaking look at the science of attraction and compatibility, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about how human mating evolved.

Distilling evolutionary biology, anthropology, and psychology into accessible insights, the book explains why we so often choose dating strategies that make us miserable and how to use a more evolved approach.

Released on February 10, 2026. Buy your copy now.

UPCOMING BOOK

David Epstein is writing a new book about how constraints make us better.

In Inside the Box, he dives into the science and practice of constraints, exploring exactly when and how guardrails can be beneficial.

His new book arrives May 5, 2025.

Here’s an excerpt:

“We live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. . . .

The irony is that total freedom can be paralyzing, and unlimited resources don’t necessarily lead to the biggest breakthroughs. . . .

All of us—individuals, businesses, institutions, even societies—can benefit from narrowing our options.”

— David Epstein, Inside the Box

SMARTER WELLNESS

We teamed up with Brian Dye, the founder Applied Wellness, to create a limited series exploring the various aspects of wellness.

Every week, he digs into the latest studies to help simplify what the research says so you don’t have to.

Topics covered so far:

• Flexibility 👉 What stretching can change (and what it can’t)

• Sleep 👉 Why “just get 8 hours” isn’t enough

• Strength Training 👉 Common strength myths (and the fix)

• Nutrition 👉 The new US dietary guidelines (and what the science supports)

• Physical Wellness 👉 6 focus areas to get and stay physically fit

• Wellness 👉 The 8 dimensions of wellness

• Misinformation 👉 Why smart people fall for wellness BS

Want more? Read Brian’s full companion articles that dive deeper into the evidence to help you know what works, and why it works.

SMARTER GROWTH

This month we started sharing our own perspectives on growth:

• Creativity 👉 Creativity has a formula (it’s not what you think). Why constraints don’t kill creativity; they activate it.

• Leadership 👉 Most leaders have a default move (that’s the risk). Here’s how strong leaders accidentally sabotage themselves.

What are you struggling with now? Let us know and we’ll see if we can help.

SMARTER LIVING

The average American adult watches between 3 and 5 hours of television per day. But how much of that is time well spent?

The reality is we’re all busy, so deciding what to watch is important.

To help answer that question, we pulled a list of every movie and tv series with cast nominated for the Actor Awards (watch this Sunday at 8p ET).

We then prioritized the list based on the most trusted source of movie and TV reviews—the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (how it’s calculated).

Here’s what we found…