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God vs. Ayn Rand: A Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager and Craig Biddle

by OSI AdminLifestyle

Feb 18, 2021

Craig Biddle recently joined Dennis Prager for a wide-ranging discussion about religion, Objectivism, and American values. This is the conversation our culture needs to have—and a model of the civility...

Introducing OSI’s Republic of Letters

by Team OSIAnnouncements

Feb 12, 2021

I’m excited to announce Objective Standard Institute’s brand new “Republic of Letters.” This is a meetup group for active writers who have taken (or are taking) one of OSI’s writing...

Cal Newport to Speak at TOS-Con 2021

by OSI AdminAnnouncements

Jan 28, 2021

Exciting news! Cal Newport—author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and the forthcoming A World Without Email—has joined the roster for TOS-Con 2021, this July in Boston. In his talk, “Your...

Maximizing Your Creativity with Productive Meditation

by Maggie BirdLifestyle

Jan 26, 2021

Deep Work: “Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard...

Cracking the Code on Team Performance

by Aaron BrileyBusiness & Finance

Jan 18, 2021

Daniel Coyle, in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, presents a compelling case for why some teams are more successful than others. His one-word answer is “culture,”...

Art as Inspiration: Lang Lang at the Prado

by Angelica WerthArt & Culture

Jan 14, 2021

Great musicians can inspire students of music to improve their own playing and artistry. I experienced this myself in 2017 when, as a novice piano student, I went to see...

Cara E. Yar Khan on the Value of Courage

by Angelica WerthLifestyle

Jan 8, 2021

“Courage and confidence are practical necessities . . . courage is the practical form of being true to existence, of being true to truth, and confidence is the practical form of being...

How TOS-Con Changed My Life

by William NauenburgLifestyle

Jan 5, 2021

November 5, 2019: That was the day that changed everything for me. For the past three months, I had been working through my first semester of a graduate program to...

Five Steps for Building Lasting Habits/Routines

by Maggie BirdLifestyle

Jan 3, 2021

Author’s Note: Over the years, I have learned a lot from the work of Cal Newport, Mel Robbins, Alex Epstein, and Jean Moroney on the topic of building positive habits....

Orlando’s Christmas Gift: Two Nutcrackers and Spiritual Fuel

by Robert BegleyFeatured

Dec 31, 2020

When was the last time you leaped to your feet to applaud artists performing live in a theater? It seems like forever ago for me. That void was recently filled...

How to Make Work Something You Love

by Thomas Walker-WerthFeatured

Dec 18, 2020

For many people, “work” is a word with unpleasant associations. Children associate it with the burden of school work, which they have to do, like it or not. Many adults...

Discovering the Good: Morality, and Where It Comes From

by OSI AdminAnnouncements

Dec 7, 2020

On December 14 at 2:00 pm ET, the Ayn Rand Centre UK will host a discussion with Craig Biddle and Douglas Murray, moderated by Gloria Alvarez, on the nature and...