The Best of Tim Urban
10+ most popular Tim Urban articles, as voted by our community.
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Tim Urban on Career
How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)
Our career path is how we spend our time, how we support our lifestyles, how we make our impact, and even sometimes how we define our identity. Let’s make sure we’re on the right track.
«a person’s career quadruples as the person’s primary identity. Which is kind of a big thing.»
The Tail End
No matter what your age, you may, without realizing it, be enjoying the very last chapter of the relationships that matter most to you. Make it count.
Tim Urban on Elon Musk
Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future
I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level.
Tim Urban on Korea
20 Things I Learned While I Was in North Korea
I was only in North Korea for five days, but that was more than enough to make it clear that North Korea is every bit as weird as I always thought it was.
Tim Urban on Procrastination
How to Beat Procrastination
Part 2. Where does a procrastinator go wrong and how can you actually improve your procrastination habits?
Tim Urban on Public Speaking
Doing a TED Talk: The Full Story
In August of 2015, I was invited to give a TED Talk. Here's the full (very stressful) story.
Tim Urban on Relationships
10 Types of Odd Friendships You’re Probably Part Of
When you're young, you make friends kind of by accident. Then they stick. That's why you're now part of these 10 odd friendships.
The Marriage Decision: Everything Forever or Nothing Ever Again
We're forced to make a black-and-white, binary decision in the most important moment of our lives. Let's take a deep breath and figure this out together.
Tim Urban on Space
Tim Urban on Syria
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The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1
Part 1 of 2: "The Road to Superintelligence". Artificial Intelligence — the topic everyone in the world should be talking about.
«This pattern—human progress moving quicker and quicker as time goes on—is what futurist Ray Kurzweil calls human history’s Law of Accelerating Returns. This happens because more advanced societies have the ability to progress at a faster rate than less advanced societies—because they’re more advanced.»
The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox: There should be 100,000 intelligent alien civilizations in our galaxy — so why haven't we found any of them?
Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man
A post about how Elon Musk became the real world Iron Man.
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