The way we live and work is changing at a faster pace than ever before. Since Big Think

launched in 2008, our mission has always been to help our audience get smarter faster. We've

brought you idea-driven video interviews with thousands of global thought leaders. From

Dr. Michio Kaku, to Henry Rollins, to Salman Rushdie, and many many more. You've helped

us become one of Youtube's most popular education channels, with a really vibrant community

of users. And now, we're responding to your feedback. We've created Big Think Mentor to

bring you the world class ideas of our experts, transferred into actionable tools to help

you lead more productive, happier and healthier lives.

Up to 40% of skinny people actually may be what we call skinny fat people. They look

thin, but they're metabolically obese. People will work much harder not to lose something

than they will to gain something, and that's not depressing, that's very useful, you can

leverage that. So basically what research suggests is that focusing on that, focusing

on the future, focusing on your goals makes people happy. You know striving actually makes

people much happier than even achieving. I assert, that if you are depressed after learning

and being exposed to the cosmic perspective, you started your day with an unjustifiably

large ego.

We'll update our programming each month to respond to your changing needs. Watch our

expert video, and then reinforce your learning with a guided thought experiment or life experiment

provided in the comments section below. Report back on your results, engage in community

debate, and make recommendations for new experts and areas of study.

Join us today, and become a founding member of Big Think Mentor.