Ikigai, or the Japanese concept of finding your purpose, is the key to living a meaningful life. Just try it.

The Love Compass book is the passion project of Stefani Seek to help thousands of young women find their authentic voice in relationships. It is a guide to help you navigate the tricky and awesome world of dating and relationships. While the stories are based on male-female relationships, the advice and journaling exercises in the book apply to all sexual orientations.

For someone who doesn't believe in goal setting, Emmanuel Acho is highly accomplished. He's a former NFL linebacker, a TV sports analyst and the bestselling author of "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" -- and hosts a video series and podcast of the same name. In this episode, he shares why he's "anti-goals," how he consistently achieves greatness without pursuing success and what sports have taught him about living a creative life. (This episode is part of the TED Talks Daily end-of-year wrap-up. As 2022 draws to a close, we're sharing some of the most perspective-expanding ideas from the TED Audio Collective to give you a sense of the bigger picture, help you better understand the trends of the past year and get ready for the one ahead.)

An adventure novel with grand dreams of circumnavigating the known world in less than three months set the Victorian world alight in 1872. The time when the first 'around-the-world' cruises came true.

First Sherlock Holmes story that was published by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Late 19th to early 20th Century works by US poets.