Sascha Schulz
Scenarios, Not Forecasts
Forecasts record the mood of the moment more faithfully than the future. Scenarios do something humbler and more useful: they prepare us without pretending to know.
Paper Remembers
Printed matter keeps something that screens let slip. Reading research and the stubborn book markets of Germany, the USA and Japan suggest why.
Gifts We Cannot Afford
Christmas generosity has quietly acquired a credit line. The pressure behind it is not greed but belonging, and it is paid for, increasingly, later.
The Second Half
After fifty, a career is not wound down but rebuilt. The demographics demand it, prejudice resists it, and curiosity is the method that works.
Who Owns Your Voice?
A few seconds of audio can now become a voice that says anything. On three continents, the law’s answer is converging on one word: consent.
Pay Yourself First, Even With Little
Saving works best when nobody has to decide to do it. The evidence on defaults is strong, and honest about where it stops.
Twelve Small Decisions
Big resolutions make good headlines and poor habits. Research on how routines form suggests something quieter: fewer vows, more small decisions, repeated until they stop being decisions.