In Praise of the Useless: Bertrand Russell’s Salve for Hard Times

The article titled "In Praise of the Useless: Bertrand Russell’s Salve for Hard Times" discusses three actions that can help individuals recover during difficult times: learning something, helping someone, and feeling it all. It emphasizes the importance of sciences for understanding the universe and the necessity of arts for processing emotions. Both knowledge and emotional intelligence are highlighted as essential for developing empathy.