面白い英語記事

 私が遭遇した面白い英語記事へのリンクを貼っておくことにします。
そのうちリンク切れまみれになるかもしれませんが。

16personalitiesの内の1つ、INTJについての説明。
テスト結果によると私はINTJらしいです。
それぞれの性格についてかなりの文量で興味深いことが書いてあるので、
自分の性格以外の性格の記事を読んでも面白いです。
日本語版もありますが、英語版のほうが明らかに情報量が多いです。
https://www.16personalities.com/intj-personality

内向的な人の存在価値についての記事　リンクされているTEDも面白い
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/5-reasons-introverts-make-better-leaders/

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/creativity-is-much-more-than-10-000-hours-of-deliberate-practice/
クリエイティビティは意図的な訓練から得られるものではないという記事です。
面白いと思った箇所
Creators rarely receive helpful feedback.
temporary exile from the mainstream may set up an "asynchrony between mind and domain such that the mind encounters significant dissatisfaction with what the domain currently offers".

クリエイティビティ関連で面白い記事をもう一つ
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/creative-people-are/

• Passionately Introverted

For things they care deeply about, they have a lot of passion but they can sometimes come across as introverted when engaged in their activity because they are in flow focusing intensely and ignoring outside stimulation. Similarly, creative people can seem very extroverted during a performance because they are fully engaged with their passion, while offstage they came seem quite introverted.

• Playfully Serious

Creative people are silly, playful, and realize the absurdity of life, but they can also be extremely serious and focused on the issues that matter the most to them. Even when being serious, however, creative people tend to have a playful mindset, which helps them bounce back from setbacks and be comfortable with trial-and-error. 

• Logically Intuitive

They listen to their intuition, but they do not let their intuition completely dictate their behavior; while using intuition to inform their decisions, they can also be intensely rational and logical.

Better goal-setting increases retirement savings
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/01/better-goal-setting-increases-retirement-savings.html
当たり前と言えば当たり前ですが、
短い期間での目標を立てることは貯金において有益という記事です。

Until relatively recently, "people were really focused on just surviving until the end of the day. Life expectancy was relatively short, and immediate needs were so dominant," said Jennifer Putney, vice president of participant engagement at Prudential Retirement. "This whole concept of long-term planning is just completely foreign to the human brain."

Inside the Bank of England
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/10/inside-bank-of-england
イングランド銀行の改革についての記事です。
画像がお洒落です。興味を持って読める内容で分量も十分。