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The Next Big Idea · 2026-10-26 · 84 min · 15,092 words

Best Of: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference

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I'm Rufus Griscom and this is the next big idea. Today. How to stop wasting your talent. and start making a difference. Here's a question that gnaws at me.

Maybe you too. Am I doing enough to help solve the world's problems? I recycle. I tip relatively well. I sometimes help neighbors with luggage when they're struggling on the stairs.

Nice gestures, but let's be honest. They barely move the moral needle. Meanwhile, the planet heats, pandemics lurk. And inequality yawns. Am I generous?

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