Why Your Memory Seems Bad (It’s Not Just Age)
Do you sometimes walk to another room in your house to get something, but then can’t remember...
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Grid-Down Medicine — A Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way
If you read most first aid guides, the last step in treating someone who’s gotten injured or sick...
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Over the last decade, there's been an increase in the number of people, particularly young...
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The Power of Everyday Rituals to Shape and Enhance Our Lives
When we think of rituals, we tend to think of big, inherited, more occasional religious or...
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Podcast #980: Walden on Wheels — A Man, a Debt, and an American Adventure
Millions of young adults know what it's like to graduate from college with student debt. For...
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How to Create a Distraction-Free Phone
Jake Knapp loves tech. He grew up using Apple II and then Mac computers, browsing bulletin...
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Want to Be Happy? Give Yourself Reasons to Admire Yourself
Happiness and depression can feel like slippery and befuddling things. We can do the things we've...
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Tips From a Hostage Negotiator on Handling Difficult Conversations
In resolving hundreds of kidnap-for-ransom cases involving gang leaders, pirates, and...
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Lessons in Action, Agency, and Purpose From Buying a Ghost Town
In the 19th century, Cerro Gordo, which sits above Death Valley, was the largest silver mine in...
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Timeboxing — The Productivity-Boosting Power of Doing One Thing at a Time
From work to chores to entertaining distractions, there are many options for what you can be...
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How to Shift Out of the Midlife Malaise
When you think about someone having a midlife crisis, you probably think of a man getting...
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The 3 Musical Geniuses Behind the Most Popular Jazz Album of All Time
Even if you're not very into jazz, you probably know Kind of Blue, the jazz album that's sold...
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A Butler's Guide to Managing Your Household
It's a tough job to manage a household. Things need to be regularly fixed, maintained, and...
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Down With Pseudo-Productivity: Why We Need to Transform the Way We Work
The last several years have seen the rise of a sort of anti-productivity movement. Knowledge...
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The 5 Factors for Crafting a Simple (Read: Effective!) Messages
Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or entrepreneur, you want to be able to persuade your students,...
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The Misconceptions of HIIT (And the Role It Can Play in Your Fitness Routine)
You've probably heard of HIIT — high intensity interval training. In fact, you may feel so...
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Perhaps you've read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, a book many turn to to learn and internalize...
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The Secrets of Supercommunicators
Have you ever known one of those people who seemed to be able to connect with anyone? The kind of...
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7 Journaling Techniques That Can Change Your Life
In my twenties and early thirties, I was a regular journaler. Several years ago, however, I...
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Busting the Myths of Marriage — Why Getting Hitched Still Matters
The marriage rate has come down 65% since 1970. There are multiple factors behind this decrease,...
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