The Guardian
A world without retirement
We are entering the age of no retirement. The journey into that chilling reality is not a long one: the first generation who …
LifeLife
What's life? Across our curated articles and stories, you'll find a 21st Century perspective on topics such as life lessons, creativity, mindfulness, self-improvement, and much more.
Hacker News
Looking for tips to be a Morning Person
Starting a new job where its a 9am start time, looking for tips for how to become a “morning person.” I’m …
LifeReal Life
Where Are You Really From
Many people aren’t from one place and are in constant motion. So why must we choose one nationality from a drop-down …
LifeDesign Luck
Design a Lucky Life
Our brains have an incredible capacity to forge tangible results out of a mindset. When we build a habit in a particular way …
LifeThe Oatmeal
How to be perfectly unhappy
How to be perfectly unhappy.
LifeBen Casnocha
Happy Ambition: Striving for Success, Avoiding Status Cocaine, and Prioritizing Happiness
If all of your self-esteem eggs are in one basket, you’ll become very obsessive about the state of that basket. As your …
LifeThe Guardian
How to escape the overthinking trap: stop judging yourself
The despair from comparing ourselves with others is the original fake news. We need to develop a new relationship with our …
LifeThe Guardian
How to escape the overthinking trap: stop judging yourself
The despair from comparing ourselves with others is the original fake news. We need to develop a new relationship with our …
LifeNew York Magazine
You (and Your Therapist) Can Change Your Personality
Lately, personality psychologists have taken a more moderate view: If personality traits do change, they change slowly, and …
LifeHacker News
What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
What are some of the things you ‘surround’ yourself to keep going even after repeated failures. Failing can be …
LifeVox
I trained myself to be less busy — and it dramatically improved my life
My overwhelming schedule left me exhausted and empty. Here’s how I fought back.
LifeBBC
Why paper is the real 'killer app'
With apps taking over our lives, there’s a movement afoot as people yearn for simpler, technology-free times.
LifeBBC
The secret to living a meaningful life
Your ambitions to improve your life do not need to be confined by your personality.
LifeWIRED
Why digital detoxes are a waste of time and are just 'nostalgia-laden nonsense'
Living a ‘purer’ life isn’t about turning off your smartphone.
LifeWIRED
How I Got My Attention Back
Technology is commanding our attention in infinite, insurmountable loops. A country trip off-grid helped me escape.
LifeNautilus
Don't Tell Your Friends They're Lucky
Luck has a lot to do with success. We just don’t want to admit it.
LifeZen Habits
Filter Out the Noise
It can seem like our lives are filled with busyness, noise, distractions, and often meaningless activities. What if we could …
LifeThe New York Times
The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking
Here’s a New Year’s challenge for the mind: Make this the year that you quiet all those negative thoughts …
LifeNational Geographic
Pictures Show How Modern Life Is Altering the Natural World
Edward Burtynsky photographs changing landscapes—each one an imprint of human ambition.
LifeThe New York Times
How Social Isolation Is Killing Us
Social isolation is a growing epidemic, one that’s increasingly recognized as having dire physical, mental and …
LifeVox
Proof that life is getting better for humanity, in 5 charts
Proof that life is getting better for humanity, in 5 charts.
LifeAlex Vermeer
8,760 Hours: How to get the most out of next year
The end of a year is the perfect time to review one’s life, goals, plans, and projects, as well as plan for the …
LifeOutside Online
How to Live Out of Your Car
Professional vehicle dwellers share their tips for making the most out of life on the road.
LifeAeon
Why the simple life is not just beautiful, it's necessary
The good life is the simple life. Among philosophical ideas about how we should live, this one is a hardy perennial; from …
LifeI am not a self-made man.
We all need fuel. Without the assistance, advice, and inspiration of others, the gears of our mind grind to a halt, and …
LifePriceonomics
Who Still Lives at Home with Their Parents?
Living at home with your parents isn’t just for little kids anymore. Young adults are now more likely to live with …
LifeThe New York Times
The Busy Person's Lies
A December Gallup poll found that 61 percent of working Americans said they did not have enough time to do the things they …
LifeVox
Why 30 is the decade friends disappear — and what to do about it
New research recently found that starting at age 25, we lose more friends than we make each year.
LifeAeon
Embedded beings: how we blended our minds with our devices
Our devices are so deeply enmeshed in our lives that we anticipate them being there at all times with access to the full …
LifeThe New York Times
Dalai Lama: Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded
Being “needed” does not entail selfish pride or unhealthy attachment to the worldly esteem of others. Rather, it …
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