Life

Johnny Rodgers

A modern home

Many friends, family, and acquaintances have asked us about the process. What follows is a long, roughly linear account of …

NPR

More than 1 million fewer students are in college. Here's how that impacts the economy

More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. According to new data released …

Seth's Blog

Don't waste the good days

If you’re feeling creative, do the errands tomorrow.

If you’re fit and healthy, take a day to go surfing.

When …

PubMed

No limit to maximal lifespan in humans: how to beat a 122-year-old record

Although average human life expectancy is rising, the maximum lifespan is not increasing. Leading demographers claim that …

The Economist

Why Americans are rethinking where they want to live

“People are asking deep questions about how and where they want to live,” says Richard Florida of the University …

Hacker News

What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?

If given the opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in the world where would you go? Or if you’ve recently …

The Atlantic

The Hidden Costs of Living Alone

In ways both large and small, American society still assumes that the default adult has a partner and that the default …

CBS

Why some young workers are leaving their office jobs to work on farms

“We all kind of felt like we’re cogs in the wheel of this larger system that we didn’t really want to be a …

Phys.org

Getting beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversations with strangers

People benefit from deep and meaningful conversations that help us forge connections with one another, but we often stick to …

Ivaylo Durmonski

Why Obsessively Following Successful People Online is Dangerous

Why do people keep following other people online? Why do people voluntarily disturb their attention by creating an insanely …

Ivaylo Durmonski

My Life After Quitting Social Media

Social media is like cigarettes and alcohol. Toxic. Addictive. Yet widely accessible. Everybody knows it’s bad. …

BBC

How finger counting gives away your nationality

Many people around the world learn to count on their fingers, but we don’t all do it in the same way. Could there be a …

The Wall Street Journal

A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: 'I Just Feel Lost'

The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education …

The Wall Street Journal

New Life and Work Choices Revitalize Exurbs, Bringing New Strains

Lower costs and the ability to do jobs remotely draw throngs from cities and close-in suburbs, in particular to the …

The Founder Coach

The Art of Not Taking Things Personally

Why other people’s emotions might not be about you — and your emotions might not be about them.

Vox

The complicated reality of doing what you love

I lost my hobby and gained a revenue stream.

Counter Arts

You are Not Lazy or Undisciplined. You Have Internal Resistance.

You are not lazy. You are not undisciplined. You are not irresponsible. You are not suffering from mysterious ‘Just …

Aeon

We're all teenagers now

Adolescence isn’t a time of life so much as a frame of mind. Liberating yet damaging, it’s transformed the US and …

Business Insider

Meet the typical 40-year-old millennial, who has $128,000 in debt, is not nearly as wealthy as their parents were, and is known as 'geriatric'

“Millennials have lifelong damage, given the severity of the Great Recession ,” Mark Muro, a senior fellow and …

The Economist

The vital art of talking to strangers

Three books explain why it matters—and can easily be lost.

Outside Online

The Mental Benefits of Being Terrible at Something

The 80/20 rule is interesting to consider, but it can also be misleading. That’s because both the early and the late …

The Cut

The Clock-Out Cure

For those who can afford it, quitting has become the ultimate form of self-care.

The New York Times

How the Pandemic Did, and Didn't, Change Where Americans Move

But about 30 million change-of-address requests to the U.S. Postal Service in 2020 show that with these two very visible …

The Atlantic

'Smart' Cities Are Surveilled Cities

Notwithstanding global enthusiasm for hyperconnected cities, this futuristic wired urban world has a dark side. What’s …

The New York Times

There's a Name for the Blah You're Feeling: It's Called Languishing

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

Bloomberg

Let's Get Rid of Time Zones, Not Just Daylight Savings

There’s biological time and global time, and we need to sync with both. That means rethinking our clocks.

Gregory Alvarez

Living Like It's 99: No Social Media, No Smartphone

At the time of writing this article, I’ve been living without social media for 3 years and without a smartphone for 2 …

Off Grid Permaculture

Free Land — Living Off Grid With No Money

If you are like me, the biggest obstacle to the dream of living off grid is money. Today, I thought I would help out wannabe …

Insider

Japan has appointed a 'Minister of Loneliness' after seeing suicide rates in the country increase for the first time in 11 years

Japan has appointed a “Minister of Loneliness” to take try and reduce loneliness and social isolation among its …