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I’ve been chatting with many young people lately, and they are all generally very stressed and anxious about the …
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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.
Experimental History
Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
Givers think that conversations unfold as a series of invitations; takers think conversations unfold as a series of …
LifeNature
Why thinking hard makes us feel tired
Difficult tasks can lead to build-up of a signalling molecule in the brain, triggering fatigue.
LifeHacker News
I have the perfect job, why is it not enough?
I dream about doing my own thing or retiring early to do other projects. It is probably human to always want more.
So HN, how …
LifeThe Washington Post
One roommate is 85, the other is 27. Such arrangements are growing.
‘We’ll be friends for life,’ Siobhan Ennis said of her roommate, who is 58 years her senior.
LifeAmerican Compass
Pursuing the Reunification of Home and Work
The conflict between responsibilities at home and at work is largely the result of economic transitions to which we …
Life Remote Work WorkJames Clear
Entropy: Why Life Always Seems to Get More Complicated
Life never seems to just work itself out for us. If anything, our lives become more complicated and gradually decline into …
LifeDKB Show
Life Is Not Short
“The most surprising thing is that you wouldn’t let anyone steal your property, but you consistently let people …
LifeThe Wall Street Journal
Quitting Twitter? What People Say About Life After Social Media
How does it feel to flee from the feeds? Mostly worth it, say people who ditched Twitter, Facebook and Instagram—but there …
LifeBill Mei
Friendships form via shared context, not shared activities
In my early attempts to make friends, I tried inviting people with shared interests to activities like sailing or grabbing …
LifeBBC
The Dutch city testing the future of urban life
With a hotchpotch of neighbourhoods focused on innovative architecture, sustainability and social enrichment, can Almere give …
LifeHacker News
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose to live?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose to live?
LifeVice
Young People Are Lonelier Than Ever
30 percent say they don’t know how to make new friends and they’ve never felt more alone.
LifeJakob Greenfeld
The simple system I'm using to stay in touch with hundreds of people
So unless you have a solid system, chances are high that you won’t reach out to people regularly and miss out on a ton …
LifeJohnny Rodgers
A modern home
Many friends, family, and acquaintances have asked us about the process. What follows is a long, roughly linear account of …
LifeNPR
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 …
LifeSeth'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 …
LifePubMed
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 …
LifeThe 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 …
LifeHacker 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 …
Life Remote WorkThe 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 …
LifeCBS
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 …
LifePhys.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 …
LifeIvaylo 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 …
LifeIvaylo Durmonski
My Life After Quitting Social Media
Social media is like cigarettes and alcohol. Toxic. Addictive. Yet widely accessible. Everybody knows it’s bad. …
LifeBBC
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 …
LifeThe 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 …
LifeThe 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 …
LifeThe 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.
LifeVox
The complicated reality of doing what you love
I lost my hobby and gained a revenue stream.
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