The Glossary
Spend Money on Experiences, Not Things
Whether you’re backpacking through Europe, learning new skills or strengthening your relationships, learning to invest …
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.
Scientific American
A Solution for Loneliness
Participating in volunteer opportunities may help alleviate loneliness and its related health impact for several reasons. The …
LifeThe New York Times
Why Do You Grab Your Bag When Running Off a Burning Plane?
As passengers fled a burning plane in Moscow, some stopped to get their luggage. Don’t be too quick to judge.
Life TravelVox
Bored and lonely? Blame your phone.
Our emotions today are radically different from what 19th-century Americans felt. That’s partly due to technology.
LifeThe Outline
Be yourself is terrible advice
Take a better lesson from philosophy and me, a reformed loudmouth.
LifeBennett Notes
I Can't Do Anything for Fun Anymore; Every Hobby Is an Attempt to Make Money
Now, as a young adult, I feel like I completely lost that spontaneity and simple mindset. Every project which I take up has …
LifeTaylor Pearson
The Paint Drop Method for Figuring Out What To Do with Your Life (and Becoming the Best in the World At It)
So, if you’re not quite sure what to do with your life, putting yourself in a position to get autonomy, mastery, and …
LifeDavid Perell
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online
Writing online is the fastest way to accelerate your career. It’s the best way to learn faster, build your resume, and …
Life WorkQuartz
It took a century to create the weekend—and only a decade to undo it
But the week is man-made, arbitrary, a substance not found in nature. That seven-day cycle in which we mark our meetings, …
Life WorkGQ
How to Read 80ish Books a Year (And Actually Remember Them)
“We feel the need to finish books, even if we’re bored by them. This often gets in the way of people reading …
LifeHuman Parts
You Could Have Today. Instead You Choose Tomorrow.
One can’t design a life around what it’s like to be on vacation. Vacations are not real. They cost money. They …
LifeOutside Online
Good Vibes Are Contagious
This science all points toward the same basic truth: we are mirrors reflecting onto each other. The people we surround …
LifeThe New York Times
Human Contact Is Now a Luxury Good
The rich do not live like this. The rich have grown afraid of screens. They want their children to play with blocks, and …
LifeThrive Global
Why Eating Alone Is the Most Underrated Self-Care Ritual
Eating at a cafe with a book, or grabbing a seat at a bar alone is a self-care ritual I cherish. But I get why other people …
LifeThe Guardian
You're not poor. You're broke
My heart breaks when my friends conflate the two terms: understanding the difference between ‘broke’ and …
LifeThe Economist
Worldwide Cost of Living 2019
For the first time three cities share the title of the world’s most expensive city – Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris. In …
LifeBlair Reeves
Yes, you should blog
If you have even the slightest inclination, you should blog. About whatever. Blog about unicorns, or growing ghost peppers in …
LifeOneZero
Please Put Your Phone Down
We need to take time away from our devices to actively engage with the people around us and cultivate better relationships, …
LifeFeeling Good: Justin's Program
I decided to write this guide because I have been pretty happy recently. I would go as far as to say that I am the happiest …
LifeThe New York Times
Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain
I’ve been a heavy phone user for my entire adult life. But sometime last year, I crossed the invisible line into …
LifeJames Clear
You're Not Good Enough to Be Disappointed
In other words, in the beginning you need to get comfortable with feeling stupid, uncertain, and unskilled. You’re not …
LifeThought Catalog
25 Ways To Kill The Toxic Ego That Will Ruin Your Life
So how do we keep this toxic ego and selfishness at bay? How do we prevent ego from “sucking us down like the law of …
LifeThe New Yorker
The Art of Decision Making
Your life choices aren’t just about what you want to do; they’re about who you want to be.
LifeSam Altman
How To Be Successful
Here are 13 thoughts about how to achieve such outlier success. Everything here is easier to do once you’ve already …
LifeThe Guardian
The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet?
The ‘success’ narrative is at the heart of our idea of wellbeing, but the evidence tells a different tale.
LifeInc.
The Cold, Hard Truth: You're Overwhelmed Because You Want to Be
Examining how we talk about our lives by looking at things like holiday letters, Burnett concludes that busyness has actually …
Life WorkCollaborative Fund
Useful Hacks
Diets, finances, marketing. Everyone wants a shortcut. It’s always been this way, but I suspect it’s getting …
LifeThe New York Times
In Search of Lost Screen Time
Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our phones aside for a year.
LifeThe Atlantic
The Reason Many Ultrarich People Aren't Satisfied With Their Wealth
At a certain point, another million dollars doesn’t make anything newly affordable. That’s when other motivations …
LifeGQ
The Last Curious Man
The enormous life of Anthony Bourdain, according to those who knew him best.
Life Travel