The Guardian
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, …
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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.
Less Penguiny
The Best Article Ever Written About Bragging
After feeling belittled, I journey into the heart of bragging and discover 17 modes of showing off.
LifeNautilus
Your IQ Matters Less Than You Think
In studies of children and historical figures, IQ falls short as a measure of success.
LifeThe New York Times
In Praise of Mediocrity
Lost here is the gentle pursuit of a modest competence, the doing of something just because you enjoy it, not because you are …
LifeHarvard Business Review
When to Stick with Something — and When to Quit
So when you ask yourself whether to stick with a task or goal, or to let it go, weigh the potential to continue learning and …
LifeThe Conversation
The 'real you' is a myth – we constantly create false memories to achieve the identity we want
We all want other people to “get us” and appreciate us for who we really are. In striving to achieve such …
LifeVenue
In Search of Darkness: An Interview with Paul Bogard
Across the United States, natural darkness is an endangered resource. East of the Mississippi, it is already extinct; even in …
LifeThe Cut
Every Weekend Should Be a 3-Day Weekend
In one of their experiments, the researchers forced employees at a consulting firm in Boston to take a day off — totally off, …
Life WorkTim Harford
How can we resist the seduction of the mobile phone?
We are hooked. Our devices can, at any moment, demand that we focus upon them by flashing, pinging or even vibrating …
LifeThe Startup
How to be alone: the difference between loneliness and solitude
We use the two interchangeably because we’ve been conditioned to think of them as the same state; someone who spends …
LifeAmbition & Balance - by Doist
Burned Out and Fantasizing About a Big Life Reset? Start Here
To get more honest and realistic advice, I asked people who’ve actually made these kinds of big life changes — leaving …
Life Remote WorkThe New York Times
Money Really Does Lead to a More Satisfying Life
New research suggests that more money really does lead to a more satisfying life. Surveys of thousands of Swedish lottery …
LifeThe Billfold
A Story of a Fuck Off Fund
You save up a Fuck Off Fund of $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, then enough to live half a year without anyone else’s help. So …
LifeThe New York Times
How to Make a Big Decision
Have no fear. An emerging science can now help you choose.
LifeThe Atlantic
How to Make Friends, According to Science
So what should you do if your social life is lacking? Here, too, the research is instructive. To begin with, don’t …
LifeSlate Magazine
Living Behind the Wheel
More Americans are sleeping in their cars than ever before. Should cities make space for them?
LifeQuartz
The most relaxing vacation you can take is going nowhere
Vacation is exhausting when you go places. It’s often a time of awkward experiences—donning bathing suits, struggling …
Life TravelThe New York Times
The Power of Positive People
While many of us focus primarily on diet and exercise to achieve better health, science suggests that our well-being also is …
LifePersonal Growth
The Most Important Skill Nobody Taught You
Almost everybody thinks of themselves as self-aware. They think they know how they feel and what they want and what their …
LifeSeth's Blog
The jerk fallacy
There’s a common misperception, particularly in media, business and politics, that being a jerk is a necessary …
LifeThe New York Times
How to Make This the Summer of Missing Out
What’s happening? Who cares. Meet JOMO, FOMO’s benevolent younger cousin.
LifeSapiens
Why Envy Might Be Good for Us
Namibian hunter-gatherers deride those who stand out. What does this tell us about why, and how, we care about fairness?
LifeQuartz
Being rational all the time isn't going to do you any favors
We now know that our brain has certain cognitive biases that stop us from seeing the world as it really is and interacting …
LifeMedium
Where Are You From?
Accents are a point of connection. We’re constantly influenced by the people around us, and that extends to accents — …
Language LifeQuartz
People's egos get bigger after meditation and yoga, says a new study
A recently published psychological study directly contradicts that approach, finding that contemporary meditation and yoga …
LifeAssociation for Psychological Science
Around the World, People Have Surprisingly Modest Notions of the Ideal Life
“Our research shows that people’s sense of perfection is surprisingly modest,” says psychological scientist …
LifeNomadic Matt
How to Stop Making Excuses When it Comes to Travel (or Anything in Life)
Inaction is the easiest action. Doing nothing takes less work than doing something. Then, when we start to feel guilty, we …
Life TravelCollaborative Fund
The Psychology of Money
Let me tell you the story of two investors, neither of whom knew each other, but whose paths crossed in an interesting way.
Life MoneyDaniel Gross
The Psychology of Dread Tasks
There are things you want to do. There are things you need to do. Sometimes these are the same. This post is how to handle …
Life ProductivityPersonal Growth
The Scientific Argument for Mastering One Thing at a Time
The problem is, even if we are committed to working hard on our goals, our natural tendency is to revert back to our old …
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