Life

The 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.

The 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 …

GQ

The Last Curious Man

The enormous life of Anthony Bourdain, according to those who knew him best.

Quillette

The Case for Dropping Out of College

Is spending $200,000 and four years pretend-learning really the best, most cost-effective way to become a better person?

The New York Times

How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross

The NPR host offers eight spicy tips for having better conversations.

The Conversation

Designing cities to counter loneliness? Let's explore the possibilities

Do you feel lonely? If you do, you are not alone. While you may think it’s a personal mental health issue, the …

The Atlantic

How Restaurants Got So Loud

Restaurants are so loud because architects don’t design them to be quiet. Much of this shift in design boils down to …

Signal v. Noise

You probably won't make it to the top

That’s a game worth winning: The one played with yourself for your own betterment. Not the one played against others, …

Vox

The myth of self-control

Psychologists say using willpower to achieve goals is overhyped. Here’s what actually works.

Forge

The Millennial Obsession With Starting Over

We pick up and move from city to city, trying on new identities but rarely sticking with them. It’s going to cost us.

Medium

How to get strangers to help you.

Here’s how to write great cold messages asking for advice.

Medium

The Art of Making You Feel Small

Confidence doesn’t have to be a zero sum game. When you know, love, and are at peace with who you are you can work …

DEV

How a Month without Computers Changed Me

With my last tweet sent, I turn off my laptop, phone, and tablet. My Digital Sabbath begins in 10 minutes: no digital devices …

David Perell

How to Maximize Serendipity

The best opportunities are the ones you never expected. They’re serendipitous. Serendipity is a state of mind. …

Medium

No More "Struggle Porn"

I call this “struggle porn”: a masochistic obsession with pushing yourself harder, listening to people tell you …

kottke.org

How to ask a favor

1. Be direct with your request;
2. Give your reason why;
3. Provide an opportunity for escape.

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, …

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.

Nautilus

Your IQ Matters Less Than You Think

In studies of children and historical figures, IQ falls short as a measure of success.

The 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 …

Harvard 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 …

The 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 …

Venue

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 …

The 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, …

Tim 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 …

The 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 …

Ambition & 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 …

The 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 …

The 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 …