The New York Times
Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been told to strive for balance. Yet I’ve noticed something interesting: The …
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Are You Downplaying Luck's Role in Your Life?
When we succeed, we often take that success, in retrospect, to be the result of suffering that liquid trinity of blood, …
LifeHacker News
How often do you unplug?
How often do you turn off or get away from all your devices and notifications? Do you have an activity you like to do during …
LifeThe New York Times
Save Your Sanity. Downgrade Your Life.
In recent years, a number of studies have documented the effects of techno-stress — the psychological and physical impact of …
LifeThe New York Times
The Golden Age of Bailing
There was a time, not long ago, when a social commitment was not regarded as a disposable Post-it note, when people took it …
LifeThe Atlantic
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But …
LifeHacker News
Coping with Loneliness
I’ve, over the past few years, grown more and more lonely with very little outside contact. My job does not interact …
LifeKostas Bariotis
How to make a friend fast - the scientific method
The study I’m about to present to you is something you have probably already seen floating around the internet, said to …
LifeWait But Why
Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think
We share a collective insanity that pervades human cultures throughout the world: An irrational and unproductive obsession …
LifeHacker News
What ways have worked for you to overcome 'imposter syndrome'?
I’m doing the best I can by improving each day, still feel like I have so much to learn every time I see the front page …
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What keeps you up at night? What do you worry about?
Just generally speaking, what do you worry about the most? Family’s safety & health, finances, work, etc?
LifeNautilus
Are You a Self-Interrupter?
We act as though we are no longer interested in or able to stay idle and simply do nothing. We appear to care more about the …
LifeHacker News
How to not bring emotion from work back home?
Even after working so many years. I still get moment that I want to snap. Any way to not bring emotion from work back home?
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The meaning of life in a world without work
As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines ’the useless …
LifefreeCodeCamp
A Better Way to Compare Yourself
Comparing your work or abilities to someone else’s can be an unproductive and self-destructive activity. Yet we compare …
LifeHacker News
How has volunteering helped you grow?
What kind of volunteering has helped you grow the most? What kind of volunteering do you find the most fulfillment from?
LifeThe Walrus
The Benefits of Solitude
Our society rewards social behaviour while ignoring the positive effects of time spent alone.
LifeZen Habits
The Perfect System
Most of us are constantly looking for the Perfect System: The perfect system for being mindful, getting fit, losing weight, …
LifeThe Guardian
A world without retirement
We are entering the age of no retirement. The journey into that chilling reality is not a long one: the first generation who …
LifeHacker News
Looking for tips to be a Morning Person
Starting a new job where its a 9am start time, looking for tips for how to become a “morning person.” I’m …
LifeReal Life
Where Are You Really From
Many people aren’t from one place and are in constant motion. So why must we choose one nationality from a drop-down …
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Design a Lucky Life
Our brains have an incredible capacity to forge tangible results out of a mindset. When we build a habit in a particular way …
LifeThe Oatmeal
How to be perfectly unhappy
How to be perfectly unhappy.
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Happy Ambition: Striving for Success, Avoiding Status Cocaine, and Prioritizing Happiness
If all of your self-esteem eggs are in one basket, you’ll become very obsessive about the state of that basket. As your …
LifeThe Guardian
How to escape the overthinking trap: stop judging yourself
The despair from comparing ourselves with others is the original fake news. We need to develop a new relationship with our …
LifeThe Guardian
How to escape the overthinking trap: stop judging yourself
The despair from comparing ourselves with others is the original fake news. We need to develop a new relationship with our …
LifeNew York Magazine
You (and Your Therapist) Can Change Your Personality
Lately, personality psychologists have taken a more moderate view: If personality traits do change, they change slowly, and …
LifeHacker News
What inspires you to persevere through adversity?
What are some of the things you ‘surround’ yourself to keep going even after repeated failures. Failing can be …
LifeVox
I trained myself to be less busy — and it dramatically improved my life
My overwhelming schedule left me exhausted and empty. Here’s how I fought back.
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Why paper is the real 'killer app'
With apps taking over our lives, there’s a movement afoot as people yearn for simpler, technology-free times.
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