Aeon
Why speaking to yourself in the third person makes you wiser
Imagine, for instance, that you are arguing with your partner. Adopting a third-person perspective might help you to …
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.
Travel + Leisure
Would You Rather Travel With Your Phone Than a Friend? Maybe It's Time for a 'Mobilemoon'
Last month, the travel company issued the results of a survey which said, given the ultimatum, 33 percent of American …
Life TravelJustin Jackson
How to be more social at events and conferences
Too often, we think about networking in terms of what we can get. We’re doing it for ourselves; to fill our emotional …
LifeMEL Magazine
The Loneliness Epidemic Is So Bad, World Leaders Have Been Forced to Intervene
When politicians are staging national interventions to force us to connect with each other — and actually spending real money …
Health LifeThe Guardian
Listen up: why we can't get enough of audiobooks
In this time-poor, podcast-friendly world, audiobooks are booming. So what is the science behind them – and do they change …
Learning LifeThe Walrus
Why Being Bored Is Good
Technology keeps us constantly stimulated. What do we lose when we no longer have nothing to do?
LifeThe New York Times
It's Never Going to Be Perfect, So Just Get It Done
In other words, just getting it done — whether that’s a decision you have to make or work you have to do — will leave …
LifeThe New York Times
The Global Economy Runs on Parties You're Not Invited To: The robots may take over, but high-end schmoozing will never die.
The internet was supposed to pull down gatekeepers and middlemen. It was supposed to make decision-making rational, …
LifeCBS News
Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degrees
A college education is still considered a pathway to higher lifetime earnings and gainful employment for Americans. …
Career LifeBBC
The science behind why some of us are shy
To certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired …
LifeThe New York Times
Remember the '10,000 Hours' Rule for Success? Forget About It
Folk wisdom holds the trade-off between breadth and depth to be a cruel one: “jack-of-all-trades, master of …
LifeOneZero
When Ignoring a Text Is the Polite Thing to Do
We don’t communicate the same way we used to, so why should the old rules of etiquette apply? In the era of social …
LifeJustin Jackson
The Freedom Ladder
Have you ever seen a painter use a scaffold? It’s a ladder you construct to get from ground level up to the elevation …
Life WorkCal Newport
On the Pleasures and Sorrows of Life Without Screens
When people contemplate the declutter process I suggest in my book, in which you spend 30 days away from optional technology …
LifeQuartz
A sense of purpose could prolong your life
… a study published on May 24 in JAMA Current Open adds to the growing body of knowledge on the link between health …
LifeCity Journal
Alone
Americans are suffering from a bad case of loneliness. The number of people in the United States living alone has gone …
LifeThe New York Times
The Surprising Benefits of Relentlessly Auditing Your Life
We tend to think that good marriages and happy families are born of love and care, not spreadsheets. But what if that’s …
LifeThe New York Times
How to Get Every Email Returned Or at least how to try.
We’re all writers now. We fling words out into the universe through text, email, Facebook and more. Even people who …
LifeThe Glossary
Spend Money on Experiences, Not Things
Whether you’re backpacking through Europe, learning new skills or strengthening your relationships, learning to invest …
LifeScientific 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 …
Life