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The Industrial Revolution changed the nature of work, so that many people labored in factories, ...

In an age where a lot of formalized decorum has vanished, the holidays are still a time with ...

It's not uncommon for former law enforcement officers and intelligence agents to write self-help books ...

In 18th century America, this book was second in popularity only to the Bible. It was a favorite of ...

This episode starts off a little differently than others — with a short quiz, something called the Brief ...

When people think about living more fully and making better use of their time, they typically think of ...

We often think of the difference between a boy and a man as a matter of age. But Brian Tome says that ...

Imagination is the ability to form mental images and concepts that don't exist or haven’t happened yet, ...

Back when I lived in Mexico in my early 20s, I came across a document (its author unknown) entitled ...

Every now and then I have days where I just don't feel like doing a damn thing. The idea of being ...

Self-control, the ability to resolve a conflict between two competing desires, is frequently touted as the ...

Although they may call it different things and approach its attainment in different ways, many of the ...

When we think about purpose, we typically think of our life’s overarching aim; our true calling; the ...

Note: In the 1930s, the Cleveland Academy of Medicine held a contest that solicited submissions for the ...

You may know Nate Silver as an election forecaster. But he's a poker player as well. And his experiences ...

To train the body, strengthening its muscles, increasing its cardiovascular health, and improving its ...

The more we’ve become a modern, industrialized, artificially-lit world, and the farther we’ve gotten ...

Would you get lost while driving downtown if you didn't use GPS? Do you find yourself struggling to read a ...

Some people have experienced an interesting phenomenon: when they were actively and eagerly looking for a ...

You’re on vacation, sitting on the beach, watching your children play in the water. Everyone is full of ...