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In discussions about getting older, people will sometimes say, "When you're young, you think adults have ...

Within the space of just three decades, monumental episodes of exploration and expedition, politics and ...

In a world that celebrates overnight success, it's easy to forget that very often, achieving your dreams ...

What’s the perfect temperature for running a marathon? You might imagine that it’s a balmy 70 ...

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature. ...

85% of the users of dating apps say they would like the folks they go out with to tell them directly if ...

Emotions play a central role in how you experience life.  If you frequently feel angry, depressed, ...

In my twenties and early thirties, I was a regular journaler. Several years ago, however, I ...

We tend to think of our goals as destinations — things to strive towards and then check off the ...

Anyone who's ever tried to lose weight, curb their temper, quit smoking, or alter any other habit in their ...

“Hair of the dog” refers to solving a problem using the same element that caused it. The expression ...

Of the dozens of men who have served as US president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a particularly close ...

People sometimes ask me what I think of video games. I think that, in moderation, they're a fine source of ...

One of the most difficult existential questions is why bad things happen to good people, especially if ...

"I need your John Hancock." "He's the prodigal son of our family." "That job was like working in the ...

In the 19th century, scientists conducted dissections on live animals to study their living anatomy. Known ...

In 2016, David Sax wrote a book called The Revenge of Analog, which made the case that even as we marched ...

Over the years, I've tried to implement various morning and evening routines. The goal of these ...

You've heard of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. But did you know that its author, ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower started smoking cigarettes in his junior year at West Point. He would soon begin ...