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  When we typically think about learning, we tend to think about being in a structured school, and doing ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to ...

  The kitchen of a busy restaurant can be a chaotic, frenetic environment. But the best chefs ...

  We typically think of fear as a negative emotion. Something that feels terrible, and not only keeps us ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post by Ben Aldridge.  Several years ago, I found myself in a dark ...

  In an age where endless streams of data, options, and information are available, it can feel like ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to ...

There’s a giant vacuum nozzle that hangs over your head day and night. Manufactured by  Some Day ...

Note: Be sure to read our follow-up article on how to be more punctual.  The life of George ...

  Losing stinks. Nobody wants to suffer defeat in a game, flunk a test, or get passed over for a ...

  Today, it's hard to go very long without hearing about special operations forces like the Army's Green ...

I’m in the midst of a project to read a biography of every president. With most of the men, there’s a ...

  Studying philosophy can be a metaphorical journey into wisdom. My guest today ...

  This is a re-broadcast. The episode originally ran in October 2018.  Do your days seem like a ...

It’s September, which means millions of young people around the world are headed back to ...

  When people start on a self-development journey, they'll sometimes create a bucket list -- all the ...

  For thousands of years, the study of rhetoric was a fundamental part of a man's education. ...

These famous speeches lifted hearts in dark times, gave hope in despair, refined the characters of men, ...

  Maria Konnikova, who has her Ph.D in psychology and studies human behavior, had never played poker ...

Friedrich Nietzsche is one of history's most misinterpreted philosophers, and it isn't hard to understand ...