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Guidance, tools, and frameworks to help you live a better life.

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Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
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If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

By Sigal Samuel
Expelliarmus! How to enjoy Harry Potter while disarming J.K. Rowling.
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It’s not millennial cringe to wonder if you can enjoy the work of problematic artists.

By Sigal Samuel
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Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
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Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe
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When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
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New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.

By Sigal Samuel
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Why are single men so miserable?Why are single men so miserable?
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When men lack the skills to build intimacy, their relationships — and well-being — suffer.

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
Why self-help might be making you feel worseWhy self-help might be making you feel worse
Podcast
Explain It to Me

One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Life
How to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple stepsHow to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple steps
Life

The key is to think like a kid.

By Allie Volpe
Obsessing about being a good person can backfire. There’s a better way.
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The paradox of moral perfectionism — and how to escape it.

By Sigal Samuel
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How to make the hardest choices of your lifeHow to make the hardest choices of your life
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From picking a career to picking a spouse, one radical philosophical idea will guide you.

By Sigal Samuel
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Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?
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If you’re sick of dating apps, consider this tried-and-true method.

By Allie Volpe
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The most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to doThe most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to do
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We all have a limited reserve of attention, and modern life is excellent at depleting it.

By Allie Volpe
Health
How Americans got hooked on supplementsHow Americans got hooked on supplements
Health

There are 90,000 supplements on the market. Do they actually work?

By Jonquilyn Hill
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Are we in a crisis of rudeness?Are we in a crisis of rudeness?
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Why it feels like people are more impolite than ever.

By Allie Volpe
Can’t commit to vegetarianism but want animals to suffer less? You’ve got options.
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This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.

By Sigal Samuel
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How to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already didHow to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already did
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From managing tariffs to dreaming up strategy, these six founders discuss the realities of starting a new business.

By Allie Volpe
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Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?
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How to develop new habits in an era of extreme heat.

By Allie Volpe
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The reason people are always hurting your feelingsThe reason people are always hurting your feelings
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Some of us are much more sensitive than others.

By Allie Volpe
The modern taboo that Americans just can’t seem to break
Advice

What if we were a little less scared to talk about death?

By Sara Youngblood Gregory
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Can’t sleep? It’s not totally your fault.Can’t sleep? It’s not totally your fault.
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Why a good night’s rest is so hard to come by.

By Allie Volpe
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For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.
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How a common birth control method became the center of a reckoning.

By Allie Volpe
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The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?
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When the world is on fire, meditation feels selfish. But it can help you do good better.

By Sigal Samuel
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Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?
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How 20,000 steps became a new sign of wellness.

By Allie Volpe
Technology
Take off your Oura RingTake off your Oura Ring
Technology

Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.

By Adam Clark Estes
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I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?
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What do you actually owe your partner’s family?

By Allie Volpe
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My students think it’s fine to cheat with AI. Maybe they’re onto something.My students think it’s fine to cheat with AI. Maybe they’re onto something.
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To save the humanities, we need to rethink our assumptions about AI — and education.

By Sigal Samuel
What broke teenage romance?
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Teenagers today are dating less than ever. What’s really happening?

By Charley Locke
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The surprising way romance may affect your friendshipsThe surprising way romance may affect your friendships
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Is it inevitable that your close friendships suffer when you enter a new relationship?

By Allie Volpe
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First comes marriage. Then comes a flirtatious colleague.First comes marriage. Then comes a flirtatious colleague.
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What to do when your partner wants an open marriage and you don’t.

By Sigal Samuel
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Beware of this silent, seething relationship-killerBeware of this silent, seething relationship-killer
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Suddenly can’t stand the way your partner chews? That’s resentment.

By Allie Volpe
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Relationships are hard work. Right?Relationships are hard work. Right?
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How much effort is too much to keep your romance afloat?

By Allie Volpe
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Losing my hair sucked. Trying to regrow it has been even worse.Losing my hair sucked. Trying to regrow it has been even worse.
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A barrage of products promise you can get your hair — and self-esteem — back.

By Maria Yagoda
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The secret to actually trusting each otherThe secret to actually trusting each other
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Americans are losing faith in their friends and neighbors. Here’s how to reverse course.

By Allie Volpe
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My family has money but doesn’t give to charity. How do I challenge them without being weird?My family has money but doesn’t give to charity. How do I challenge them without being weird?
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How to get parents and friends to get serious about doing good.

By Sigal Samuel
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Gen Z misery, explained in one chartGen Z misery, explained in one chart
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Young adults from around the world are struggling.

By Allie Volpe
The internet is littered with advice. What’s it doing to your brain?
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How to contend with an onslaught of guidance in an uncertain, lonely world.

By Eliza Brooke
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Don’t let a messy house stop you from hostingDon’t let a messy house stop you from hosting
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No one cares as much as you do.

By Allie Volpe
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When your garden fails, the magic happensWhen your garden fails, the magic happens
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Nothing will cure you of perfectionism faster than trying to grow living things.

By Natalie Pattillo
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You grew up with your siblings. Do you need to be friends, too?You grew up with your siblings. Do you need to be friends, too?
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The loving, aggravating, inescapable relationship that lasts a lifetime.

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
How to talk to your boomer parents about retirementHow to talk to your boomer parents about retirement
Explain It to Me

It’s time to take a hard look at your own finances — and theirs.

By Jonquilyn Hill
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I’m doing good work in my government job. Should I quit anyway?I’m doing good work in my government job. Should I quit anyway?
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I want to believe I can make a positive impact from the inside, but maybe I’m deluding myself.

By Sigal Samuel