Betterment

The course focuses on taming a ubiquitous emotion. But what about addressing its root causes?

Boring résumés can lead to fewer interview opportunities. Here's what to check for if you're searching for a new job.

I’ve been thinking about retirement lately. I’m not retired, at least I don’t think I am, though moving on from The Recount has left me uncertain about how to answer the inevitabl…

A question we don’t ask ourselves very often, but a choice we make every day. It’s tempting to not care. If you choose to not care, you’re off the hook. It’s simply to do as…

Tips for developers on getting into flow states

Do we underinvest in learning? An exploration of the logic of learn-or-delegate decisions.

No matter how big your backpack is, you can’t carry a bonfire with you when you go on a camping trip. A match is sufficient. Conversations are like that. Conversations are the tools that chan…

Back in 1988, the shoe company, Nike debuted what is probably the greatest advertising tagline of the last 40 years, “Just Do It.” It’s still going strong

I denied burnout as a concept, until life decided to teach me the hard way. So here I am, burnt out. How did I get there?

Mike Schur, co-creator of Parks and Recreation, said of his career, “This is not stuff you can read in a book,” he said. “This is stuff that you have to experience.” I think it’s also useful …

You’re entitled to it, and we will do our best to help you find what you want. But it’s unlikely that what you want is what everyone wants. It’s hard to believe that there is only…

An asteroid has never destroyed the Earth, therefore an asteroid never will. This brand has been involved in scandals before, and it has always come back stronger, so there’s nothing to worry…

Need to learn something difficult? Here's how to make a studying plan that actually works!

Learning a new language can be daunting, especially if you don't think you have the skill for it. But polygot Lýdia Machová says the secret is in the process of learning itself.

Brain area that stimulates appetite could be a target for eating-disorder therapies.

How much of what we want, really want, is due to the ideas that culture has given us, and how much is truly what we need? If memetic desire isn’t making us happy, perhaps we can find some new…

…to make it look easy. Sometimes, you don’t need to bother. Making it look hard might be a plus. The important part is how it makes the recipient feel.

“I” is first person. “You” is second person. “She” “They” “It” are all third person. So far, so good. But how can ChatGPT use the word &#…

Be skeptical of pop psychology studies

I recently discovered my new favorite knot. It’s known as the lineman’s loop or the alpine butterfly knot. Why is it my new favorite knot? A few reasons: First, it’s just a lot of fun to tie. It’s really easy, so easy, my 9-year-old picked it up in a minute. Now I have a rope […]

When people think of the paratroopers of World War II, they tend to think of the European theater — the 101st Airborne Division and the Band of Brothers. But paratroopers were also deployed in the Pacific, and here to unpack their lesser-known but equally epic and heroic story is James Fenelon, a former paratrooper himself […]

If you want to get the attention of a employer, marketing has the techniques to get you there.

Attention—the time and freedom to focus—is your team’s most valuable resource.

There is a God–shaped vacuum in the heart of each man, which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ. Blaise Pascal. (more) In my recent efforts to study the sacred, I framed the question in this usual social science way:

Adam Smith, in his famous 1776 book, The Wealth Of Nations, uses the metaphor of an “Invisible Hand” to describe the forces in a market economy. The hand,

When a six-year-old kid beats the other kids at tennis, that kid is more likely to be encouraged to play more, or to get a coach, and pretty soon, they’re much better at tennis than the other…

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. What happens if you write all of those wonderful words and they don't get read?