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Emily Esfahani Smith is a writer in New York. She is an editor at The New Criterion, managing editor of the Hoover Institution's Defining Ideas, and editor-in-chief of Acculturated, a blog.
Givers focus on others, takers on themselves, and matchers care most about fairness. Studies show that most professional success, not just satisfaction, goes to givers. More »
Having a positive outlook is the most important predictor of resilience. More »
Research suggests that more Chinese parents admit to lying to their kids than American parents—and Chinese parents tend to see less harm in it, too. More »
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A new book argues that the emotion happens in "micro-moments of positivity resonance." More »
Meaning comes from the pursuit of more complex things than happiness More »
It's been unfairly maligned as sexist, but women and men alike would benefit from bringing it back. More »
Members of this authority-averse generation should reconsider their stance on listening to their elders. More »
A lot of women and men are dissatisfied with hook-up culture. Here's a way to encourage an alternative. More »
