The Secret to a Fight-Free Relationship
Conventional wisdom says that venting is cathartic and that we should never go to bed angry. But couples who save disagreements for scheduled meetings show the benefits of a more patient approach to conflict.
The Friendship Files
One Friend Is Married to Him. The Other Used to Be.
“There’s a high level of emotional intelligence here, and love, that really makes it work.”
People Are Hiding That Their Unvaccinated Loved Ones Died of COVID
With the arrival of vaccines, compassion for COVID deaths began to dry up, sometimes replaced by scorn.
What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?
Today’s norms of responsiveness are ridiculous. We shouldn’t apologize for failing to meet them.
How to Succeed at Failure
Sometimes you just can’t win. Make the most of it.
Why Making Friends in Midlife Is So Hard
I thought I was done dating. But after moving across the country, I had to start again—this time, in search of platonic love.
Some Questions for a Man Who Expects He Could Live to 150
“I accept a high probability that weather and climate will be the cause of my death.”
Listen to Your Own Advice
Guilt, fear, and low self-esteem can stop you from living by your own wisdom. Here’s how to overcome them.
How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life
America has a love affair with “productive leisure.”
What We Get Wrong About Emotions
Fear, excitement, disgust: These feelings don’t deflect us from good judgment. They help guide it.
Resolutions Are Not the Vibe for 2022
If we can’t let go of frantic self-improvement nearly two years into a pandemic, when can we?
These Long-Distance Friends Reunite Every New Year’s Like No Time Has Passed
“It’s a perfect combination of all the things that friendship should be, put into a tiny piece of space-time every year.”
I Have Some Questions About the World of Teletubbies
Where do they come from? Are they prisoners? Are we complicit in their captivity? Why do my children love them so?
Give Your Money. Give Your Time. Don’t Tell Anyone.
You can find deep, lasting happiness in a good deed that no one knows you did.
How I Demolished My Life
A home-improvement story
All Hail Dead Week, the Best Week of the Year
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is a time when nothing counts, and when nothing is quite real.
The Cure for Holiday Blues
You’ll enjoy the season more if you lower your expectations.
Superficial Interests Don’t Matter for Friends Who Agree on the Big Things
“Our friendship shows that if people have grace and compassion with one another, if that’s your priority in your relationships, then it doesn’t matter what you share. It doesn’t matter where you differ.”
Procrastinate This, Not That
Putting things off can improve your performance—if you do it right.
A Guide to Mixed-Vaccination-Status Holidays
We’ve broken down the chances of transmission at a gathering with one unvaccinated adult, multiple unvaccinated adults, and unvaccinated or semi-vaccinated kids.
The Future of Work Is a 60-Year Career
Humans may soon live to be 100, which likely means more years on the job. That could be a good thing, if we take the opportunity to redesign work.
Lessons From Succession for Non-billionaire Families
For one business professor, the show is a cautionary tale.