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16 Funny White Elephant Gifts Under $25
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From a caviar tasting kit to an infrared sauna blanket
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You Might Want to Quiet Quit Housework, Too
Quiet quitting in the home might be the key to having some long overdue conversations about domestic work imbalance.
By Kate Mangino
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How Listening to Silence Changes Our Brains
Quiet is increasingly scarce in the modern world. But growing evidence shows that we need it for our health and cognition.
By Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz
September 8, 2022
How I Got My Students to Stop Staring at Screens
A teacher talks about helpful steps he's used to get kids off of their screens
By Phillip Done
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Inside the Growing Movement to Do More Good
Effective altruists believe we should care about people thousands of miles away—and perhaps even millions of years in the future.
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Airplanes or cities? As a pilot who flies the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from London to many of the world’s largest and best-known metropolises, it’s hard to say which I love more. Indeed, these passions are...
By Mark Vanhoenacker
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Raising Kids When the World Is Ending
People always think the world is ending and worry about bringing children into it. I did, but it’s now a fait accompli. My son is in the next room, watching a cartoon about dinosaurs with...
By Teddy Wayne
July 13, 2022
Treat Your Kids Like the Little Philosophers They Are
The world is a dark place right now, and kids have big questions about it. During the 2020 protests over police violence, our younger son, Hank (then seven), wanted help understanding why “good guys” sometimes...
By Scott Hershovitz
May 20, 2022
5 Parents on the Stress of Trying to Feed Their Babies Amid a Nationwide Formula Shortage
As if parenting during a pandemic weren't already difficult enough, parents of infants are now facing a baby-formula shortage across the U.S. Supply-chain issues that have affected various industries made baby formula scarce. But the...
By Eliana Dockterman
May 13, 2022
Doing Puzzles Can Help Solve Your Other Problems, Too
Puzzles saved my sanity during the pandemic—and I believe they can save the world. Perhaps that sounds like a rationalization from a puzzle addict trying to justify the thousands of hours I’ve spent wrestling with...
By AJ Jacobs
May 5, 2022
The Way Couples Split Chores Can Improve Relationships, According to a New Study
Is washing dishes harder than buying groceries? Does one load of laundry equal two takings-out of the garbage? Should people who clean bathrooms get a free pass from ever having to keep track of what...
By Belinda Luscombe
April 25, 2022
Going Gray in the Pandemic Made Me Feel Younger Than Ever
In the spring of 2020, I wrote an essay for TIME, “My Hair is Going Gray During the Pandemic. Here’s Why I May Never Color It Again.” Publicly, I contemplated making the break from decades...
By Sally Susman
April 22, 2022
It's Harder Than Ever to Care About Anything
They say never to read the comments, and that’s generally good practice for mental health on the internet. But sometimes you can’t resist. And so it was while reading the comments on a January David...
By Lily Rothman
April 13, 2022
The Most Unique Mother’s Day Gifts to Celebrate Every Type of Mom
As Mother’s Day approaches, you might be thinking about brunch reservations or scouring the internet for a “World’s Best Mom” mug. Those are both classic ideas, but perhaps this year needs a little more imagination....
By Melissa Locker
April 12, 2022
TIME for Kids / Your 🔥 Job Advisory Groups
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Little kids often give similar answers to that question, before they learn about dozens of other jobs. Really, the options are endless. And by the...
By TIME for Kids
April 7, 2022
The Best Valentine's Day Gifts Under $25
Valentine's Day is imminent, which means you may be searching high and low for the perfect gift for that one special someone or the many loved ones in your life. While finding a nice gift...
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On Sex and the City, Charlotte was a woman in her 30s who dreamed of becoming a mom. In the show's sequel series, And Just Like That, she's a middle-aged mother of two and facing...
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It's Time to Go Back to the Joy of Social Drinking
One of the greatest foci of human ingenuity and concentrated effort over the past millennia has been the problem of how to get drunk. Even small-scale societies on the brink of starvation will set aside...
By Edward Slingerland
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Every morning, I eat the same breakfast. Toast and almond butter, coffee, and an avocado, spinach, protein powder and banana smoothie. I’ve eaten this combination of breakfast foods for the past two years. Every evening,...
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Whatever reason has you scrambling to find a present, this list of e-gift cards, tasty treats and fun subscriptions has you covered.
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The Best Holiday Gifts to Give Teachers This Year
The last few years have been rough, especially for teachers. From learning how to teach remotely to navigating COVID-19 protocols, educators have shouldered the pandemic’s burden often without complaint. To show the teachers and school...
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December 6, 2021
15 Fun White Elephant Gifts for Under $25
The pleasures of a white elephant gift exchange can often lie within scoring a wacky present that you didn't know you needed, but the true joy of the game might be in bringing a creative...
By Cady Lang
November 26, 2021
6 Innovative Paths to Homeownership
A dozen Grade-A eggs will run you about $0.40 more than they did a year ago, and you'll have to fork over $0.66 more for a pound of ground beef. At the gas pump, a...
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November 22, 2021
The Best Toys of 2021
The best toys of 2021 keep the magic of childhood alive with technology, special effects, and good old-fashioned fun. With Magic Mixies, kids mix up a potion and—poof!—summon a new stuffed pet. LEGO Vidiyo Party...
By TIME for Kids
November 20, 2021
How to Celebrate Holidays Safely in 2021 Amid COVID-19
Last year, the predominant public health advice before Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings was simple: don’t go, but if you must, be really, really careful. This year, now that all American adults, along with children...
By Tara Law
November 18, 2021
We Only Think We're Making Our Own Choices. It Matters How Options Are Framed
You might not know it, but when you gave your partner some choices for dinner after work this evening, you were a choice architect. You almost automatically thought about how may options to present, you...
By Eric J. Johnson
November 10, 2021
Singles Are Starting to Care Less About Looks. Here’s What They Want Instead
Here's what you need to know
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Watch: A Pet Turtle's Pursuit of Happiness in 'Snowy'
Filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis decided to make a movie about Snowy the pet turtle after spending Thanksgiving with him one year. Their short documentary is both an investigation into animal happiness and...
November 4, 2021
Hello November, Our Old Friend
It's the changeling season that makes time go all slippery and restless.
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Self-Care Doesn't Have to Be Selfish: Mindfulness Teacher Shelly Tygielski On Generosity and Well-Being
In a new book, the founder of Pandemic of Love shows us how to care for the world as we care for ourselves
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October 28, 2021
How the Pandemic Fueled the Rise of 'Intentional' Dating
Zach Mazerov and Blake Crist never planned to pursue a serious relationship. When New York City began opening back up over the summer, spurred by a readily available vaccine, both eagerly anticipated a season filled...
By Cady Lang
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On Loving Someone Who Battles Inner Demons
For families and loved ones of those who live with the most serious mental health issues.
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The Storytelling Genius of Jane Goodall and Why Intellectual Arguments Don't Change Behavior
The legendary primatologist has spent decades persuading us to change the way we treat animals and the planet, and she does it one story at a time.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
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What We Have In Common With Humans Of 23,000 Years Ago
For all of our 21st-century trappings, our human paths align across the millennia.
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
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Why Counting Calories May Not Help You Lose Weight
You can say one thing for Professor Mark Haub: He knows how to make a lesson stick. Haub, who teaches nutrition at Kansas State University, wanted to prove to his students that weight loss is...
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Anne Lamott’s Advice Could Stop You From Drowning in Cynicism
And why her new book, 'Dusk Night Dawn,' is a roadmap for this angsty moment
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The Quietly Rebellious Art of Iranian Women and What We Can Learn From Them
These artists take our worn stereotypes about femininity, religion, and war and push them out of context nudging us to see them differently.
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Why Older Couples Don't Need Marriage to Have Great Relationships
When Rochelle Ventura, a retired election consultant, married at age 22, she felt, she says, “like a domestic slave.” Now 83 and living with Phil Doppelt, 82, a retired software engineer, she says, “We’re equals....
By Francine Russo
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After 9/11: I Wasn't Prepared to Prepare My Kids For This New Reality
Learning to raise little kids in a world where planes can be bombs and the horizon can change in an instant
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Here's How to Learn the Practice of Patience
As a young geologist, Charles Darwin spent nearly five years on the HMS Beagle, a large ship circumnavigating the globe on a far-reaching scientific expedition. The ship set sail in 1831, but it wasn’t until...
By Brad Stulberg
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It’s Time For Boys To Talk About Emotional Health
The first day my school moved to remote learning in March of 2020, my grandfather died. We had just heard about this new virus called COVID-19, and we thought we would be out for a...
By Zach Gottlieb
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What Is 'Tragic Optimism' and Can It Help Us Make Sense Of This Moment?
Learning to let happiness be a byproduct of the search for purpose.
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How to Become a Better Procrastinator
There must be few opinions more widely held, when it comes to the art of time management, than that procrastination is always and exclusively a bad thing. Naturally, history’s annoyingly over-productive types—the Benjamin Franklins of...
By Oliver Burkeman
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Superficial Empathy and Watching the Afghan Tragedy On the Little Screen
How our lizard brains muddle emotional reactions to what we see online
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What to Tell Your Kids About Happiness
When we ask parents what they want for their kids’ futures, most answer: “I want them to be happy.” But if you ask most kids what they think their parents want for their future, the...
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