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Better Control of Your Emotions Will Help You Create Better Habits

By BJ Fogg

Should You Be Lying to Your Kids About Santa?

By Judi Ketteler

Chris McDougall Helped Spark the Barefoot Running Craze. Now He's Racing With Donkeys.

By Sean Gregory

Why You Need to Make a 'When I Die' File—Before It's Too Late

By Shoshana Berger and BJ Miller
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'Desire Is Always Evolving.' What the 'Three Women' Author Learned After a Decade Following Women's Sex Lives

For her debut book, Three Women, Lisa Taddeo listened to her subjects’ stories over a period of eight years. She recorded their histories of sex, love, loss, abuse. The book’s brilliance is in making new...

By Lea Carpenter

Does Listening to Music Stimulate Creative Thinking, or Stifle It?

Listening to music while you work “significantly impairs” creativity. That was the conclusion of a study published earlier this year in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology that examined the effect of different types of background...

By Markham Heid

How to Take a Relaxing Vacation Without Stressing About Work

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser.It’s official: burnout is a real condition. On May...

By Cassie Shortsleeve 

Why Divorce May Hurt Wealthier Kids' Education the Most, According to a New Study

It has long been known that children whose parents split up have lower educational prospects than those whose parents stay together. But a new UCLA study found that divorce does not affect all children equally....

By Belinda Luscombe

Pilots Have Their Own Secret Language. Here's What They're Really Saying

If you’ve ever passed the cockpit while boarding a flight and tried to pick up bits from your pilots’ conversation, you probably didn’t glean much from them. From terms like “niner” to “Zulu,” pilot-speak can...

By Scottie Andrew

‘Fire and Ice’ Vacations Are the Latest Travel Trend. Here’s How to Plan One

Planning a vacation can be stressful. With limited vacation time and infinite destination options, many prospective travelers bear the burden of making the right choices.Luckily, for those who are admittedly indecisive, a new travel trend...

By Cassie Shortsleeve 

The 11 Best Airports for Layovers, According to Experts

Given the choice, most travelers will opt to fly direct. There are however, times when a layover isn’t a nuisance, but rather an experience in and of itself. While all airports have your run-of-the-mill tarmacs...

By Cassie Shortsleeve 

6 Expert-Approved Ways to Travel on a Budget

From Airbnb to volunteering abroad, there are many opportunities to save cash

By Rachel E. Greenspan

What an Ancient Philosopher Can Teach You About Being Happy

Perhaps it’s time to say out with the new and in with the old

By Annabel Gutterman

Why You Shouldn’t Hide Your Emotions at Work

And how to get to know your co-workers better

By Annabel Gutterman

The Weird Parenting Tricks People Have Used That Actually Worked

Sometimes an offbeat approach is the best way forward

By Annabel Gutterman

How This Japanese Concept Can Help You Accept Your Imperfections

Rethink how you view the world this year

By Annabel Gutterman

Here's What It Means to Be ‘Sober Curious’ — And Why People Are Embracing It

Rethink your relationship with alcohol

By Annabel Gutterman

Why Holding a Grudge Can Actually Be a Good Thing

Start off 2019 with a healthy dose of stubbornness

By Annabel Gutterman

The Secrets to Dealing With Rejection, According to Experts

Rejection hurts. And it hurts regardless of who is rejecting you or how you’re getting rejected.Research confirms it, finding that when people get rejected, they often feel jealous, lonely and anxious.What’s more, we tend to...

By Audrey Noble

How to Tell If Someone Is Lying to You, According to Body Language Experts

All human beings possess the ability to lie. And many of us do — multiple studies have suggested that, on average, Americans tell one or two lies a day. Fortunately, experts say there are ways...

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