Americans Are Hooked on Vitamins and There’s No Proof They Work
“Preliminary studies fuel irrational exuberance about a promising dietary supplement, leading millions of people to buy in to the trend. Many never stop. They c...
Category: Self Improvement
How To Better Handle The Failures of Your Past, Present, and Future
This isn’t another post about how failure is good for you.
How to Keep Going as a Creative Person
”No matter how successful you get, no matter what level of achievement you reach for your creative work, the thing people will ask you is always the same...
The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind
“He takes people who self-define as lucky and people who don’t say they’re lucky, and then he puts a $20 bill in the street and the lucky people notice them and...
You Are What You Say Yes To
“Your future identity is what you say ‘yes’ to today. Who you’ll be tomorrow is a product of your current decisions.”
Facial Displays Are Not Reflections of How We Feel, They’re Reflections of What We Want to Make Others Feel
“Facial displays are not fixed, semantic read-outs of internal states such as emotions or intentions, but flexible tools for social influence. Facial displays a...
How to Get Better at Meeting People Offline
“The best way to find a friend is when you’ve already got one — and you know how to use them.”
Short Exercise Stints Can Help You as Much as Long Ones
“If people walked continuously for five minutes or longer, meaning in exercise bouts, they lowered their risk of dying young. But they gained the same benefit i...
How Having a Day Job Can Help You Make Better Art
“Sometimes the artist needs to turn off, to get out in the fray, to stop worrying over when her imagination’s pot will boil — because, of course, it won’t if sh...
The 101 Most Important Dishes in the History of American Food
“We looked for dishes that have been endlessly adopted or outright copycatted on other menus, kicked off a lasting trend, or became staples that still define th...