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Guidance, tools, and frameworks to help you live a better life.

Good Medicine
The false promise of a “no sugar” dietThe false promise of a “no sugar” diet
Good Medicine

Is sugar really that bad for you? Well, what kind of sugar are we talking about?��

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
Why people are craving a different kind of therapy right nowWhy people are craving a different kind of therapy right now
Future Perfect

A psychiatrist explains why Internal Family Systems is having a moment, despite its lack of evidence.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
One of the hottest therapy styles is scientifically shaky — so why does it seem to work?One of the hottest therapy styles is scientifically shaky — so why does it seem to work?
Future Perfect

Why so many people are obsessed with Internal Family Systems, even though its claims are dubious.

By Sigal Samuel
Explain It to Me
How to train yourself to enjoy winterHow to train yourself to enjoy winter
Explain It to Me

It��s possible to survive — and maybe even thrive — during the coldest months of the year.

By Jonquilyn Hill
The Highlight
You want a baby. Is it ethical to choose surrogacy?You want a baby. Is it ethical to choose surrogacy?
The Highlight

The line between medically necessary and elective surrogacy isn’t as tidy as people assume.

By Sigal Samuel
Advice
The next big thing in wellness is…mitochondria?The next big thing in wellness is…mitochondria?
Advice

People are suddenly very concerned about the powerhouse of the cell.

By Hannah Seo
Future Perfect
Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do?Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do?
Future Perfect

All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
How to break free of “money dysmorphia” — and 3 other tips on generosityHow to break free of “money dysmorphia” — and 3 other tips on generosity
Future Perfect

Giving away your money can feel great, if you do it right.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
How do you know if you’re wasting your life?How do you know if you’re wasting your life?
Future Perfect

You were told you’d change the world. But there’s a better way to think about your potential.

By Sigal Samuel
Life
Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?Is it okay if I don’t love my partner all the time?
Life

What you’re feeling is ambivalence. It can be a good thing.

By Allie Volpe
The Highlight
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
The Highlight

“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.

By Sigal Samuel
Is AI being shoved down your throat at work? Here’s how to fight back.
Future Perfect

Resistance to exploitative AI starts with building a movement.

By Sigal Samuel
Life
You should be having more slumber parties with your friendsYou should be having more slumber parties with your friends
Life

Everyone can benefit from an overnight hang with their pals.

By Allie Volpe
Life
How to be a better complainerHow to be a better complainer
Life

A guide to venting without annoying everyone you know.

By Allie Volpe
Life
The upside to ranking your friendsThe upside to ranking your friends
Life

The value of best friends in adulthood.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
Future Perfect

If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

By Sigal Samuel
Expelliarmus! How to enjoy Harry Potter while disarming J.K. Rowling.
Future Perfect

It’s not millennial cringe to wonder if you can enjoy the work of problematic artists.

By Sigal Samuel
Advice
Therapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunkedTherapy will make you ready for a relationship — and other mental health myths — debunked
Advice

Decoding online “psychobabble” with a real therapist.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
Future Perfect

New genetic testing offers us the chance to create superbabies. It can come with unintended consequences.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
Why are single men so miserable?Why are single men so miserable?
Even Better

When men lack the skills to build intimacy, their relationships — and well-being — suffer.

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
Why self-help might be making you feel worseWhy self-help might be making you feel worse
Explain It to Me

One author’s quest to get to the bottom of our self-improvement obsession.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Life
How to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple stepsHow to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple steps
Life

The key is to think like a kid.

By Allie Volpe
Obsessing about being a good person can backfire. There’s a better way.
Future Perfect

The paradox of moral perfectionism — and how to escape it.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
How to make the hardest choices of your lifeHow to make the hardest choices of your life
Future Perfect

From picking a career to picking a spouse, one radical philosophical idea will guide you.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?Most couples used to meet this way. What happened?
Even Better

If you’re sick of dating apps, consider this tried-and-true method.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
The most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to doThe most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to do
Even Better

We all have a limited reserve of attention, and modern life is excellent at depleting it.

By Allie Volpe
Health
How Americans got hooked on supplementsHow Americans got hooked on supplements
Health

There are 90,000 supplements on the market. Do they actually work?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Even Better
Are we in a crisis of rudeness?Are we in a crisis of rudeness?
Even Better

Why it feels like people are more impolite than ever.

By Allie Volpe
Can’t commit to vegetarianism but want animals to suffer less? You’ve got options.
Future Perfect

This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
How to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already didHow to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already did
Even Better

From managing tariffs to dreaming up strategy, these six founders discuss the realities of starting a new business.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?
Even Better

How to develop new habits in an era of extreme heat.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
The reason people are always hurting your feelingsThe reason people are always hurting your feelings
Even Better

Some of us are much more sensitive than others.

By Allie Volpe
The modern taboo that Americans just can’t seem to break
Advice

What if we were a little less scared to talk about death?

By Sara Youngblood Gregory
Even Better
Can’t sleep? It’s not totally your fault.Can’t sleep? It’s not totally your fault.
Even Better

Why a good night’s rest is so hard to come by.

By Allie Volpe
Even Better
For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.For years, women complained that this medical procedure was painful. Doctors are finally listening.
Even Better

How a common birth control method became the center of a reckoning.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?The spiritual life calls out to me. But is it self-indulgent?
Future Perfect

When the world is on fire, meditation feels selfish. But it can help you do good better.

By Sigal Samuel
Even Better
Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?
Even Better

How 20,000 steps became a new sign of wellness.

By Allie Volpe
Technology
Take off your Oura RingTake off your Oura Ring
Technology

Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.

By Adam Clark Estes
Even Better
I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?
Even Better

What do you actually owe your partner’s family?

By Allie Volpe
Advice
My students think it’s fine to cheat with AI. Maybe they’re onto something.My students think it’s fine to cheat with AI. Maybe they’re onto something.
Advice

To save the humanities, we need to rethink our assumptions about AI — and education.

By Sigal Samuel