Why More Choices Make You Less Happy | David Epstein
Most of us believe more options equals better outcomes. Research says no. In much of life, the opposite is true, and the gap between what we believe and what the data shows is one of the more quietly ...
29 Jun 1h
The Toll of Generalized Resentment (and What to Do About It)
There is a feeling many people in midlife carry that does not have a name, a clear cause, or anyone to blame. It shows up when you have been the dependable one long enough that dependable starts to fe...
25 Jun 47min
You Spent Years Acting Normal Inside a Life That Never Fit | Sari Botton
Gotta love a good midlife reinvention story, and today we’ve got a great one!Sari Botton built her career editing some of the most celebrated voices in American literary nonfiction. Then, in her mid-5...
22 Jun 54min
The Midlife Muscle Loss Lie: How to Stay Strong at Any Age | Dr. Vonda Wright
According to Dr. Vonda Wright, almost everything we believe about aging and muscle loss is wrong. The research that told you to expect decline was built on populations where 70 percent of participants...
18 Jun 54min
The 4 Chemicals That Run Your Brain…and Your Life | Tj Power
Four chemicals, produced by your brain, serve as a master switch for nearly everything you think, do, and feel. In no small way, they also control our lives. But, all too often, instead of harnessing ...
15 Jun 59min
What Lucky People Do Differently, According to Science | Tina Seelig
Luck is not a personality trait you either have or you don't. It is something you build, and science tells us there are specific, learnable skills behind why some people consistently seem to be in the...
11 Jun 49min
Why Rituals Matter More Than You Know, And How to Design Your Own | Bruce Feiler
There is a particular kind of loneliness that hits in the middle of a full life. Not because you are isolated. Because the relationships that used to hold you steady are all being renegotiated at once...
8 Jun 54min
Dating in Midlife…Oh My! | Bela Gandhi
Here is something most of us have never been told: falling in love was never supposed to be easy, and the fact that it hasn't been isn't a character flaw. It's a design problem. Your biology may be wo...
4 Jun 57min
