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The Hidden Price of Leaving a Big City

A new study shows that moving away from a big city can be bad for your career.

Use the 12-12-12 Method to Finally Declutter Your Home

Decluttering can feel overwhelming. Try this systematic approach to pre-planning how much you’ll part with and how much you’ll keep.

The Internet’s New Favorite Philosopher

Byung-Chul Han, in treatises such as “The Burnout Society” and his latest, “The Crisis of Narration,” diagnoses the frenetic aimlessness of the digital age.

How to Store Half a Lemon – and 17 Other Ways to Keep Leftover Food Fresh

What should you do with opened tins, cut avocados and egg yolks that weren’t required in your recipe? Chefs and food experts tell all.

The Parents Who Regret Having Children

“I love them. I just don't love the choice I made.”

7 Computer Maintenance Tasks You Should Do Every Month [Week of 4/20]

Keep your desktop or laptop in good health with these seven computer maintenance tips, including removing old apps and tidying your browser.

How to Die in Good Health [Week of 4/20]

The average American celebrates just one healthy birthday after the age of sixty-five. Peter Attia argues that it doesn’t have to be this way.

Why Don’t Rich People Eat Anymore? [Week of 4/20]

Extreme dieting is the latest way for the mega-rich to signal their wealth and status.

Jung’s Five Pillars of a Good Life [Week of 4/20]

The great Swiss psychoanalyst left us a surprisingly practical guide to being happier.

50 Eye-Opening Questions To Ask Your Grandchildren [Week of 4/20]

Get to know your grandkids by asking the kind of questions that will appeal to their curiosity.

Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever [Week of 4/13]

Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas

Why Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer? [Week of 4/13]

Cancer used to be a disease of the old. Not anymore.

Larry David’s Rule Book for How (Not) to Live in Society [Week of 4/13]

He’s a wild, monomaniacal jerk. He’s also our greatest interpreter of American manners since Emily Post.

Why Walking Isn’t Enough When It Comes to Exercise [Week of 4/13]

Walking is great, but it can only take you so far.

Ways to Stay Safe (and Impress Your Coworkers), According to Former CIA Agent [Week of 4/13]

I asked former CIA agent Jason Hanson to reveal the best life hacks his CIA training could provide. Use these techniques to stay safe, improve your rapport with your co-workers, and suss out liars.

The New Science of Death: ‘There’s Something Happening in the Brain That Makes No Sense’ [Week of 4/6]

New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought.

We Need to Talk About Trader Joe’s [Week of 4/6]

Behind the bubbly cashiers in Hawaiian shirts, craveable snacks, and bargain-basement prices are questionable business practices that have many food brands crying foul at the company’s blatant and aggressive copycat culture.

The Air Fryer Is a Hoax [Week of 4/6]

The air fryer is just a little oven that blows, and the idea that air frying is a new cooking technique is a myth.

14 Secret Code Words You Might Want to Know [Week of 4/6]

Some words, when used in specific situations, have deeper meanings than you realize: They’re codes to alert those in the know while keeping others in the dark.

13 Professional Organizers on the One Item They Tell Every Client to Buy [Week of 4/6]

“If it’s not easy, then people get lazy, and that’s when disorganization happens.”

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