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Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: December 14, 2024

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How Much Stretching It Takes to Make You More Flexible, According to Science

Including weekly targets, and a secret to unlock some of your flexibility within minutes.

The Simple Formula That Keeps Couples Happy

According to this magical formula, laid out by psychologist John M. Gottman, the strongest relationships are based on a precise balance of positive and negative interactions.

The Allure of ‘Microdosing’ Ozempic

Some people are taking tiny amounts of weight loss medications, hoping to drop pounds while avoiding side effects. Does it work?

Drowning in Spam? Stop Giving Out Your Email Address - Do This Instead

Don’t take all that spam with you into 2025. Experience the life-changing magic of decluttering your inbox with these simple tips.

‘Mummy Would Prefer You Not to Do That’: How ‘No’ Became a Dirty Word in Parenting

The gentle, child-led approach to raising children has become popular with millennials – and one two-letter word has fallen sharply out of fashion. Is this progress, or a recipe for future disaster?

The Journalist Who the Nazis Could Not Silence

No one has ever received more nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize than Carl von Ossietzky. This is his story.

How to Quiet Your Inner Critic

Negative self-talk can do a number on your mental health. So we asked a few experts to share their strategies to rewire your internal monologue.

Want a Great Photo of Yourself? Try These Confidence-Boosting Poses

A model and a posing coach share poses, postures and facial expressions to help you take your best photo yet.

Are You Overreacting?

How to survive when provocations are a natural—and inescapable—part of life.

How Did a Surgeon in Florida Mistake a Man’s Liver for His Spleen?

Inexplicable medical mistakes like this are called “never events,” and they aren’t quite as rare as their name suggests.

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