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It’s brutal, but it works buff.ly/0ZxveBy

Ben Franklin’s 200+ Year Old Method Is Still the Best Way to Learn to Write

There’s no sugarcoating it, Ben Franklin’s method of learning to write is hard, but modern writers and scientists agree it works.

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In our anxious, tech-filled world, fewer of us are reading for pleasure. Here’s how to get back in touch with the joy of books buff.ly/JE2zYvv

Reading for Pleasure Is Way Down. These 10 Tips Can Make It Fun Again

In our anxious, tech-filled world, fewer of us are reading for pleasure. Here’s how to get back in touch with the joy of books. 

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Our expectations for what other people find charming do not line up with reality buff.ly/mm8Oxm5

This Weird Cognitive Bias Is Making You Less Likable 

Our expectations for what other people find charming do not line up with reality, new research finds.

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Forgiving fictional characters helps you forgive real life jerks  buff.ly/Gf71xsF

Struggling to Forgive Someone? Read a Great Novel

New research has a surprising suggestion for those struggling with forgiveness: try reading some fiction.

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Costco’s oversized, gold accented boombox is yet another sign that nostalgia for pre-digital life is driving both sales and the culture buff.ly/TvCoShl

Costco Is Selling 1980s-Style Boomboxes. It’s Yet Another Sign of the Analog Renaissance

Costco’s oversized, gold accented boombox is yet another sign that nostalgia for pre-digital life is driving both sales and the culture. 

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The good news about young people's mental health you may not have heard buff.ly/HOKtRKh

Think Kids’ Mental Health Is Still Getting Worse? New CDC Data Says Otherwise

Teen sadness and suicidal thoughts have declined below pandemic-era peaks, offering real optimism without minimizing those who are still struggling.

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How to improve your “cognitive endurance”  buff.ly/J4JS3CM

The Modern World Is Destroying Focus—but a New Study Shows How to Grow It Back

After a college professor noticed a disturbing drop in his students' ability to focus, researchers found a practical way to build attention spans back up.

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Science Has a Word for People Who Attract Bad Luck—and a Solution buff.ly/rjOhgEJ
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Online brain rot leaves us feeling sad and scattered and yet we often struggle to resist it. A new study explains why buff.ly/5d5UFC5

The Science Behind Brain Rot: How Online Slop Is Quietly Rewiring Your Brain

Online brain rot leaves us feeling sad and scattered and yet we often struggle to resist it. A new study explains why. 

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If anyone should be able to sell self-help books in the AI era, it’s Tim Ferriss. And apparently even he’s struggling buff.ly/jhtlsZY

Tim Ferriss Says AI Killed His Book Sales—and It’s Coming for These Jobs Next

If anyone should be able to sell self-help books in the AI era, it’s Tim Ferriss. And apparently even he’s struggling. 

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A clever new brain imaging study shows our brains have to work harder when we choose e-devices over dead trees buff.ly/tDCOUvY

Your Brain Prefers to Read on Paper Rather Than on Screens, a New Study Says 

A clever new brain imaging study shows our brains have to work harder when we choose e-devices over dead trees.

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This Weird Cognitive Bias Is Making You Less Likable  buff.ly/mm8Oxm5

This Weird Cognitive Bias Is Making You Less Likable 

Our expectations for what other people find charming do not line up with reality, new research finds.

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Want Unshakable Confidence? Stanford Research Says You Need to Master Only 1 Skill buff.ly/z1fVoQE

Want Unshakable Confidence? Stanford Research Says You Need to Master Only 1 Skill

Most people try to build confidence backward. According to 50 years of research, the secret isn’t perfection; it’s comfort with setbacks.

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Your Brain Has Its Own Cleaning System That Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s. Science Is Learning How to Repair It  buff.ly/xoHuSJT

Your Brain Has Its Own Cleaning System That Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s. Science Is Learning How to...

Your brain basically runs its own internal wash cycle while you sleep. Science is unraveling what happens when the system breaks down and how to fix it. 

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Richard Branson Opened Up About the Loss of His Wife and Offered Great Advice for Anyone Facing Dark Times  buff.ly/P6YbSso

Richard Branson Opened Up About the Loss of His Wife and Offered Great Advice for Anyone Facing...

Psychologists agree with Branson about the best way to weather dark and difficult times. It's not positive thinking.

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‘Going Viral’ No Longer Means What You Think it Does buff.ly/lcl8W5Y

‘Going Viral’ No Longer Means What You Think it Does

An NYU professor and author of a new book on online trends insists we need to update how we think about going viral.

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Stuck in a Dead-End Job? Oprah (and Yale Research) Says Ask Yourself This 1 Question buff.ly/T4EX5On

Stuck in a Dead-End Job? Oprah (and Yale Research) Says Ask Yourself This 1 Question

It is possible to find more meaning and fulfillment in any job, Oprah insists. Start by asking this question.

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Flight Price Dropped After You Bought a Ticket? Here’s How to Get Your Money Back buff.ly/15tLHrJ

Flight Price Dropped After You Bought a Ticket? Here’s How to Get Your Money Back

AI tools are making airfare changes ever more frequent. Travel insiders say you can use these tools to save yourself some money.

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Want AI to Make You Smarter, Not Dumber? Research Says Make This Simple Change  buff.ly/LEB7CtX

Want AI to Make You Smarter, Not Dumber? Research Says Make This Simple Change 

Don’t want AI to rot your brain and erode your core skills? According to new research, making this simple shift in how you prompt AI turns it from a crutch into a cognitive booster.

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Women Aren’t Less Confident Than Men, They’re More Correct buff.ly/EbHQwpl

Women Aren’t Less Confident Than Men, They’re More Correct

A team of researchers asked men and women to bet on their answers to an intelligence test with stereotype-busting results.

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