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November 2008
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We live in the age of distraction. Yet one of life's sharpest paradoxes is that your brightest future hinges on your ability to pay attention to the present.
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Before you say, "I do," scrutinize your lover's drinking habits. Or eating patterns. Your choice of romantic partner helps determine how healthy—or how sick—you'll be.
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Some rumors grind to a halt, while others circle the world. Why some ideas spread and others die.
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We have fixed notions about the time course of success and the nature of talent that encourage us to write off the very people who are most likely to (eventually) change the world.
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The vagaries of paternity have led men to sharply categorize women—even in a hookup culture—but women can get savvy about this male propensity.
More from this issue
Two Minute Memoir: The Cliché Blues
Musician and playwright Stew reflects on a youthful identity crisis.
by Stew
In Sickness and In Health
Your choice of romantic partner helps determine future health.
by Rebecca Webber
Keen Cuisine: How to Survive A Snack Attack
The right snacks improve your eating habits.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Advice: What If My Parents Separate?
Hara Estroff Marano advises on marriage and separation.
by Hara Estroff Marano
The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment
How to to pay attention to the present.
by Jay Dixit
Advice: Friends to Lovers
Hara Estroff Marano advises on communicating interest.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Neanderthink: Good Girls, Bad Girls
Hooking up might be a mistake when a woman's goal is a long-term relationship.
by Nando Pelusi
PT Bookshelf: Why We Buy
Book reviews on why we consume—and what consumes us.
by Brian Andrew,Victoria Stern,Gina Ryder
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