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The High Cost of Calm
The pursuit of calm can itself become a major stressor, especially if you've already tried the standard prescriptions. But there is a path through this conundrum.
21 Rules to Live By
It’s been quite a decade. Three years in, we decided to round up the best advice on how to maintain balance and sanity in these—and all—times.
Why We Love Our Cats and Dogs
Whether it’s an occasional shared sense of playfulness or our surging oxytocin when we gaze at each other, house pets and humans share a unique cross-species bond.
How to Make Peace With the Past

There are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. But that may shortchange the future—which starts by our envisioning something better.

There are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. But that may shortchange the future—which starts by our envisioning something better.

The Power of Hope

Hope is double-edged; false hope can set you on a collision course with despair. Know when your hopes are well-founded and how to turn your deep desires into results.

Hope is double-edged; false hope can set you on a collision course with despair. Know when your hopes are well-founded and how to turn your deep desires into results.

Who Is the True You?

The “true” self may or may not exist, but our ideals and projections about it sure do.

The “true” self may or may not exist, but our ideals and projections about it sure do.

Why We Keep So Many Secrets

We all harbor secrets. Some are big and bad; some are small and trivial. Researchers have parsed which truths to tell and which not to.

We all harbor secrets. Some are big and bad; some are small and trivial. Researchers have parsed which truths to tell and which not to.

The Art and Science of Great Conversations

Face-to-face talk is the bedrock of human social life. New research details its power to excite us and connect us. Is that enough to save it from extinction?

Face-to-face talk is the bedrock of human social life. New research details its power to excite us and connect us. Is that enough to save it from extinction?

Toward Greater Intimacy

Long-term relationships are hard, especially when it comes to sustaining passion. But novel ways of thinking about sexual satisfaction and understanding each other's needs can help partners whose sex lives fall short of their ideals.

Long-term relationships are hard, especially when it comes to sustaining passion. But novel ways of thinking about sexual satisfaction and understanding each other's needs can help partners whose sex lives fall short of their ideals.