Emily Ley’s new cookbook started as a big joke between her and her publisher. A bestselling author and entrepreneur leading a multimillion dollar business that helps women simplify their lives, Ley doesn’t enjoy making giant messes or spending hours chopping and cleaning in the kitchen. In fact, she doesn’t even like to cook. But she […]
If there’s one thing Austin Kleon loves, it’s a list. “I always make the joke that it was good enough for Moses, so it’s good enough for me,” he told Nice News. For the Texas-based artist, the beauty of lists is that they allow for big jumps between ideas — perfect for a brain that
Holly Connor has always stood out from the crowd. At 2 years old, the age many little ones are just starting to bop along to the beat of a song, Connor could play any tune by ear on the piano. By 3, she was matching notes with perfect pitch. And at 4, she surprised her
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Are you playing to your strengths in your career? How about with friends, or in your hobbies? A growing body of positive psychology research suggests that using your personal strengths can not only help you thrive at work, but also boost your mental health and increase your resilience and life satisfaction, among other benefits. Despite
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This article was written by Betsy Sinclair, a professor and chair of political science at Washington University in St. Louis, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Are you angry about politics right now? Seething?
As I sit writing this article over the next few hours, emails will come in and message notification sounds will ring out. My colleagues will ask me questions; I’ll spontaneously recall an item on my to-do list that will just take a moment to check off. I’d be lying if I said I’ll stay entirely
When a white bump began to swell around baby Emmanuel’s ear, his concerned mother had no idea what to do. She took the infant to a local hospital in Northern Sierra Leone, where she learned that he had lymphangioma, a benign tumor that can cause disfigurement — but there are no maxillofacial surgeons in the
This article was written by Julie Reed, an associate professor of history at the Penn State, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter
From a distance, they seem like cute mailboxes. But take a closer look, and you’ll find that these colorful streetside boxes, perched on wooden poles, offer much richer reading material. Each Little Free Library houses a diverse array of free books that are ripe for the taking 24/7, so readers of all ages and backgrounds
Change is constant. We move; we get new jobs; we lose people we love. From birth, the fault lines of our lives are continuously under pressure, shaking us up just when we believe we’re standing on solid ground. You’d think with all this exposure, the way we handle change would be streamlined — that we’d always
