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 Three-quarters of our face-to-face communication with other people is given through nonverbal cues — ...

 Editor's Note: This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally aired in November 2017.  Have you ...

 When we're failing to do the things that are most important in our lives, the typical diagnosis of the ...

Everyone knows how difficult it can be to achieve goals and follow through on new, positive habits. We ...

 Why do we want the things we want? While we'll offer up plenty of reasons to explain our choices, my ...

 Editor’s Note: This is a re-broadcast. This episode originally aired in April ...

 Seventy-six years years after the end of World War II, that singular event continues to capture our ...

Editor's Note: This is a guest piece by Cody and Paige Brandon.  As wedding coordinators, we have ...

 for knowing the death which was about to come upon them by reason of those who were going round the ...

We've all been there. You’re out to eat at a restaurant with a friend, professional colleague, or family ...

The Strenuous Life is a membership platform for those who wish to revolt against our age of ease, ...

 There's no shortage of information out there on how to change — how to lose weight, exercise ...

Many people have, throughout their lives, experienced varying degrees of existential angst: the feeling of ...

Man, life can be a slog sometimes.  Each day, annoying little piddly things arise that aren’t ...

 We tend to throw the word "genius" around pretty casually, saying so-and-so has a genius for a ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

 Most everyone has experienced restlessness from time to time. A feeling of wanting more, but being ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

 Quick, think of a famous magician. Dimes to donuts, you just thought of Harry Houdini. Though ...

In spite of the countless note-taking and to-do list apps and software I’ve experimented with over the ...