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We're a month into the new year now. How are you doing on your resolutions? Have you already fallen ...

Editor's Note: This is a re-broadcast. This episode originally aired in December 2020.  As one ...

We don’t typically think of hospitality as a manly thing. And indeed, it is typically the women in our ...

One of the most famous stories to come out of World War I is that of the "Christmas Truce" of 1914, in ...

Punctuality is something like a virtue. It respects other people’s time, demonstrates reliability, and ...

Like Plato, C.S. Lewis believed that the human soul was made up of three parts — the head (the rational, ...

Most everyone would like to spend less time on social media. Yet our desire to dial down our surfing ...

One of my favorite books is a two-thousand-year-old text of Hindu scripture called the Bhagavad ...

There have been many books written about courage. About cowardice, however, there has only been one. The ...

There’s one best, sure-fire way to keep your house neat and tidy: Regularly invite people over to ...

How did your 2021 go? Did you accomplish less than you wanted to? Are you hoping to have a more successful ...

It’s a Wonderful Life is arguably the most classic of classic Christmas movies. What’s not to like? ...

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

It’s hard not to open a book or scan a news site without hearing about burnout. Workers are burned out. ...

Does it feel like the world is out to get you? Does it seem like everyone you know is an ...

You’ve seen it in silver-screen classics. A dapper gentleman suavely and effortlessly helps his date put ...

Do you ever feel like you're spinning your existential wheels in life? That outwardly, you seem to be ...

Is there anything more innocuous than gratitude? It’s one of the few values endorsed by solemn religious ...

When it comes to high-stakes endeavors, few are as fraught as brain surgery. One false move and you can ...

Being famous. Knowing someone famous. Getting a laugh after telling a joke. Getting a good grade. Getting ...