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During a season of intense stress in history, Carwood Lipton, an elite World War II paratrooper from the ...

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

 Humans like starting new things much more than taking care of older things. This is true on both an ...

Before there was politics, there was sex and love, games and sports, spirituality and art, glory and ...

When we typically think about learning, we tend to think about being in a structured school, and doing it ...

One of the things that makes the James Bond books better than the James Bond films, is that while the ...

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

 The kitchen of a busy restaurant can be a chaotic, frenetic environment. But the best chefs create a ...

 We typically think of fear as a negative emotion. Something that feels terrible, and not only keeps us ...

Editor's note: This is a guest post by Ben Aldridge.  Several years ago, I found myself in a dark ...

 In an age where endless streams of data, options, and information are available, it can feel like every ...

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

There’s a giant vacuum nozzle that hangs over your head day and night. Manufactured by  Some Day ...

Note: Be sure to read our follow-up article on how to be more punctual.  The life of George ...

 Losing stinks. Nobody wants to suffer defeat in a game, flunk a test, or get passed over for a ...

 Today, it's hard to go very long without hearing about special operations forces like the Army's Green ...

I’m in the midst of a project to read a biography of every president. With most of the men, there’s a ...

 Studying philosophy can be a metaphorical journey into wisdom. My guest today experienced ...

 This is a re-broadcast. The episode originally ran in October 2018.  Do your days seem like a ...

It’s September, which means millions of young people around the world are headed back to ...