Self Improvement

From reframing the way you divide up your day to improving the way you brush your teeth, get inspired by these easy-to-start habits requiring minimal effort to maintain, worth starting anytime.

From Marcus Aurelius to Einstein, poets and philosophers on the deepest wellspring of our humanity.

Do you find yourself replaying situations and past conversations in your head? You might be experiencing “rumination”.

Few things in life satisfy me as much as canceling social plans. As a reporter who regularly covers friendship, I am well-versed in the benefits of platonic connection. I know, for instance, that studies show that people with strong social ties live longer and are better protected against stress.

What if striving to be great is what's holding you back. “Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-help book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.

You can hear Professor Maryanne Wolf discuss the threats to literacy with Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens on The Minefield. Literacy literally changes the human brain.

When washing towels—or anything else, for that matter—you only need two tablespoons of laundry detergent per load. “It sounds counterintuitive,” says Richardson, “but people get crunchy towels or towels that smell sour or musty because they use too much detergent.

There's no simple way to sum up the Oscars favorite Everything Everywhere All At Once.

The sounds of a ship in a storm can drive anyone mad. The wind screams through the rigging; the flapping edges of the sails boom like thunderclaps; the fiberglass hulls twist under stress, creaking and popping like joints in old age.

Two new books, Jenny Odell’s Saving Time and Pooja Laksmin’s Real Self-Care, offer a framework for thinking about the world beyond capitalism. If you buy something from a Vox link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.