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How to Kick Your Transformation Into the Next Gear

Level up your training with these five steps.

When Will I Finally Meet Someone?

A daily reading for Thursday, April 24, 2025 by tarot writer Carolyn Steber. Today’s message? Sometimes finding a partner comes down to sheer, dumb luck.

Holding a Grudge Is Bad for Your Health — Here’s How to Finally Let Go

“Letting it go” is not as easy as Elsa from ‘Frozen’ would have you believe, but it is worth the effort.

Bluebells and Other Spring Flowers Can Be Nature’s Antidote to Stressful Times

With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote. One good way to soothe the brain is taking time to head into nature and focus on what it has to offer.

This Summer, a Small Bag Is a Huge Style Move

Meet the final boss of practical, fashionable accessorizing.

I Received a Call From a Woman I Didn’t Know. She Insisted We Meet Up. Then She Told Me Something That Will Destroy My Wife.

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! I have a job that takes me to different cities every few years. I’m also married and have a wife. I’m a straight male, who is 40 years old. We’ve been married for 15 years.

Learning Negotiation Skills Via Generative AI

By, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore how to use generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to learn and hone your negotiation skills.

I’m nearly 60, but my father’s indifference towards me still stings

The question I’m a man in my late 50s. My parents were teenagers when I was born. They married so I wouldn’t be illegitimate, it was the 1960s. My parents divorced. My mum and stepdad moved up north, my father remarried and stayed down south.

Don’t Hide and Unhide Columns in Excel—Use Groups Instead

In Microsoft Excel, you can permanently hide columns containing data you don't need to have on show. However, grouping columns is often a better way to achieve the same outcome, especially if you're dealing with large datasets or looking for ways to make your spreadsheet more flexible.

There’s a Lesson to Learn From Daniel Kahneman’s Death

On March 19, 2024, we emailed the psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, inviting him to appear on our podcast, “Lives Well Lived,” and suggesting a date in May.

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‘Loud Looking’ Might Actually Be a Dating Game Changer

Experts weigh in on this trend in the pursuit of romance today.

Is Gossip Good for Us?

In August, 1918, Virginia Woolf spent a quiet stretch at Asheham, the country house that she and her husband, Leonard, rented in rural Sussex. “We’ve been practically alone, which has a very spiritual effect upon the mind,” Woolf wrote to a friend, the socialite Lady Ottoline Morrell.

Our Daughter Overheard Some … Questionable Things Coming From Our Bedroom. I Feel Bad About What I Told Her.

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Our 9-year-old daughter recently overheard us having sex. We’re always careful to be quiet, but we weren’t quiet enough this time.

My Friend Won’t Speak to Me After I Blabbed About Her Secret Lover. Help!

One of my roommates began secretly sleeping with the ex-boyfriend of a good friend. The breakup was five months ago, but my roommate started talking to him right away. I accidentally let it slip to someone, and then, out of guilt, told all my roommates about the affair.

‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale: Innie Through the Out Door

This post contains spoilers for the Severance Season Two finale, “Cold Harbor,” which is now streaming on Apple TV+. “Whatever this life is, it’s all we have. And we don’t want it to end. Can you understand that?”

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

How to Kick Your Transformation Into the Next Gear

When Will I Finally Meet Someone?

Holding a Grudge Is Bad for Your Health — Here’s How to Finally Let Go

Bluebells and Other Spring Flowers Can Be Nature’s Antidote to Stressful Times

This Summer, a Small Bag Is a Huge Style Move

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Don’t Hide and Unhide Columns in Excel—Use Groups Instead

There’s a Lesson to Learn From Daniel Kahneman’s Death

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‘Loud Looking’ Might Actually Be a Dating Game Changer

Is Gossip Good for Us?

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My Friend Won’t Speak to Me After I Blabbed About Her Secret Lover. Help!

‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale: Innie Through the Out Door

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