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Digital Drugs Have Us Hooked. Dr. Anna Lembke Sees a Way Out.

The psychiatrist and author of “Dopamine Nation” wants us to find balance in a world of temptation and abundance.

How Can You Stretch at Your Desk? A Quick Guide to Staying Active at Work

Muscles feeling tight after a long work day at your desk? Here are some stretches that will help you loosen up.

Hell Is Other People Chewing

People with misophonia want recognition from the medical community. But there’s no consensus on what their affliction is.

Tom Holland's Mammoth 1,500-Rep Bodyweight Ladder Workout

Holland's trainer prescribed this high-rep calisthenics workout to help him get Spider-Man-ready.

How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Upend a Marriage

Doctors warn about their physical side effects, but they can also have unexpected effects on intimacy.

How I Learned That the Problem in My Marriage Was Me

One thing I’ve learned from being married to my wife, Jess, who is a couples therapist, is how vast the distance is between the masks people show to the world and the messy realities that live behind them.

The NEAT Effect: How Small Movements Can Lead to Big Weight Loss

If you’re looking to lose some weight this year, you’ve likely made plans to reduce your calories and hit the gym hard.

David Lynch Opens a Portal to Our Minds

When filmmaker David Lynch died this month, I mourned not just the loss of a great talent, but also a fresh way to understand people’s minds. I’m a social and cultural psychologist, and I study how people go about making sense of their lives.

The World's 'Happiest' Countries Harbor a Dark Side, Study Reveals

Have you looked at the international rankings of the world's happiest countries lately? Measuring a country's subjective levels of happiness has become something of an international sport.

This is how we do it: ‘As I got older, I struggled to have an erection … then my wife introduced her alter ego, Miss Fifi’

When Violet and I first got together almost 30 years ago, we had sex every night. That lasted for 12 years. We’d have sex in all kinds of different positions and she made it very exciting for me.

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You'll never do sit-ups again after trying these 5 dumbbell ab exercises — according to a personal trainer

If you’re clicking on this dumbbell ab workout right now thinking — ”No, not sit-ups,” then we’ve got good news for you — there aren’t any. As a personal trainer, I believe sit-ups have a time and a place, but they’re not the holy grail of core exercises.

Want to Be More Successful This Year? Science Says Tackle Only 1 Goal at a Time

Even if you didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions (I don’t), you probably still want to make this year better. Maybe you want to start being healthier. Being more productive. Being more connected. Maybe you want to start a business. (Here’s the reason Steve Jobs said everyone should.)

I drive a Cybertruck, and I'm sick of people flipping me off. I wish they understood how helpful this car is for me.

I'm a psychologist who drives long distances to see patients in towns throughout Arizona. When I arrive and step out of my Tesla Cybertruck, I don't have the fatigue that typically comes with driving for hours.

Try ‘Phone Free February’ to reduce screen time and improve your health

Many of us have been there: You go on your phone to check a notification or respond to a text, then end up scrolling through social media for the next 30 minutes. If this sounds like you and you want to be less tied to your phone, consider the “Phone Free February” challenge.

The secret that power bank manufacturers don't want you to know

Big numbers sell. In the minds of consumers, 5,000 is better than 2,000, and 10,000 is better than both. And when it comes to 10 million, well, that beats everything, right? There's one area of tech where I see big numbers being thrown around a lot, and that is power bank capacities.

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

Digital Drugs Have Us Hooked. Dr. Anna Lembke Sees a Way Out.

How Can You Stretch at Your Desk? A Quick Guide to Staying Active at Work

Hell Is Other People Chewing

Tom Holland's Mammoth 1,500-Rep Bodyweight Ladder Workout

How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Upend a Marriage

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