2 Easy Mindset Shifts That Will Boost Your ConfidenceTo cultivate confidence, spend time thinking about the moments when you feel your most powerful and figure out your sales pitch.
The 3 Zodiac Signs Most Likely to Break up With You Via TextThese three zodiac signs prefer to send a breakup text instead of meeting face-to-face.
5 Daily Habits That Will Make You Feel So Much More OrganizedTrying to get your life in order doesn’t have to be an elaborate plan—tackle these easy tasks daily to jumpstart the process.
The Secret to Actually Trusting Each OtherAmericans are losing faith in their friends and neighbors. Here’s how to reverse course.
I’ve Caught My Colleague Red-Handed in the Bathroom. It’s So Gross.Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. It’s anonymous! There is a man at my workplace, “Isaac,” who I have seen leaving the restroom on multiple occasions without washing his hands.
Fashionable NonsenseTalk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves by Alison Wood Brooks. Crown, 336 pages. 2025. You’ve heard the rumors. People named Dennis are more likely to become dentists. If you do a little ritual before you go on stage, you’ll perform better.
The Top 5 Longreads of the WeekA Note on Paywalls In order to publish compelling original work and pay writers a living wage, publications sometimes have paywalls.
Instead of Spring Cleaning, Try Spring DeclutteringLifehacker’s Ultimate Guide to Spring Cleaning is here to help you whip your home into shape, clean more efficiently, and make organizing less of a chore. The urge to spring clean your home is a strong one.
Help! A Nice Man at Church Asked Us for a Favor. We Have No Idea What We’re About to Get Into.This is Prudie Phones a Friend, a new feature where Jenée Desmond-Harris calls a few experts for their advice to a letter writer. Submit questions to Prudence here. My partner and I—we’re a queer couple—are some of the only young people at our small church.
‘Loud Looking’ Might Actually Be a Dating Game ChangerExperts weigh in on this trend in the pursuit of romance today.
I'm a former recruiter for Google and Indeed. If I were labeled an underperformer, here's what I'd do next.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erica Rivera, a 37-year-old career coach now living in Barcelona. It has been edited for length and clarity. Before becoming a career coach, I worked as a recruiter for Indeed for three years and Google for roughly another two.
10 Warning Signs That Someone Incompetent (or Unethical) Is Flipping a HouseIf you’re in the market for a new home, there’s a pretty good chance you've toured a few “flipped” houses—properties that were recently purchased, quickly renovated, and just as quickly put back on the market.
‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale: Innie Through the Out DoorThis 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?”
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.