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You, Unplugged
Feeling caught in the electrical current? Maybe it’s time to connect to the real world.
An Interview With Alexandra Cousteau
Get a closer look at what inspires and motivates adventurer and environmental advocate Alexandra Cousteau in the transcript from our Coverage interview.
Disappearing Destinations
Many of the world’s most spectacular landscapes are vanishing because of climate change, spurring concerned visitors to experience and protect them before it’s too late.
How to Prioritize Your Family Time
Is a hectic work life taking up all your time and energy, leaving little or nothing for your loved ones? Here’s how—and why—to create space for the relationships that matter most.
Escape From Inertia: Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Start Exercising
Most of us struggle at some point to overcome a stubborn resistance to exercising. Here are some tips for getting — and keeping — your body in motion, even when you don’t feel like it.
The Better Good Life: An Essay on Personal Sustainability
Here how’s to apply the principles of sustainability to our health, happiness, and collective well-being.
Behind the Scenes With Josh Donlan (Video)
Go behind the scenes with biodiversity conservationist and ecologist Josh Donlan at his cover shoot for our April issue and get his take on sustainability and living in tune with nature.
How Clutter Affects Mental Health
A feng shui expert explains why cluttered desks, tables and countertops may be all that’s standing between you and your next big thing.
Wise Investment: Josh Donlan
Ecologist Josh Donlan fuels his innovative conservation policies with a deep and abiding passion for all things outdoors.
The Joy of Living With Less
In an environment of economic contraction, many of us are looking for meaningful ways to cut back. Here’s good advice on how to get by with a little less, and enjoy it more.
Into the Wild
Build your outdoor survival skills — and reconnect with nature — on an educational wilderness adventure.
Out From Under: Escaping the Burdens of Debt Stress
The worry, distraction and shame associated with debt can take an emotional and physical toll on our health. Here’s a look at the confounding factors that make debt such an oppressive source of stress, and some tips on how you can break free.
A Mind for Money: Jean Chatzky
Personal experience led finance guru Jean Chatzky to discover the deep link between financial security and a healthy, happy life. Now she’s helping the rest of us make the connection.
Penny-Wise Wisdom
When the economy takes a hit, we’re prone to making panicked decisions about money. Here are four common money mistakes people make in lean times — and how to avoid them.
How to Use an Athlete’s Mindset for Career Success
Professional athletes train hard to bring their best selves to their sports. What if we did the same thing as a way of winning big at work?
How to Have a Relaxing and Fun Staycation
Sometimes the best vacations are staycations. Here’s how to find active adventures in the place you call home.
Reinventing the Way We Work
Had enough of an office grind that demands all of your time and offers little flexibility or freedom? You may be destined to become part of a win-win workplace revolution.
Resolutions Workshop: One Step at a Time
Lofty goals all begin with a single step. Here’s how to plan — and sustain — the small changes that matter.
Managing Your Personal Energy
All the time in the world won’t help you achieve your goals if you’re too run down to pursue them. Here’s how to manage your energy – and your sanity.
Journey to Self-Discovery
Life-visioning retreats can free you from your routine, spark new revelations about how you really want to live and equip you with a plan to get there.
Six Packs and Sex Lives
Thoughts on Experience Life and the quirks that make it appealing to more than 3 million readers. No gimmicks, no hype, no kidding.