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How Do I Protect My Privacy Online?
Private browsing, strong passwords, and VPN software are some of the steps you can take. Beyond that, government policy is needed to protect consumer privacy.
THE LIVING EXPERIMENT: Pause
Respecting your body’s natural energy cycles is the key to clarity, creativity, and focus.
21 Books to Read Over a Long Weekend
Looking for a good read this Labor Day weekend? Our staff weighs in on books they’ve read — or want to read — this season.
How Healthy-Living Experts Do Evening Routines
Find ways to wind down from the day and optimize your nights in Part Three of our three-part series.
How Healthy-Living Experts Do Midday Routines
Learn how to insert healthy habits throughout the day in Part Two of our three-part series.
How Healthy-Living Experts Do Morning Routines
Gather inspiration for crafting a morning routine in Part One of this three-part series.
5 Tips to Start a Mindfulness Practice
Meditation not for you? No matter. Whatever mindfulness practice you choose, here are five things to keep in mind.
THE LIVING EXPERIMENT: Idleness
You don’t have to be hyperproductive all the time. In fact, you might get better results from occasionally doing a whole lot less.
Beyond Meditation
Sitting in silence isn’t for everyone. But there are plenty of other practices that offer profound calming benefits.
How Do I Play Video Games More Mindfully?
Here are two tips to prevent video gaming from becoming a time-suck.
4 Tips to Make the Most of Your Midday Walk
Whatever your workday looks like, odds are you could use an occasional break. Here are some tips that can help.
Awake in the Wild: Reclaiming Nature and Family in the Digital Age
Can outdoor cooking reinvigorate our screen-numbed senses?
Unhack Your Smartphone
Keep your relationship with your device healthy and mindful by turning it into an ally rather than an adversary. Here are three easy smartphone-addiction hacks.
Why Adults Need to Play Too
We leave many things behind as we mature. Our sense of play shouldn’t be one of them.
Cultivating a Beginner’s Mind
How might life be different if we approached it without assumptions and preconceptions, without knowing anything at all.
Finding Purpose in the Second Half of Your Life
What do you have planned for the second half of your life? Executive coach Richard Leider offers insight on working, living, learning and loving what’s to come.
Creating Calm: Tamara Levitt
App content producer Tamara Levitt is helping millions of people learn to find balance and presence amid life’s chaos.
How to Practice Gratitude
What does appreciation really mean, and why is there so little of it to go around these days? Discover how you can put gratitude into action.
Plus-Size Wellness Advocate Sarah Sapora Talks About Getting Healthy
One woman’s journey to create a healthier life for herself led her to become a wellness advocate for people of all sizes.
How to Overcome Shame
Don’t let shame limit your life or hinder your potential. Renowned shame researcher, Brené Brown, PhD, along with other experts, offer guidance on how to effectively respond to and overcome the effects of it.
The Aesthetics of Joy
Ingrid Fetell Lee on design principles that spark positivity and help us to find moments joy of happiness.




















