The Whole Human

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Is your insomnia all in your head?Monica Torres

Is your insomnia all in your head? Your inability to fall asleep is not enough to make you an insomniac — you have to identify as one, too. Read More

Office Life

The 5 personality traits successful people share Jane Burnett

You can adopt these for yourself. Read More

How To

Here's how to keep your quarter-life crisis from breaking you down Jane Burnett

The quarter-life crisis is real. Here’s what to do if you find yourself in one, and steps to take to avoid it altogether. Read More

Advice

This is why successful people are unhappy in middle age — and what to do about it Ladders Contributor

High-achieving professionals seem especially vulnerable to missing out on happiness in midlife. This is how to get past it if middle age is leaving you unhappy despite your success. Read More

Advice

Watch your thoughts for they become your destiny Gustavo Razzetti

Being positive is accepting reality, not idealizing it. Bad thoughts are harmful. However, avoiding our negative emotions won’t make them go away. Read More

Health

Can you really exercise away anxiety and depression?Ladders Contributor

A look at whether exercise really can make a difference with anxiety and depression, or similar mental illness diagnoses that affect one in five Americans. Read More

Productivity

Here's the crucial lesson Steve Jobs taught Apple's Jony Ive about focus Monica Torres

According to the advice Steve Jobs gave Jony Ive, to organize your life, you’ll need to prioritize what matters to you and clear away the clutter. Read More

Advice

If it doesn’t suck, then it’s probably not worth doing Benjamin P. Hardy

True confidence emerges when you consistently push-through things that suck. You can’t be confident without already having been successful. Read More

Advice

The single most proven thing you can do right now to get smarter and happier Eric Barker

Being in good shape increases your ability to learn. Read More

Must Reads

What jobs can you get with a business degree?

We’ve rounded up 11 different types of jobs you can get with a business degree to give you an idea of just how versatile that particular bachelor’s degree is.

The 21 jobs that are MOST likely to lead to divorce

Some jobs have a higher divorce rate than others.

The 12 best people to pick as job references

You want to pick people who have worked alongside you and think highly enough of you to sing your praises to a hiring manager.

I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

“I’ve interviewed with Google twice now, and when people ask me why I don’t work there, I respond, ‘I can never seem to get past the eighth interview,’” says Steve Silberberg, who is now the founder of Fatpacking, a weight-loss backpacking company.

Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

New research found that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of suffering severe infection, like stroke, sepsis, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The best exercises for flabby arms — workouts you’ve never heard of

You can tone your arms with these five workouts, and we have video to show you the right form.

7 things you should never ask your boss

There are some things you should just not ask your boss — these 7 questions are things you should stay clear from in conversation.