Self Improvement

Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist and author, is known for his deep insights into human nature, language, and progress.

These are the only ones that have stuck for me

Gretchin Rubin, happiness researcher and bestselling author of “The Happiness Project” shares her favorite life tips that take little time, energy or money.

How the 40-year-old entrepreneur and media mogul learned from his struggles, and why he believes accountability is the real secret to happiness.

You may feel as if you’re trapped in hell, but no one is actually making you stay.

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! My husband and I started our relationship as a work affair. We were both in other marriages—I was his assistant, and he was my boss.

Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist at Yale, teaches the most popular course in the university’s three-hundred-year history, Psychology and the Good Life. One of her central messages—in the class, and on the podcast it inspired—is that, when it comes to happiness, we have some agency.

With so many distractions around, staying focused can be tough, but proper habits can make all the difference. I used to lose a lot of time to constant interruptions, but by adopting better practices, I've become more focused and productive. Here’s how you can achieve the same.

We went with the best intentions; that's what we tell ourselves now. In 2012, my husband and I made the sensible decision to move from Chicago to Seattle so he could design Microsoft's line of phones and tablets.

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! I’m applying for traditional employment after being self-employed for over seven years.