Self Improvement

Today, we live in a world where business, degrees and even entire relationships are conducted behind a screen.

For those who can afford it, quitting has become the ultimate form of self-care.

Everyone from Silicon Valley billionaires to self-help enthusiasts is repurposing Stoicism for our modern age, with results that are good, bad, and highly indifferent.

Experts say couples can emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever by learning from the past and looking toward the future.

Humans are not all equal in every way. There are a few individuals who have achieved an unparalleled mastery in their field — and they are what I call the exceptionals. Put another way, they are the 1% of the 1% of the world's most successful people.

At the end of the week, there may only be few hours to learn new things. How do you fit it in?

The TV show sold us an idealized vision of these relationships. For young adults, the real thing is far harder to find.

The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. Taking far fewer may have notable benefits.

It’s a cliché as old as time: When it comes to your career, people often say to “follow your passion.” While this slogan is splashed across self-help books, heard in graduation speeches and even touted by career coaches, it may not be very sound advice.

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years. Each Sunday, we dive into the Dear Prudie archives and share a selection of classic letters with our readers. Join Slate Plus for even more advice columns—your first month is only $1.

86 billion. That’s the number of cells your brain has. Without a doubt, the gooey mass between your ears is controlling your body like nothing else. It only makes sense to spend most of our time taking care of it. But we don’t. In fact, most don’t even think the brain needs care.

Humor is a powerful tool in a parent's arsenal. But it's good to think about whether a dad joke is used to lighten the mood, or maintain distance.

Too often, we assume the obstacle to change in others is ignorance, so we offer advice. But what if the problem is a lack of confidence?

Advice on becoming more financially transparent with friends, overcoming social taboos over money, and how to cope with expensive social plans as we emerge from the pandemic.

The Oxford evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar is best known for his namesake “Dunbar’s number,” which he defines as the number of stable relationships people are cognitively able to maintain at once. (The proposed number is 150.