9 Best Articles in 2020
Mashable
How to stop caring what people think about you
Mashable
7 min read · 850 saves · Feb 26th · Rachel Thompson · It's not simple. But it's part of being human.
MIT Technology Review
First Evidence That Online Dating Is Changing the Nature of Society
MIT Technology Review
7 min read · 562 saves · From 2017 · Dating websites have changed the way couples meet. Now evidence is emerging that this change is influencing levels of interracial marriage and even the stability of marriage itself.
Quartz
Every successful relationship is successful for the same exact reasons
Quartz
467 saves · From 2017 · I asked 1,500 people for relationship advice, and kept getting the same answers.
Elemental
Curiosity Is the Secret to a Happy Life
Elemental
5 min read · 402 saves · Feb 13th · Markham Heid · Engaging with the unfamiliar can keep mind and body fit. So how to pump up one’s levels of curiosity?
The New York Times
The Losses We Share
The New York Times
4 min read · 398 saves · Nov 25th · Perhaps the path to healing begins with three simple words: Are you OK?
The New York Times
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
The New York Times
1 min read · 375 saves · From 2016 · Embrace a philosophy of pessimism. Every human will disappoint you, and you’ll do the same to them.
FORTUNE
The Tinder algorithm, explained
FORTUNE
10 min read · 363 saves · 2019-02-07 · Kaitlyn Tiffany · Some math-based advice for those still swiping this Valentine’s Day.
Guardian Tech
I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets
Guardian Tech
6 min read · 357 saves · From 2017 · Reading through all this intimate information I realised the dating app knows me better than I do. But what happens if this data gets hacked – or worse, sold?
The Atlantic
Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore
The Atlantic
8 min read · 343 saves · 2019-10-10 · Our unpredictable and overburdened schedules are taking a dire toll on American society.
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Why being kind to others is good for your health
BBC Future
8 min read · 141 saves · Dec 16th · While we might all enjoy the warm glow of helping out others or giving up a little of our time for charity, it could be doing us some physical good too.
Psychology Today
The Psychology of Negotiation, Explained
Psychology Today
3 min read · 62 saves · Dec 16th · We all negotiate, whether with our political opponents, friends, or family.
Psychology Today
A Memory Exercise to Rekindle Your Relationship’s Romance
Psychology Today
4 min read · 55 saves · Dec 8th · New research on couple memories shows the value of mutual reminiscing.
The New York Times
Childhood Without Other Children: A Generation Is Raised in Quarantine
The New York Times
6 min read · 54 saves · Dec 9th · Matt Richtel · Covid-19 has meant the youngest children can’t go to birthday parties or play dates. Parents are keeping them out of day care. What is the long-term effect of the pandemic on our next generation?
WIRED
Who Will We Be When This Is All Over?
WIRED
2 min read · 54 saves · Dec 7th · Matt Simon · The Covid-19 pandemic has brought incalculable suffering and trauma. But it also offers ways for people—and even societies—to change for the better.
Esquire
The Ballad of Ron and Dorinda: A Prison-Break Love Story
Esquire
20+ min read · 48 saves · Dec 8th · In 1986, two lovebirds busted out of a coed prison in a hijacked helicopter. They’ve been trying to escape ever since.
Vox
You can survive winter and not spread Covid-19. Here’s how.
Vox
20+ min read · 43 saves · Dec 7th · Experts on safer — and riskier — ways to see friends and family, keep kids busy, and give back in a raging pandemic.
Psychology Today
6 Conflict-Resolution Strategies for Intimate Relationships
Psychology Today
1 min read · 34 saves · Dec 10th · Are you stuck in a disagreement with your partner?
The New York Times
7 Films to Help Children Dealing With Grief
The New York Times
4 min read · 33 saves · Dec 13th · Stacy Brick · We are at a time when large numbers of children are experiencing loss. Here are seven movies to help them develop coping skills.
Psychology Today
Dating a Narcissist
Psychology Today
4 min read · 23 saves · Dec 11th · Before you're hooked, learn what to look for, how it feels, and what to expect.
