Priya Parker turns her attention to conflict; arguing that fighting, done right, is not a failure of a relationship but proof of one.

Pollan doesn't gloss over the gaps with confident theory. He revels in the uncertainty, and that makes this one of the more intellectually honest popular science books in recent memory. Also: Venus flytraps can be anesthetized. Read it and try not to think about that for the rest of the week.

The most actionable takeaway is also the simplest. Reach out to the people in your life. Make sure they know they matter to you. Don't assume they know. Tell them.

If you've ever Googled "intermittent fasting" and found yourself drowning in conflicting advice, extreme protocols, and overly complicated meal windows, The Dr. Ludidi Method of Intermittent Fasting might be exactly what you've been looking for. Written by nutrition scientist Dr. Samefko Ludidi, a man who has coached elite athletes, performers, and executives around the world, this book cuts through the noise and delivers a surprisingly readable, genuinely practical guide to fasting in a way that actually fits real life.

Imagine if our negative feelings, or at least lots of them, turned out to be illusions, and we could dispel them by just contemplating them from a particular vantage point.

Discover what neuroscience reveals about reading’s powerful impact on your brain. Learn how books improve focus, memory, empathy, creativity, and emotional calm in a distracted digital world.

Discover how reading fiction can reduce stress, ease anxiety, improve emotional resilience, and create meaningful connection. Learn why stories are powerful therapy for the mind, heart, and nervous system — and how to use reading as a calming, restorative mental health ritual.

But I think body shape and size is all about athletics — what you can do with your body. How you use it in the world to live and function better and more intentionally every day.

Struggling to choose your next book? This guide helps readers beat TBR overwhelm with practical tips for picking the perfect read. Learn how to define your reading season, follow curiosity, match formats, and let books find you. Build a joyful, intentional reading life with smarter book-selection habits.

Prestige-based social media platforms have hacked one of the most important learning mechanisms for adolescents, diverting their time, attention, and copying behavior away from a variety of role models with whom they could develop a mentoring relationship that would help them succeed in their real-world communities.

A choose-your-own-adventure book on reducing/removing plastics from your daily life with no shame and no guilt.

Imagine if our negative feelings, or at least lots of them, turned out to be illusions, and we could dispel them by just contemplating them from a particular vantage point.

“Dr. Lieberman debunked the long-held myth that young children and babies don’t need treatment for trauma because they somehow don’t understand or remember the chaotic experiences they faced. Her work is built on research that shows that early adversity often has an outsize effect on infants and young children…”

With repeated exposure to the same or similar pleasure stimulus, the initial deviation to the side of pleasure gets weaker and shorter and the after-response to the side of pain gets stronger and longer, a process scientists call neuroadaptation.

Learning how to push yourself to take action when you are afraid or full of self-doubt or overwhelmed with excuses is a life skill you can learn. Once you master it, you’ll understand that you can achieve anything through small, consistent moves forward.

Contrary to village gossip, I am still very much alive.

One of the great revelations of feminism may turn out to be that men need women more than women need men. Wives were economically dependent on their husbands, but men were emotionally dependent on their wives.

In general, colonial infrastructure was not built to strengthen communities; it was built to deplete them.

North America’s total population nearly halved from 1492 to 1776: from approximately 7 or 8 million to 4 million.

Imagine if our negative feelings, or at least lots of them, turned out to be illusions, and we could dispel them by just contemplating them from a particular vantage point.