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Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Most Americans know the legend of Johnny Appleseed. In school—and via a famous Disney cartoon—we ...

The only words you need to say after someone gives you a compliment are “thank you.” But you know that’s easier said than done. When you don’t believe the compliments that people pay, you limit how ...

When we think about work, we often think about stress, burnout, and overwhelm. And to some extent, that’s normal, says bestselling author and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks—work isn’t meant to be ...

You often hear entrepreneurs say, “We don’t know what we don’t know,” when talking about deficiencies in data gathering. But when you have data in silos, it’s more a case of “We don’t know what we DO ...

I’ve talked to a former chief of the F.B.I.’s Crisis Negotiation Unit about how to defuse tension during family holidays. Emergency-room doctors about how to avoid accidents. A neuroscientist who ...

Jan is ready for a new challenge. She's recently moved to Colorado and wants to take advantage of the new terrain and start mountain running. Before the move, she'd been working on her fitness for ...