How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition by Daniel Markovits - Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out…
Why Does It Feel Like Everyone Has More Money Than You? by Jen Doll - Financial help from parents comes in many forms, and it’s the basis of so many success stories. So why do millennials act like it doesn’t exist? Jen Doll examines the myth—and tyranny—of the “self-made” success story…
The Tyranny of the Ideal Woman by Jia Tolentino - How we became suckers for the hard labor of self-optimization…
The Radical Implications of Luck in Life by David Roberts - Acknowledging the role of luck is the secular equivalent of religious awakening
When Are You Really an Adult? by Julie Beck - In an age when the line between childhood and adulthood is blurrier than ever, what is it that makes people grown up?
No One ‘Has It All,’ Because 'Having It All’ Doesn’t Exist by Lindy West - Look at me, “eating” my “cake”! And that “other” “cake” too!
Learn How to Trust Your Future Self by Jeff Wise - Being a human is hard. We know the sorts of choices we ought to make, and we earnestly intend to make them, but when the time comes, we don’t…
Take the Easy Route by Jeff Wise - Change is hard. Everybody knows that…
Personal Best by Atul Gawande - Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you?
How Life (and Death) Spring From Disorder by Philip Ball - What’s the difference between physics and biology?