A 2014 analysis by time-tracking app DeskTime found that its top-rated 10% of computer users typically worked in 52-minute stretches followed by 17 minutes...
The 52/17 Work-Break Pattern: What DeskTime’s Data Really Shows
Fifty-two minutes of focused work followed by 17 minutes away from the screen has captured attention...
Psychology says people who talk to their dogs like children aren’t being immature — humans instinctively change the way they speak when trying to...
Why We Talk to Dogs Like They’re Children
I was midway through a sentence about the weather when I suddenly heard myself: my voice pitched...
Psychology says adults who habitually slouch aren’t always just careless about their posture — under stress and social threat, the body can instinctively fold...
Rethinking “Sit Up Straight”: The Complex Science Behind Posture and Stress
“Sit up straight” might be the least useful instruction in the English language. Often...
Psychology says the parents who are genuinely appreciated by their adult children aren’t the ones who gave them everything — they’re the ones who...
The Rescue That Feels Like Love
I was thirteen when my parents put me on a plane to a boarding school in Australia. Week three,...
Not all who wander are lost: the psychology behind why the scenic route is often the wiser one
The Meaning Behind “Not All Who Wander Are Lost”
“Not all who wander are lost,” J.R.R. Tolkien famously wrote in a poem about a king...