A simple trick can reveal whether your face mask offers sufficient protection: Try blowing out a candle while wearing it. A good mask should prevent you from extinguishing the flame.

Deciding to forgive is a big step. After all, you're the one who's been harmed! But it turns out that forgiving someone actually has benefits for your mental health. The practice of radical forgiveness can help you process hurt and anger — and ultimately find peace.

Recently, my wife started experimenting with home remolding and flipping. One of the main selling points for potential buyers is a clean and tidy home when they come for a showing. With little time to

As we all know, unless you can afford a medical concierge and the most expensive insurance and facilities, the for-profit, private-insurance-based health care system in the United States is somewhere between a headache and a nightmare. Inpatient mental health care is no exception. The quality of life is ultimately defined by your insurance company’s concern to avoid liability.

Life is absurd — but that's no reason for despair, argues contemporary philosopher Thomas Nagel. This article discusses why he believes humor to be the best way to cope with being human.

Could the huge shifts in our way of life being introduced as part of the fight against Covid-19 pave the way for a more humane economy?

Give yourself over to a rhythm that is not your own.

It took me 10 years to finish my PhD, so I would assume my procrastination skills are not that bad ;) Fortunately, nowadays, I use some basic rules to fight procrastination and have become quite efficient with it. The following three basic rules helped me a lot to organize myself.

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for many people, but a large number of us don't celebrate the holiday, giving us nothing to do on December 25th.

Some of the world's most appealing destinations are also some of the most complicated places to visit. Here, eight places where even the most streetwise traveler would be smart to enlist guidance.

To help you survive the end-of-year feasts without creating your own version of Santa’s jolly belly, we combed through party staples and seasonal favorites and compiled a list of foods that should stay on the platter and not on your plate

As a man, if you possess most or all of these traits and the relationship still sucks, the problem may be her, not you.

You have a secret that can ruin your life. It’s not a well-kept secret, either. Just a simple string of characters—maybe six of them if you’re careless, 16 if you’re cautious—that can reveal everything about you.

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the most stressful—between traveling, buying gifts for everyone, and handling loads of decorations and clutter, you've got quite a bit of work to do this holiday season.

Where will you be when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2012?

I recently moved and am considering allowing people inside to see it, to mix and mingle and break in this new place. But it's pretty small so it takes a little bit of strategy in addition to the normal prep for a housewarming. Check this out for some of the most useful tips,

Tis the season to be coughing. And if you tend to reach for your favorite bottle of cough syrup, maybe consider chocolate instead. Yes, really.

Even if you've never, ever been the kind of employee who had to call in mortified the day after an office party, chances are that you aren't thinking strategically about the kind of impression you want to give at this year's event.