Self

How to be your best self, explained by experts.

The beginner’s guide to bird-watching

By Allie Volpe March 19

Self-compassion makes you a better person. Here’s how to practice it.

By Sigal Samuel August 2, 2022

Covid-19 safety doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Here’s how to think about it going forward.

By Rachel Wilkerson Miller March 30, 2022

Self-care at the end of the world

By Constance Grady November 3, 2020

Why willpower is overrated

By Brian Resnick January 2, 2020

How the West became a self-obsessed culture

By Sean Illing March 5, 2019

A loophole in federal law allows companies to pay disabled workers $1 an hour

By Alexia Fernández Campbell May 3, 2018

I was a self-help guru. Here’s why you shouldn’t listen to people like me.

By Michelle Goodman January 23, 2017

The myth of self-control

By Brian Resnick November 24, 2016

"I feel like a force no one can stop": How cosplay empowers women

By Kelsey McKinney October 29, 2014

7 things marshmallows teach us about self-control

By Joseph Stromberg September 24, 2014