The flow state: the science of the elusive creative mindset that can improve your life. Scientists have long known the mental and creative benefits of the flow state, in which total absorption in an activity banishes anxiety. But what causes it, and how can we achieve it?
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Workers in their 20s and 30s are borrowing years of freedom from their future selves to enjoy some of their retirement while they are still young. Pausing your career during prime working years can slow the growth of a nest egg. But the chance to backpack the globe or take a series of mini-retirements is worth it, say those who have done it, even if it means delaying buying a home or having to work longer later to fund retirement.
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The total amount of credit card debt, one of the scary graphs that floats around the internet, is less important than the amount of credit card debt that is 90 days delinquent (when using data to make a prediction on what will happen in the economy or markets).
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Teen vaping has hit a 10-year low. In an annual survey conducted from January through May in schools across the nation, fewer than 8 percent of high school students reported using e-cigarettes in the past month, the lowest level in a decade. That’s far lower than the apex, in 2019, when more than 27 percent of high school students who took the survey reported that they vaped.
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The dating apps are under a lot of pressure. Falling revenues, people not wanting to pay, and Gen Z seemingly uninterested have led to collapsing stocks and circling activist investors. Their only path forward is monetization – but what does that mean for the demographic crisis?
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Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 best TV episodes of all time: “inside every great show is a 22-to-60-minute story that stays with you forever.”
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American homes have been going up in price since early 2012. That’s part of the reason why it’s been American’s favorite investment for 12 year running. The other reason is leverage. If you put down 20% (or less) and the home price goes up 20%, you’ve made 100% on your investment. Of course, most American’s have done much better than that since 2020.
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