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Astronaut Goes On Strike In Outer Space
In 1974 Colonel William Pogue became the first American to go on strike—in space. The astronaut was part of the last, and longest, manned mission ...
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We Pretend To Be Busier Than We Are
An article on Quartz begins, "In an era of limitless technology and information, life can feel at once empowering and overwhelming—especially in ...
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World's Quietest Spot Will Drive You Nuts
Everybody seems to be looking for a little peace and quiet these days. But even such a reasonable idea can go too far. The quietest place on earth, ...
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Work: It's a Jungle Out There
An editorial in The New York Times argues that many of our parishioners labor in a "toxic work environment." Here's a lengthy quote from ...
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Novelist Amy Tan on Pressure from Mom
The New York Times interviewed the Chinese novelist Amy Tan, a woman who has written some powerful books about the immigrant and minority experience in ...
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Research Finds Link Between Stress and Happiness
From 2005 to 2006, researchers from the Gallup World Poll asked more than 125,000 people from 121 countries one question: Did you feel a great deal of ...
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Decline in Sleeping Hours Reduces Productivity
According to Charles Czeisler, the chief of the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, over the past five decades ...
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Satire of a Man Who Almost Enjoyed Himself
The satirical site The Onion ran the following fictitious story titled "Man On Cusp Of Having Fun Suddenly Remembers Every Single One Of His Responsibilities." ...
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Grandmothers Stress Over Grandchildren
Sin's ability to disintegrate the soul is the subject of a book by a Duke professor named Dan Ariely. In The Honest Truth about Dishonesty: How We ...
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Are Worriers More Intelligent?
Do you worry a lot? If so, we have some good news for you. According to recent research, worriers have a higher IQ than non-worriers. From Slate: "The ...
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