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Editor’s note: In college, it took me three semesters to outgrow my awful study habits from high school, and I had to do it the hard way. Here are some tips from a Yale alum on his way to a Ph.D. on ...

Megan Sciarrino is a nonprofit communications professional who welcomes the diversion of storytelling and freelance writing. She’s mom to two very different daughters, a teen and a tween, who ...

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In today’s world, there’s an overwhelming emphasis on excellence. We love the star athletes, the performers, the innovative thinkers. Schools and universities highlight the extraordinary students, ...

Every day, when I get home from work, I stop into my husband’s home office to say hi. It’s organized. It’s tidy. It’s calm. It’s quiet. The smell of vanilla gently wafts from the air diffuser that ...

1. For the first couple of months after “drop off” don’t do anything. Don’t make a ton of plans, or big decisions, or commit to anything. The lead-up to helping your youngest move into their new digs ...

Kristin O’Keefe is an aspiring novelist, blogger and freelance writer. You can find her work in The New York Times, The Washington Post, InThePowderRoom.com and on her blog at KristinOKeefe.com ...

Students need the summer to rest and relax and may be busy with summer jobs. But THEIR downtime during the vacation months can sometimes collide with our work responsibilities, need for sleep and/or ...

My son got his first job when he was thirteen. He’d spend the summer working in hayfields doing hard labor in the sun. He loved making money, but more than that, he loved working with his body and ...

Ellen Giordano Austin is a freelance writer, based in Memphis, Tennessee. She and her husband have two grown-and-flown daughters. She enjoys solving jigsaw and crossword puzzles, biking, and playing ...