The Best of Vox

Text a friend, write a thank-you note, compliment a stranger — people appreciate these gestures.

When in Rome — or Cabo or Tokyo — put down your phone.

All hail the jobless employed.

It’s not just Don Lemon. When it comes to women in leadership roles, the discourse is broken.

Kelp forests are majestic, life-sustaining ecosystems. Climate change imperils them.

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How Big Business shapes our habits and desires.

Older, more tenured people are increasingly quitting their jobs.

Over the past few days, I’ve been reading the major plans for what comes after social distancing. You can read them, too. There’s one from the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, the left…

The "Off-Facebook Activity" tool lets you see — and somewhat control — what other sites and apps tell Facebook about you

Recode obtained a recording of a Mark Zuckerberg Q&A and internal survey results that show how Meta’s struggles are impacting staff.

Budgeting tips won’t get you very far if you don’t address the elephant in the room.

GameStop’s stock is surging, much to the chagrin of the hedge funds attempting to short it.

Inflation is a tough egg to crack. We gave it a try anyway.

Forty years ago, the Fed pushed the economy into a recession to stop inflation. Here’s how it played out.

Longtermism is influencing billionaires and politicians. Should it guide the future of humanity?

People want to help Ukrainians, and Airbnb has emerged as one way to do it. But is it the most effective?

What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.

The time for the US and its European allies to act is now.

«only about 36 percent of Ukrainians are vaccinated.»

Airbnb is laying off a quarter of its staff.

How dopamine fasting works — and doesn’t

Everything and anything can be a trend on the internet. Why are we so determined to name them?

«Trend brain, as I call it, encourages us to simplify everything online into something either buyable, understandable, or moral (and therefore worthy of consumption).»

One of the real challenges that we’re facing is that we don’t have a lot of information

«The paper argues that our lack of understanding about the collective behavioral effects of new technology is a danger to democracy and scientific progress.»

The Dropout, Super Pumped, and WeCrashed try to break up our love affair with tech founders. They don’t totally succeed.

Why do so many TV shows and movies look like they were filmed in a gray wasteland?

How rituals can help you approach basic tasks more mindfully.

«Currey describes a ritual as an activity that eases a person into a focused mindset, a liminal state that is conducive for thinking, creating, or just being. “Rituals create and mark a transition towards a different kind of mental or emotional state,” he said. This can look different for every person, but it’s helpful to approach rituals as a soothing, meditative activity that allows the participant to be physically and mentally present»

Here’s what to do if you regularly wish you could hire someone to make all your choices for you.

«Keeney advises asking yourself, “What do I hope to achieve by addressing this choice?” and focus on aspects that aren’t easily quantifiable.»

Crypto is a solution in search of a problem — or problems.

«The strongest case for crypto is that it’s money outside the hands of banks and government»

Admitting wrongdoing isn’t a failure, it’s an opportunity.

«Fetterman’s research shows admitting wrongness actually improves our reputation. By owning up to our errors, others see us as friendlier and more agreeable.»

What society expects of you and what you actually want in life can be different things.

«At any age, setting aside time and intentionality to decipher what motivates you and whether you’ve been living authentically can be enlightening»