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Office Fitness Gadgets Are Selling You a Fantasy

To me, the under-desk treadmill is the ultimate symbol of productivity culture (read: late-stage capitalism). And I’m exactly the type to buy into the under-desk treadmill appeal. Why shouldn’t I want to walk while I work, burn calories during calls,…

Watch Out for These Health Insurance Scams During Open Enrollment

Many Americans are in the middle of making hard decisions about their health insurance, in part because open enrollment, the period in which consumers can change their plan, is happening now. That means scammers are also busy contacting people, impersonating…

How the Right Coopted Psychedelics

What was once a signature party favor of the left has been subsumed by optimization-obsessed conservatives. How did we get here?

How to Choose the Best Productivity Method for You

I’ve been reading and writing about productivity techniques for years now, and I continue to be shocked by the sheer variety and quantity on offer. There are so many (some admittedly more “duh” than others), and while many could easily…

The Very Adult Life of Yung Lean

A decade after first emerging from the deep-fried internet, the rapper born Jonatan Leandoer Håstad is sober, meditating, starring in his first feature film, Sacrifice, and witnessing a whole generation of young musicians influenced by him. And, as he tells…