Ali Abid's Highlights on 'Escape and helplessness'

To protect your mental health at work, try caring less

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Jul 11, 2023

What Did People Do Before Smartphones?

www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/before-smartphones-boredom/674631/

Jul 8, 2023

The Harvard Expert on Dishonesty Who Is Accused of Lying

www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/07/francesca-gino-harvard-research-retraction/674630/

Jul 8, 2023

Google Isn’t Grad School

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/illusion-explanatory-depth-humility/674624/

Jul 7, 2023

Improving mental health in low- and middle-income settings: Key findings from rigorous research

www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/6-14-23/improving-mental-health-low-and-middle-income-settings-key-findings-rigorous-research?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_campaign=blog&utm_content=mental-health

Jul 4, 2023

What I Learned on a Titanic Sub Expedition

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Jul 2, 2023

The white roofs cooling women's homes in Indian slums

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Jul 2, 2023

Extreme Heat Is Here to Stay. Why Are We Not More Afraid?

www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/books/review/the-heat-will-kill-you-first-jeff-goodell.html?smid=tw-share

Jul 2, 2023

Special Ed Shouldn’t Be Separate

www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/03/kids-disabilities-special-education-school-inclusive-education/673276/

Jun 28, 2023

How to Escape ‘the Worst Possible Timeline’

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/doom-pessimism-worst-possible-timeline/674441/

Jun 28, 2023

The Monk Who Thinks the World Is Ending

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/buddhist-monks-vermont-ai-apocalypse/674501/

Jun 28, 2023

Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’

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Jun 28, 2023

I looked for happiness in the world’s most contented nation – and learned the importance of pessimism | Lucy Pearson

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/28/world-happiest-nation-finland-nature-saunas

Jun 28, 2023

Cost of Living in Nashville

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Jun 27, 2023

Why understanding the historical purposes of modern schooling matters today | Brookings

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Jun 27, 2023

Research on improving teaching and learning often lacks a holistic focus—a new collaborative research project hopes to change this | Brookings

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Jun 27, 2023

Scaling impact in education for transformative change | Brookings

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Jun 27, 2023

Something in the air

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Jun 27, 2023

Escape and helplessness

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Jun 26, 2023

Your Phone Is a Mindfulness Trap

www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/06/meditation-app-mind-distraction/674500/

Jun 25, 2023

Here’s a Look at the Water Crises That Might Be Coming to You Soon

www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/climate/bangladesh-water-floods.html

Jun 25, 2023

The Paradox at the Grocery Store

www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/06/grocery-shopping-option-overload/674502/

Jun 25, 2023

Why we use therapy-speak — and when to stop

www.vox.com/even-better/23769973/limits-therapy-speak-narcissist-gaslighting-trauma-toxic

Jun 25, 2023

Opinion | The World’s Digital Memory Is at Risk

www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/opinion/digital-archives-memory.html

Jun 23, 2023

Transactional not transformational: the rise of the mega university

www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/transactional-not-transformational-the-rise-of-the-mega-university-20230616-p5dh3c?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

Jun 23, 2023

RAAST in review

www.thenews.com.pk/print/1082069-raast-in-review

Jun 19, 2023

Setting the stage for effective governance: First Annual National Social Protection Conference in Pakistan

www.giz.de/en/worldwide/125090.html

Jun 19, 2023

Finance: Alarm bells ringing

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Jun 19, 2023

Future uncertain

www.dawn.com/news/1760480/future-uncertain

Jun 19, 2023

Opinion | No democracy without education

www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2023/06/15/no-democracy-without-education.html

Jun 19, 2023

The Taliban Government Runs on WhatsApp. There’s Just One Problem.

www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/world/asia/taliban-whatsapp-afghanistan.html

Jun 18, 2023

The Path to Happiness Is Narrow But Easy

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/tolstoy-path-happiness-sociability/674406/

Jun 18, 2023

The Choice the Philippines Didn’t Want to Make

www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/06/philippines-united-states-military-china/674418/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20230616&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20Daily

Jun 18, 2023

Kenya's tea pickers are destroying the machines replacing them | Semafor

www.semafor.com/article/06/13/2023/kenya-tea-pickers-destroy-machines

Jun 18, 2023

A post-piggy bank world: what does money mean if you can’t hold it in your hand?

www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/18/a-post-piggy-bank-world-what-does-money-mean-if-you-cant-hold-it-in-your-hand

Jun 18, 2023

‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’

www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jun/15/drought-is-on-the-verge-of-becoming-the-next-pandemic

Jun 15, 2023

Coaching for employability: Facilitating students’ transition to the workplace

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Jun 12, 2023

Are you sleepy or just tired?

www.vox.com/even-better/23752433/sleepy-tired-fatigue-differences

Jun 12, 2023

It’s time to take stock of your social life

www.vox.com/even-better/23744304/how-much-social-interaction-do-you-need-loneliness-burnout

Jun 12, 2023

The key to feeling happier about the future: Mental time travel

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Jun 12, 2023

Get Phones Out of Schools Now

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/ban-smartphones-phone-free-schools-social-media/674304/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=this-week&utm_content=20230611&utm_term=This%20Week%20on%20TheAtlanticcom

Jun 12, 2023

Opinion | What if There Was Never a Pandemic Again?

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Jun 11, 2023

The massive mosque built once a year

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Jun 11, 2023

Inside the Meltdown at CNN

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/06/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump/674255/

Jun 11, 2023

The Binge Purge

www.vulture.com/2023/06/streaming-industry-netflix-max-disney-hulu-apple-tv-prime-video-peacock-paramount.html

Jun 11, 2023

Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/watching-movies-tv-with-subtitles/674301/

Jun 11, 2023

How We Watch TV

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/06/tv-habits-couch-show-phone-show/674363/

Jun 11, 2023