Humans are very bad at knowing what they want. A dive into the science of happiness, for PopSci:

3 ways to feel happier, according to science

Try talking to a stranger.

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Finally, a meditation app that doesn’t bombard you with pop-ups and upsells:

Finally, a meditation app that doesn’t suck | The Intelligence

This free, zero-upsell science-backed stress solver is a refreshing change from the usual meditation app mess.

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Annoyed by all the animations and music videos in Spotify? I explain how to turn them all off over at WIRED:

How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to music—and…

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One week into migrating from dot social and around 3000 of you have made it over here. Welcome! There’s 2000 stragglers still over there, many of which seem to be active accounts. Does anyone have an idea of how long these migrations take? Could I be holding it up in some way without realizing it?

What’s your most unnecessarily elaborate tech workaround?

Plex keeps getting worse but Jellyfin, the main open source alternative, has a few real downsides. I break things down for WIRED:

Plex Keeps Getting Worse. Is Jellyfin a Decent Replacement?

If you want to stream local media, this free and open source media server is just as good as Plex. But if you rely…

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Cursive isn’t faster, and a few other handwriting myths I debunked over at PopSci:

3 myths about cursive handwriting

It's not faster, and it's not legally required for signatures. 

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What’s an under-appreciated productivity tool? Non-AI answers only.