Life lessons can often feel hard-won. You choose what you think is best—or even most exciting—in the moment, only to realize later on that it may not have been the wisest decision after all. And ...

As a poignant reminder of our shared humanity, we tend to derive purpose from similar sources despite the remar ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, one of the authors of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on... Lessons for living a happy life, according to science ...

Ten-year-old Dean Thompson drives the combine on his family’s farm, with a little help from his dad. Submitted photo As the sun dipped low on the horizon on a mid-October day, 10-year-old Dean ...

I didn’t expect to experience this lesson so clearly the first time I visited a Quaker meeting. About 30 minutes into the shared silence—the community gathered in a circle, each person listening ...

Growing up is never easy. We all stumble, make mistakes, try again and grow from them the best we can. For many of us, the voices of our elders still play in our heads, giving us the best advice on ...

From budgeting to resilience, there are several basic life lessons most parents completely forget to teach their kids.

A heart surgeon, who is about to turn 60, shared life lessons he wishes he had known in his 20s. They are simple and easy to ...

There's a reason why Gen Xers, the kids who largely grew up in the 1970s, are coined the "latchkey" generation — they were parentified and expected to navigate life largely on their own. With both ...