The great novelist didn’t burn himself out — but learned when to put his work down. His strategy is now known as the "Hemingway effect."

Too much pain will lead to trauma and helplessness. Too little pain will lead to entitlement and selfishness. So then what’s the Goldilocks Zone of pain?

Luck plays such a big role in the world.

Oliver Burkeman says that what you really need instead are perspective shifts — small, sustainable changes in how you view and approach your day-to-day life.