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This story is adapted from Life Kit's Guide to Better Sleep, a one-week email series. Sign up for the special newsletter here. Do you have a wind-down routine? Enjoyable and relaxing habits that help ...

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If you slipped under the covers at 2am, knowing your alarm was set for 6am, how do you think you would feel the next morning? You may be imagining a day of aching eyes and clouded thoughts, but it is ...

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In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. When Joanne Osmond was growing up, in rural ...