Why “fake it til you make it” is bad advice and what to do instead
When you're young, people tell you to "fake it till you make it." But, follow that advice and you end up with a fake you. Read columnist Bonnie Ho's advice on how to find a sturdy confidence that lasts.
Shaina Feinberg on how to create your own big break
If you’re a New York Times reader, you might know “Scratch,” the column about money and the people who deal with it, by Shaina Feinberg and illustrator Julia Rothman. The column is equal parts fanzine, "investigative" journalism, and raw, real,
Always busy? 5 ways to stillness that you haven’t heard before
Had enough of being crazy busy? Your inner stillness is waiting for you. A tech professional and mom of two kids shares her best advice.
No. 1 Spanish radio personality La Bronca on becoming a CEO and Instagram influencer
Sylvia Del Valle shares what it's been like to hit 1 million Instagram followers and launch Dieta 911 during a pandemic that's disproportionately impacted her Hispanic audience.
I could have tried harder, but what about happenstance?
How did I plan to become a teacher-turned-weight lifter-turned-TV producer to writer? That’s the thing, I didn’t. Nothing was planned, but it all worked because I worked at it.
How to receive like a divine feminist when it’s scary
Learn how to receive the gifts offered to you, even when they come in unlikely (or unwanted) wrappings.
Kamala Harris and a history of female firsts
The first female lawyer, the first woman president of a bank, the first Black journalist to accompany a president, the first transgender woman to serve on a city council, and more U.S. pioneers.
COVID divorce aside, what does gray divorce mean now?
Boomers are the first generation of women to seek marriage and self-fulfillment.
How to be really angry and still be a good person
As good people, our relationship with anger can be troubled. But, when we appreciate and befriend our anger, it brings us our empowerment.
Christen Carter grew a DIY product into a million-dollar business with Busy Beaver Buttons
The founder of Busy Beaver Buttons pins her top business advice and shares some of the world’s most memorable buttons in her new book, Button Power.