I'ts no secret that cellphones are a massive part of our current reality and likely won’t be going away any time soon. After his class failed a midterm miserably, one teacher decided to conduct an experiment. He offered extra credit to anyone willing to go nine days without their cellphone. Twelve students took him up on the offer. Here’s what they had to say about the experience.

Do parents of large families actually do things differently? It turns out they do, though not in ways you might expect. “People who are raising two kids think this seems immensely hard, and so they imagine that six is three times harder than raising two kids.” But while big families can be challenging, “the marginal increase in difficulty is smaller with each one.” When you’re parenting at scale, keeping things simple is key.

Making art is fun. But there’s a lot more to it. It might serve an evolutionary purpose — and emerging research shows that it can help us process difficult emotions and tap into joy.

Maybe there’s a way to embrace boredom instead of fighting it. Next time you’re feeling bored, try making friends with your boredom and learning from it. Who knows where it will take you?

Bees are essential to the functioning of America’s titanic almond industry. For most commercial beekeepers in the U.S., nearly half of their revenue comes from pollinating almonds. Unfortunately, beekeepers who send their hives to the almond farms are seeing their bees die in record numbers, and nothing they do seems to stop the decline.

Being a morning person isn’t about waking up early. It’s about how morning people think—learn how their brains work, and you’ll learn how to be more productive.

Ever wish you felt like creating that presentation? Felt like doing that research? Felt like doing the dishes? Most of us do. It’s easy to start when we feel like it. Unfortunately, we often don’t. Next time you’re putting off writing that article or painting that picture, think about these tips which can help motivate you start now.

Many traditional views on procrastination boil it down to a time management problem. But what if procrastination is actually about your emotions? A newer perspective shows that we put off doing the task that makes us feel bad and opt for something to make us feel better in the moment. The good news? This new understanding gives us insight into how anyone can learn to stop procrastinating.