As the year kicks off, the calendar comes out, and you start to weave together a blueprint for the months ahead. The spine underlying it all — our financial must-dos — makes the fun stuff possible.

Certain people seem so effortlessly influential, they make you wonder if they were born with some magical quality. But after researching human behavior for 15 years, I have good news. Influence is a ...

We gathered the best productivity habits from top executives featured in our Power Hours series. High achievers protect their mornings, eat protein-rich meals, and optimize their daily walks. Many ...

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This time of year has a lot of merry and bright things to be excited about, but it can be stressful if you’re stumped on what to get your mom, dad, best friend, coworker or kids’ teacher as a holiday ...

Neither of my parents had corporate jobs. I didn't absorb the unwritten rules of the workplace at family dinners. But I did have a relentless curiosity about how influence actually works. That led me ...

Growing up, many of us heard a variation on the same adage during the holidays: There is nothing more meaningful than a heartfelt, handmade gift. What if we applied that idea to our nails? Between all ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

Timeless jeans, a transitional jacket, and a good fall sweater are all crucial components of a capsule wardrobe. If I could be more specific when it comes to the latter, I'd insist that your knitwear ...

How can we stay happy in an age gone mad? It often feels as though all is unstable at the moment. Uncertainty dominates the economy. Our politics and planet are a mess. Scientific experts and ...

These techniques can help you handle the ups and downs of daily life. By Jancee Dunn I have an odd place that I like to visit when I’m unsettled: the Stop & Shop grocery store in my town. The whole ...