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Wellness
Our Collective Fixation on Productivity Is Older Than You Think
In his new book Work, anthropologist James Suzman traces the rise of the productivity-at-all-costs mindset to the dawn of agriculture.
Wellness
From Productivity to Psychedelics: Tim Ferriss Has Changed His Mind About Success
Tim Ferriss on his quarantine philosophy, funding psychedelic research, and why “not everything that is meaningful can be measured.”
Level Up
10 Books that Have Helped Me Feel More In Control of My Life
Clay Skipper assembles a care package that'll help you maintain perspective, live a little more mindfully, and get you (even more) ready to leave isolation behind.
Level Up
This Is Your Chance for ‘the Great Reset’
Talking to the author of Bored and Brilliant on making the most of quarantine.
Wellness
How to Unplug When You're Working from Home
Quarantine threatens to become one never-ending work shift if you don’t establish some boundaries.
Fitness
How to Dial Back Your Screen Time and Survive Social Media in Quarantine
A Q+A with Cal Newport on why the quality of your quarantine may come down to how you use your technology.
Airplane Mode
How to Bet on Yourself, According to a Middle School Teacher Turned Best-Selling Author
Shea Serrano talks writing bestsellers, crowdfunding on Twitter, and shooting your shot—by passing a note in class.
Culture
Musician Lauv on How to Quiet the Negative Voices and Embrace Success
Even after making it big in the pop world, Ari Leff (aka Lauv) didn't think he was good enough. Now with a debut album set to drop in March, the musician and producer shares what he’s learned about positive self-belief, and getting out of his head and into the world.
Airplane Mode
NBA Sharpshooter J.J. Redick on Keeping Your Cool Under Pressure
J.J. Redick reflects on a career of taking big shots, sharing how he rediscovered joy and found his confidence (and kept it through slumps) after almost quitting basketball in college.
Lifestyle
How to Make Decisions That Reflect Your Values
Lessons from Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler’s radical manifesto for living more generously.
Airplane Mode
How to Stay Calm When Things Get Scary
Master cave diver Jill Heinerth offers some lessons from 30-plus years of surviving underwater emergencies.
Lifestyle
Jalen Rose Says He Has "Irrational Confidence"
The ESPN host and retired hooper talks to Clay Skipper about how he's always maintained his self-trust, leaving behind NBA money, and his biggest regret after that 1993 NCAA championship loss.
Cool Dads
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on How a Business Is (and Isn’t) Like a Baby
Clay Skipper talks to the Silicon Valley figurehead, father, and husband to Serena Williams, about his new podcast “Business Dad” and why we should have high hopes—and big worries—about tech's future.
Lifestyle
GQ’s 10-Step Guide to Having More Confidence
GQ's Airplane Mode podcast is coming back, with 10 episodes all about confidence: how to get it, how to keep it, and what to do if you lose it.
Joe Holder
Why Being “Unhealthy” Sometimes is the Key to Living Well
It's not realistic to think that we can stick with our healthy habits 100 percent of the time. And that's okay.
Joe Holder
The Secret to Getting in Shape When You're Busy? Make Your Workouts Easier
Introducing the exercise snack.
Joe Holder
One Very Successful Man's Secret to Feeling Amazing in the Morning
GQ wellness columnist Joe Holder talks to Jesse Itzler—author, Marquis Jet-cofounder, and part-owner of the Atlanta Hawks—about what powers his success.
Level Up
How to Get Your Brain to Shut Up
Author Ryan Holiday on saying no, staying calm, and his new book Stillness is the Key.
Level Up
The Sound of Silence: Here's What Happened When I Did a Month-Long Sound Fast
No music. No podcasts. No excuses. GQ's Joel Pavelski took out the headphones and took on a month of nothing but real world noise.
Lifestyle
Chuck Klosterman on How to Survive the Noise of the Internet
The culture critic talks what it's like to be reviewed, why he reads the comments, and how he stays informed without losing his mind.