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New Year's Day

Photos of the Week: Icy Dip, Resting Goose, Campaign Bear

January 16, 2026

An aerial view of four people wearing bright-red rubber protective suits, floating in green-colored water among chunks of floating ice.

Photos of the Week: Icy Hearts, Warm Beach, Raging Fire

January 9, 2026

A reveler dressed as Frankenstein's monster plunges into the ocean during a polar bear plunge event.

January First

January 4, 2026

A photo of a pink tulip in the snow

One Weird Trick to Feel More Relaxed at Home

January 2, 2026

Animation of table clearing off.

Just Break Your New Year’s Resolution Now

Richard A. Friedman

January 2, 2026

Illustration of a person sliding down a giant pad of paper with New Year's resolutions listed on it

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Secret to Loving Winter

January 1, 2026

man resting on couch

The Holiday Traditions of a Nation Long Dead

December 31, 2025

Left: The Red Square viewed from the "Gum" department store, Moscow, 2001. Right: Christmas Tree On Berlin Soviet Zone On December 7th, 1960.

A Better Way to Think About New Year’s Resolutions

December 30, 2025

A black-and-white image of athletes doing cartwheels together

The Slow, Inevitable Death of the Bowl Game

Keith O’Brien

December 28, 2025

football player trying to catch a large number of falling bowl game trophies

‘Six-Seven’ Is Six Feet Under

December 12, 2025

Photo of a group of middle schoolers in front of a yellow bus

Hopeful Images of 2025

December 12, 2025

A newborn child rests on the chest of a person playing a traditional stringed instrument.

America’s Best Pasta Is Slipping Away

November 12, 2025

Images of women eating pasta

A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires

October 9, 2025

A color photograph of a firefighter at night, backlit by hazy red light.

How ‘the End’ Helps Us Find New Beginnings

January 3, 2025

A vanitas painting of a skull, flowers, globe, butterfly and more

Book Recommendations

Five Books That Offer Readers Intellectual Exercise

January 3, 2025

An anthropomorphic book flexing its biceps.

Invisible Habits Are Driving Your Life

January 2, 2025

Illustration of a clock. The numbers have been replaced with icons of various habits, such as sleeping, lifting weights, and reading.

Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence of Life’

Arthur C. Brooks

January 2, 2025

An illustration of a person leaping happily out of bed in the morning.

The Wonder Reader

What Setting Personal Goals Is Really About

December 28, 2024

A person reading

The Atlantic Daily

The Ideal Mental-Reset Movie

John Hendrickson

December 27, 2024

A photograph of a person laying on the floor of a cozy bedroom at night with a lamp illuminating the book the person is reading

Atlantic Intelligence

The Nine AI Stories That Defined 2024

December 27, 2024

A green-screen-style illustration of a matrix-ified trophy

The Most Memorable Advice of 2024

Grace Buono and Mariana Labbate

December 27, 2024

A cutout illustration of a red speech bubble served over a platter; a black silhouette is holding the platter

The Vibes Are Off During the First Week of the Year

January 6, 2024

An empty desk with a boxy desktop monitor, keyboard, thermos, and coffee mug, with a stylized blur over it

The Atlantic Daily

A Damp Start to the New Year

January 5, 2024

A photo of an empty wine glass in front of a black and white backdrop

The Most Memorable Advice of 2023

December 26, 2023

A cutout illustration of a red speech bubble served over a platter; a black silhouette is holding the platter.

How to Build a Life

Make a To-Don’t List

Arthur C. Brooks

March 16, 2023

Colorful illustration of a person sitting on a cartoon face split between smiling and frowning

A New Year Doesn’t Call for a New You

January 6, 2023

A paper cutout of a calendar in the shape of a butterfly

Making a New Year’s Resolution? Don’t Go to War With Yourself.

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 1, 2023

Photograph of the author Oliver Burkeman

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How to Build a Happier 2023

December 29, 2022

Photo of three women waterskiing in the 1950s

The Surprisingly Profound Power of Thank-You Notes

Abdullah Shihipar

December 29, 2022

A drawing of a man writing on a red envelope with a cat on his back and red envelopes swirling around him

The Most Memorable Advice of 2022

Sara Abdelouahed

December 28, 2022

A cutout illustration of a red speech bubble served over a platter; a black and white silhouette is holding the platter

A Year of Notes

December 20, 2022

colorful illustration depicting sheets of paper, a text bubble, and stylized stars arranged against a lavender background

America In Person

The Year of Practical Thinking

January 15, 2022

A multi-colored rendering of a January 2022 calendar.

It's Never Too Late for a Second Act

Xochitl Gonzalez

January 4, 2022

Circa 1955: A baby wearing diapers sits and holds a large book of New Year Resolutions.

A Comforting Apocalyptic Story to Ring In the New Year

January 4, 2022

Himesh Patel and Matilda Lawyer in Station 11

The Friendship Files

These Long-Distance Friends Reunite Every New Year’s Like No Time Has Passed

December 31, 2021

An illustration of three friends raising glasses while standing on top of a giant clock set to midnight. Fireworks burst around them.

Dear Therapist’s Guide to Starting Over

Rebecca J. Rosen

January 4, 2021

A woman exiting a maze.