Archive - The Examined Life

We Want to Travel and Party. Let's Pause Instead.

Let's grieve the COVID pandemic before jumping into summer's delights.

Jun 25, 2021 •

May 2021

Teenagers Are Struggling, and It’s Not Just Lockdown

Sharing a new article, plus some news

May 26, 2021 •

March 2021

Rethinking Happiness During COVID

So many people think success will make them happy, but that's not the case.

Mar 18, 2021 •

Welcome to "The Examined Life"

Emily Esfahani Smith's newsletter about the art and science of well-being

Mar 2, 2021 •

February 2021

The art and science of living well

Welcome to The Examined Life by Emily Esfahani Smith, bestselling author of The Power of Meaning, speaker at TED, and clinical psychology PhD student.

Feb 21, 2021 •

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