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Perfectionism Can Become a Vicious Cycle in Families

Mothers and fathers risk passing down this tendency to the next generation, creating a pattern of dissatisfaction. Roshni Ray Ricchetti was 16 years old when she arrived at MIT with perfect SAT scores and “lots and lots” of AP credits.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 18, 2023 1 Minute

An Ode to Naps

This article was published online on December 19, 2020. With the nap, it can go either way.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 18, 2023 1 Minute

The Inconvenient Truth About Electric Vehicles

The experience of owning, charging, and driving an electric vehicle makes the rising inequality of America more visible in new and subtle ways.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

Go Ahead and Ban My Book

To those who seek to stop young people from reading The Handmaid’s Tale: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

Attachment Style Isn’t Destiny

Our past experiences do shape our relationships. But we’re not doomed to repeat unhealthy patterns forever.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

A Popular—And Misunderstood—Theory of Relationships

We’re using the concept of “attachment styles” all wrong. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

Requiem for the Spartans

The school I love is forever changed. On the banks of the Red Cedar, a modest tributary that winds through the heart of one of America’s magnificent college campuses, there’s a school that’s known to all.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

Psychedelics Open Your Brain. You Might Not Like What Falls In.

Reshaping your mind isn’t always a great idea. If you’ve ever been to London, you know that navigating its wobbly grid, riddled with curves and dead-end streets, requires impressive spatial memory.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

For many Americans, wearing a mask has become a relic. But fighting about masks, it seems, has not. Masking has widely been seen as one of the best COVID precautions that people can take.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

Before I got long COVID, I tuned out virtually all stories about it. They were tedious because I was tired of the pandemic, because we are all tired of the pandemic, because it is as familiar as rain and honestly just as dreary; I can hardly believe we once called the coronavirus novel.

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Allen Bingham Meanderings February 17, 2023 1 Minute

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