parenting

Learning on the job

People typically study expertise in fields like music, sports, and dance—where you practice a lot, get coaching on weak areas, and measure yourself…

Jun 15 •

Links: Goodnight Moon, reviewed

+ the best five-word poem, the hot hand in Jeopardy, and more

Apr 6 •

52 things I learned in 2024

1 | Mice don't particularly like cheese. They're known for eating it because they could easily find it aging uncovered in cellars, but exterminators say…

Dec 16, 2024 •

Parenting has been fun

A famous finding in psychology shows that people become less happy when they have children. Like anything about happiness, the actual research is murky…

Dec 23, 2023 •

52 things I learned in 2023

How geometry explains caring for babies, the mysterious health benefits of ice cream, and 50 other things I learned this year.

Dec 10, 2023 •

Staggering parental leave

Having experienced it out of necessity, I’d suggest new parents consider staggering their parental leave even if they don’t have to, because having a…

Nov 5, 2023 •

The case for pumping and bottles

From a practical standpoint, daily life has gone a lot like the parenting books said. The biggest exception: we’ve primarily fed our daughter pumped…

Jul 16, 2023 •

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