Here is a writing challenge for all readers of Wired.com with a little time on their hands. Make that "very little." With a tip of our cap to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the Decode blog ...

I’ve always been impressed by the way my husband uses every minute of the day to accomplish things. Even if he only has a few minutes between appointments, he turns to his computer and does a project ...

Putting pen to paper can put your body and mind on the ‘write’ track. Taking just 15 minutes to complete writing exercises about self compassion can increase women's body image, according to a new ...

Having students do one- to two-minute writing prompts throughout the day can help build writing fluency and confidence—and is also an easy way to differentiate instruction, a K-6 literacy coach told ...

We’ve all been there, kept awake and tossing and turning because we’re anxious about what challenges the next day will bring. But a recent study found that if you spend just five minutes putting ...

We’re all drowning in email. And if you’re spending 15 minutes on every reply, no productivity system is ever going to save you. Not inbox zero, not batching, not turning off notifications—nothing.

In this edition of Money Minute, Paul Folger covers why money experts are saying to stop writing checks. “No more check writing. Checks are a huge source of fraud,” said Erin Procko, the president of ...

Thankfully, science can help. Recent research out of Stanford and a handful of other universities offers a quick intervention that should help you reduce tension and untangle tough conflicts in seven ...