The Atlantic Summaries and Reviews

See all summaries and reviews from The Atlantic at a glance.

9 Article

End the Phone-Based Childhood Now

The environment in which kids grow up today is hostile to human development.
Jonathan Haidt
The Atlantic, 2024
8 Article

Make Yourself Happy: Be Kind

How to break the negative feedback loop that can make us act mean
Arthur C. Brooks
The Atlantic, 2023
9 Article

Welcome To Pricing Hell

The ubiquitous rise of add-on fees and personalized pricing has turned buying stuff into a game you can’t win.
Christopher Beam
The Atlantic, 2024
9 Article

How to Sleep

Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age.
James Hamblin
The Atlantic, 2017
9 Article
Olga Khazan
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article

The Price of Privacy

Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world?
Sarah E. Igo
The Atlantic, 2022
8 Article

The Happiest Way to Change Jobs

How to rock your work rather than let the work rule you
Arthur C. Brooks
The Atlantic, 2023
9 Article

The Parenting Prophecy

The way someone was raised often shows up in the way they raise their own kids — for better or worse.
Faith Hill
The Atlantic, 2023
9 Article

Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids

And start raising kind ones.
Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant
The Atlantic, 2019
8 Article

What Happens When You’re the Investment

Social capital is becoming economic capital
Rex Woodbury
The Atlantic, 2021
8 Article
Jerry Useem
The Atlantic, 2017
9 Article

The biggest problem with remote work

Companies need a new kind of middle manager: The synchronizer.
Derek Thompson
The Atlantic, 2022
8 Article
Joe Pinsker
The Atlantic, 2021
9 Article

Why I Hope to Die at 75

An argument that society and families – and you – will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly
Ezekiel J. Emanuel
The Atlantic, 2014
10 Article

Lessons from 19 Years in the Metaverse

A conversation with one of the few people who have real historical perspective on digital communities
Charlie Warzel
The Atlantic, 2022
9 Article
Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Atlantic, 2015
8 Article

The Myth of "Learning Styles"

A popular theory that some people learn better visually or aurally keeps getting debunked.
Olga Khazan
The Atlantic, 2018
7 Article
Stephanie H. Murray
The Atlantic, 2021
7 Article

The Secret to a Fight-Free Relationship

Conventional wisdom says that venting is cathartic and that we should never go to bed angry. But couples who save disagreements for scheduled meetings show the benefits of a more patient approach to conflict.
Rhaina Cohen
The Atlantic, 2021
8 Article
Rachel Gutman
The Atlantic, 2021
7 Article
Henry Kissinger
The Atlantic, 2018
8 Article

The Coming Software Apocalypse

A small group of programmers wants to change how we code – before catastrophe strikes.
James Somers
The Atlantic, 2017
7 Article

Globalization Doesn’t Make As Much Sense As It Used To

Since its founding, America has swung from protectionism to free trade. What’s next?
Clyde Prestowitz
The Atlantic, 2016
8 Article

The Binge Breaker

Tristan Harris believes Silicon Valley is addicting us to our phones. He's determined to make it stop.
Bianca Bosker
The Atlantic, 2016