

My $200 smart home hub got worse after the firmware update, and I'm tired of pretending it didn't
Every few months my hub 'improves' and something breaks. Here's what I learned about buying gear that gets worse on purpose.
Cold plunges are not a shortcut to health, and the gym bros won't tell you that
I spent a winter freezing in a tub because a podcast told me to. Here's what the research actually says about cold water and recovery.
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Why you can't sleep, according to the stuff you do before your head hits the pillow
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Streaming subscriptions: the math that finally made me cancel four of them
I added up what I actually watched and the number was embarrassing. A simple way to kill your subscription bloat without canceling everything.