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Drake Baer

Senior writer at Thrive Global covering the brain and social sciences.

Drake is a senior writer at Thrive Global. Formerly New York Magazine, Business Insider, Fast Company.

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Work Smarter//August 21, 2019

11 Tricks Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Other Famous Execs Use to Run Meetings

Corporate//January 26, 2018

The Psychology Of Tech Addiction and Why Going Cold Turkey Doesn’t Work

Corporate//January 26, 2018

The Science Of How Sleep Changes Your Brain, From Infancy To Old Age

Corporate//January 25, 2018

The Father Of Mindfulness on What Mindfulness Has Become

Corporate//January 25, 2018

Neuroscientists Found a 14-Second Life Hack For Handling Stress

Corporate//January 25, 2018

What I Learned From My First Half Marathon

Science//November 28, 2017

The Science Of Personality Change is Surprisingly Hopeful

Wisdom//November 10, 2017

How Shonda Rhimes Starts Her Creative Process

Wisdom//November 10, 2017

Brené Brown on Why Everyone Needs a ‘Brain Trust’

Wisdom//November 9, 2017

The Simple Way a Buddhist Teacher Measures Spiritual Progress

Wisdom//November 9, 2017

The Psychological Link Between Trauma And Work Addiction

Wisdom//November 8, 2017

Why A Top Couples’ Therapist Says Our “Religion Of Romantic Love” Is Making Relationships Harder

Wisdom//November 7, 2017

The Question Jeff Bezos Asked Himself Before Launching Amazon

Unplug & Recharge//November 2, 2017

Here’s Evidence That Emoticons Mean Different Things Around the World

Well-Being//November 1, 2017

One Statistic Helps Explain Japan’s Devastating Overwork Problem

Well-Being//November 1, 2017

Psychologists Explain Why Texting In Relationships Is So Amazingly Complicated

Wisdom//October 31, 2017

These 3 German Words Sum Up How You Feel About Manafort’s Indictment

Well-Being//October 27, 2017

There Are 4 Ways to Resolve Relationship Conflicts, and 3 Are Toxic

Well-Being//October 26, 2017

Why The Cure For Loneliness May Be Caring For Other People

Wisdom//October 25, 2017

Einstein Fit His ‘Theory Of Happiness’ Into Just Two Sentences

Time Well Spent//April 28, 2017

When Does Facebook Start To Make You Unhappy?

Invest In Yourself//October 25, 2017

2 Psychological Reasons Many High Earners Barely Have Anything Saved

Wisdom//October 25, 2017

5 Things That Psychology Says Predicts Divorce

Wisdom//October 20, 2017

This is How You Raise Successful Teens

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