Thread by @TheAtlantic

1/ In a turbulent year, Atlantic writers have sought to provide readers with practical advice. But some of the stories that have resonated most have also offered insight for our everyday life. Here are a few words of wisdom from the year: theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

2/ @jpinsk spoke with @oliverburkeman about how time management takes on a different meaning when you remember just how short life is. on.theatln.tc/ZEgGOBh

3/ Your 20s don’t have to be the “best time of your life,”@Rainesford wrote. “This glorification of youth also seems to assume that everyone has the same resources; moves on the same timeline, in the same way; and has the same kind of life.” on.theatln.tc/UdiAuRQ

4/ Gratitude toward one’s partner is less an individual act than a habit of noticing and re-noticing their value. Having that practice can be a significant predictor of relationship quality, @NicolausWriting wrote. on.theatln.tc/VwM34hC

5/ For decades, Liz Cutler and Tom Kreutz have saved hard conversations for quarterly meetings they call “contract talks.” Though we’re told not to “bottle up” feelings, delaying conflict can actually help, not hurt, relationships, @rhainacohen reported: on.theatln.tc/c9KvBMf

6/ @zakijam wrote on the importance of “other care” as we navigate late-pandemic malaise. “The very same act of helping can deplete or fulfill us, depending on how we think about it,” he argued. on.theatln.tc/w1c1cQT

7/ Women learn from a young age to appear at once competent and kind, effortless and accommodating, graceful and ungregarious, @AnnaHolmes wrote. But saying no has long been the key to female self-respect and political empowerment. on.theatln.tc/PzeSMyO

8/8 In a survey done in the early months of the pandemic, more than half of people reported feeling grateful, and almost 70 percent expected to feel grateful in the future. @sbkaufman on how difficult circumstances are an overlooked route to gratitude: on.theatln.tc/OTJ1wfY