When I teach self-compassion to kids in schools, I do an exercise in which kids imagine that a friend of theirs has lost or broken something special. How would they respond to their friend? I then ask ...

The app includes more than 2,500 step-by-step tutorials, most of which can be completed in 10 to 30 short actions that aim to keep the drawing process light and digestible.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...