A growing number of people are cutting out romance in an attempt to achieve peak productivity. It sounds extreme, but a recent survey from the dating app Flure found that around 25% of those who ...

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Abstaining from indulging in excess pleasure is an easy way to start on this path. For example, at the ice cream shop, order a single scoop, not the double. There!

When Forrest declines to drink, the people around her sometimes break into a similar chorus: “Just have one.” She tells them ...

In some cases, however, we can best serve our fellow citizens by abstaining from voting in situations where we are ignorant about the issues at stake. What I wrote on this subject on election day ...

Blackman has an easy-to-understand analogy to help explain, saying, “Having sex whenever your desire rises above, say, a three out of 10, is like eating an entire meal whenever your hunger rises ...

Abstaining from alcohol for a just month may result in other positive effects on the body, too, according to a 2018 study led by British researcher Guatham Mehta at the University of London.

THE OLD REFRAIN Some consider abstaining from alcohol during the month of January a healthy choice. But a glass of wine can have its own salutary effects. Illustration: Pepe Serra.