Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Overthinking can be a real enemy of peace. It’s like a ...

Many of us spend our entire lives being told that confidence is key to success. Everybody from school teachers to parents spew the confidence is key cliché. While many clichés hold no ground, I've ...