The Best of "How To"

Drawn from the past six seasons, this is a six-episode, best-of collection focused on slowing down, making space, and finding meaning within our jam-packed lives.



Self-Improvement
Social Sciences
Society & Culture
1
Best of “How To”: Waste Time
33 min
2
Best of “How To”: The Infrastructure of Community
What factors impact our ability to connect?
40 min
3
Best of “How To”: Rest
There’s a difference between leisure and laziness.
33 min
4
Best of “How To”: Spend Time on What You Value
How to make the most of your downtime
33 min
5
How to Know What's Real: How to Know What’s Rea...
How the history of propaganda helps us understand our current reality
21 min
6
How to Know What's Real: How to be Immortal Online
34 min
7
How to Know What's Real: How to Win at Real Life
29 min
8
How to Know What's Real: How to Keep Watch
25 min
9
How to Know What's Real: How to Trust Your Brai...
30 min
10
How to Know What's Real: How to Live in a Digit...
25 min
11
How to Know What's Real: How to Know Who’s Real
26 min
12
Introducing: How to Know What's Real
A new season of the How To series from The Atlantic
1 min
13
How to Keep Time: Can We Keep Time?
39 min
14
How to Keep Time: Time Tips From the Universe
33 min
15
How to Keep Time: How to Rest
32 min
16
How to Keep Time: How to Leave Work Time at Work
22 min
17
How to Keep Time: How to Look Busy
35 min
18
How to Keep Time: How to Waste Time
32 min
19
Introducing: How to Keep Time
1 min
20
How to Talk to People: ‘Everyone Used to be Nic...
A new study explains why your sense that people have gotten worse is a psychological illusion.
25 min
21
How to Talk to People: How to Not Go It Alone
American narratives around “freedom” can lead people to pursue what's best for themselves by themselves. But it may also explain why many Americans miss out on the joys of coming together.
36 min
22
How to Talk to People: How to Know Your Neighbors
27 min
23
How to Talk to People: What Makes a House a Home
Two married couples who bought a home together have found that expanding their household led to a deeper sense of community.
37 min
24
How to Talk to People: What do we owe our friends?
32 min
25
How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Co...
The design of physical spaces can either encourage or discourage relationships. But people also have to be willing to slow down and take the opportunity to connect.
38 min