Joanne Chen
Deputy Content Editor at Consumer Reports
Deputy content editor/Home @ConsumerReports. Formerly sr writer @wirecutter. Curious seeker of home, health & parenting news. Late-blooming baseball fan.
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3 weeks ago |
greatergood.berkeley.edu | Joanne Chen
Goals are important for kids and adults alike because they’re motivational. If we know where we want to go, we can find a path. But not all goals have the same impact on our emotional health. Intrinsic goals are distinct from extrinsic goals in that they directly satisfy our psychological needs for autonomy, competency, and relatedness. Intrinsic goals might include having meaningful and reciprocal relationships, striving for personal growth, and making time for community contributions.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Joanne Chen
Most people dust their lamps when they’re tackling their end tables or other surrounding surfaces, using the same cloth or duster. That typically works. But sometimes a more thoughtful approach can bring on a brighter gleam and further lengthen the life of your lighting fixture. And when it illuminates as it was meant to—no dust, no streaks, no stains—it can even enhance the mood of the room. We interviewed a range of lighting experts to learn their best techniques.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Joanne Chen
When I left my position as Wirecutter’s mattress tester, I suspect my very nice doorman was secretly elated. I’d been testing a different mattress roughly every few weeks over the course of three and a half years. And it’s not easy orchestrating a quasi-move-in-move-out situation so frequently—dealing with that delivery truck blocking our street and the wrath of tenants fuming over the temporary loss of an elevator.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Joanne Chen
Is it weird to go to bed with overstuffed pillows stacked on top of my body? My husband thought so. But that’s what I would often do—in addition to a comforter and a blanket, doubled over for good measure. The weight of all that bedding calmed my nerves, kept me from shifting about, and soothed me to sleep every night, even in the heat of summer. If I had a sack of rocks, I would have thrown that on top too.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
laopinion.com | Joanne Chen
Estos productos destacados pueden ayudar a mantener tu hogar libre de partículas By Joanne ChenLuchar contra el polvo puede parecer una batalla perdida. Lo limpias y reaparece días después. Pero es una guerra que vale la pena porque el polvo no sólo es antiestético, sino que también puede ser perjudicial para la salud de tu familia.
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