Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of October 2023

Yes, charging your phone overnight is bad for its battery. And no, you don’t need to turn off your device to give the battery a break. Here’s why.

Please, not another “unexpected item in the bagging area.”

Balance disorders like vertigo can be devastating for patients—but they’re often invisible to the doctors who treat them.

As indie music platforms like Bandcamp deteriorate, artists must cater to a single, powerful streaming platform.

Would you like your writing to be lively, persuasive, and compelling, and impossible to ignore? Whether you're writing an email, a blog post, or a report on a technical subject, some simple changes can make what you write more appealing to readers, even if you've never taken a writing course.

You shouldn’t cram, but if you have to read fast, here’s how.

Remote work is not going anywhere.

Humans are social beings so it’s no wonder that feeling isolated can affect the way we think.

The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.

The social-media Web as we knew it, a place where we consumed the posts of our fellow-humans and posted in return, appears to be over.

The main diagnostic test for obesity — the body mass index — accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health.

Everyone handles stress differently. The ‘4Ds’ approach is about helping you find the coping strategies that work for you.

The best bedtime routine is one you enjoy.

It wasn’t the government; it was the housing market.

Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this—none. That’s according to the U.S. adults surveyed by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino became famous for their research into why we bend the truth. Now they’ve both been accused of fabricating data.

Your expensive coffee habit is indeed getting even more expensive.

Our broken immigration system is still the best option for many migrants — and U.S. employers.

When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?

Is it ever OK to repeat outfits? Should your socks match your shoes? Are henleys cool? GQ staffers weigh in on all the most pressing style questions of the day.

The captivating stories that Pocket readers saved most last month.