Why You Stay Up So Late, Even When You Know You Shouldn’t

PLUS: The best stories from WIRED this week. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.25.21   ZZZZZ Why You Stay Up So Late, Even When You Know You Shouldn't BY ASHLEY LAURETTA There are certain traits that lend themselves to "revenge bedtime procrastination." There's also a way out.   PRODUCTIVITY Slack Now Lets You DM Anyone. So Long, Work-Life Balance BY LAUREN GOODE Now people you don't work with can send you direct messages in Slack. It's not necessarily an "email killer," but it's also not great for chats.   HOUSEHOLD HELPER The Gear You Need for a Home Tool Kit BY MATT JANCER You can handle more DIY projects than you think—just make sure you get quality hardware.   BLOCKAGE What Will It Take to Get a Cargo Ship Unstuck From the Suez? BY AARIAN MARSHALL The task won't be easy: Tugboats, excavators, and cranes all may be enlisted to help the Ever Given, while at least 34 other ships wait around the blockage. GET WIRED Save 66% on your subscription to WIRED. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month, plus get a free tote! You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   GHOST TOWNS After a Remote Year, Tech's Shadow Workforce Barely Hangs On BY ARIELLE PARDES As tech campuses became ghost towns, the people who kept them running—cooks, custodians, drivers—faced an existential threat to their livelihoods.   CASUAL GAMER The New 'Story of Seasons' Is 'Animal Crossing' for Post-Lockdown Life BY SWAPNA KRISHNA Animal Crossing provided a respite for people overwhelmed in quarantine. Pioneers of Olive Town offers similar consolation, but with a bit more challenge.   PUBLIC HEALTH Even Mild Brain Injuries Raise the Risk of Dementia BY SARA HARRISON A new study shows that concussions and other head traumas can have long-lasting effects on our health.   KIDS IN LIMBO A Boy, His Brain, and a Decades-Long Medical Controversy BY SEEMA YASMIN No one could deny that Timothy was sick. But when doctors can't agree on the cause of an illness, what happens to the patients trapped in limbo?   FOWL PLAY Scientists Finally Identify a Deadly Toxin That's Been Killing Birds BY SARA HARRISON Thousands of eagles and other fowl have died from a mysterious condition that attacks their nervous systems. Now, after decades of investigation, we know why.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.