6 Signs You’re Absolutely Not Ready for a Serious Relationship
I fell into my first serious relationship when I’d just turned eighteen. Fresh in my first year of college, living abroad in England, I hadn’t even started classes when I met my future boyfriend.
Read full storyPrince William’s Viral Sexiest Bald Man Title Was Orchestrated By a Turkish Hair Transplant Company
Over the weekend, Prince William was allegedly named the world’s sexiest bald man by The Independent, a pretty well-respected newspaper. Many people looked at the tweet, laughed, and then moved on with our lives, assuming it was some weird PR stunt after the Harry and Meghan interview.
Read full story8 Habits of Emotionally Attractive Individuals
Research shows the emotional stage is where you fall in love and bond. When I was younger, I thought there would be no more amazing feeling than that instant rush of having physical chemistry with someone. I was wrong: the feeling of being emotionally attracted to someone blows that out of the water.
Read full storyThis Two-Minute Journal Routine Fixed My Biggest Mindset Problem
I’d love to say that I’m one of those people who effortlessly journals 20 minutes a day. I’d love to claim that my daily diary habit fills me with gratitude, the opportunity to reflect, and a chance to become self-aware.
Read full storyI DM'd a Crypto Trader to Find Out How to Make Money Selling Your Tweets
Is it actually possible to make money selling your tweets? As of recently, I learned it’s possible to earn somewhere between $0 and $2.5 million. Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, is minting his first-ever tweet on the blockchain by selling it to the highest bidder (currently $2.5 million, but bidding is open until March 21st if you want to own a piece of history and have $2,500,001 lying around).
Read full storyIf You Still Believe "Irregardless" Isn't a Word, You're Wrong
A few monthy ago, a bunch of people had a mini-meltdown because an official dictionary tweeted about the word “irregardless” as though it was legitimate. People had a lot of feelings about that. And here's exactly why that's garbage.
Read full storyThis is How Michaelangelo Pulled a Marketing Stunt to Get Famous Quickly
Michelangelo was not born famous. No, he labored in obscurity for several years before rocketing up into stardom. But it wasn’t an organic discovery that brought him to the attention of the Roman elites: it took trickery, forgery, and a masterful grasp of marketing.
Read full storyHow Cats Have Learned to Manipulate Their Humans
Everyone knows the history of dog domestication. It probably went something like this:. Thousands of years ago, a friendly human was cooking by a fire. The smell attracted some friendlier-than-normal wolves. They sat by the fire, maybe enjoyed some of the food, and hung out with the humans.
Read full storyThis Simple Blog Post Structure Lets You Draft a Blog Post in 15 Minutes
How many times have you sat down to write an article, only to be stumped by one of the common woes that afflict writers? There are so many potential blockers between getting an awesome idea for a blog post and actually hitting publish on that post that it’s a wonder we manage to write at all.
Read full storyI Ignore 95% of Emails Asking Me For Help. Here’s What the Ones I Reply to Have in Common
Thanks to the magic of the internet and email, you can reach out to pretty much anyone and ask for their help. Approached correctly, most people will. This is what makes it so surprising that so many people mess up this golden opportunity.
Read full story4 Psychological Signs Your Boyfriend Feels Guilty
Keeping secrets makes people act weird in extremely predictable ways. I was sixteen the first time I caught a boy two-timing me. “You’re not like other girls. I just don’t want labels — what we have is so good and uncomplicated,” David told me sweetly during a lunch date-that-wasn’t-a-date. That same night, he bragged to his friends about how he was simultaneously going out with me and a friend of mine at the same time — secretly.
Read full story4 Habits of Bad Readers
Spoiler alert: you don’t need to average 52 books per year to be a good reader. I still vividly remember rolling my eyes so far back in my head that I accidentally gave myself a headache when I overheard this one guy brag about how good he was at reading because he averaged reading 5 books per month.
Read full story11 Little Tricks I Stole From Psychologists to Be a Better Conversationalist
Have you had that ultra-embarrassing moment when you’re talking to someone and you’ve forgotten their name? Or that you’ve been monologing about yourself for the past five minutes? Or that you’ve made a joke that was badly received? I totally have.
Read full storyMost YouTubers and Bloggers Will Fail in 2021. This is Why.
We’ve had it drilled into our heads about a thousand times by now. Content is King. Context is God. Maybe Distribution is Queen. Either way, there’s some mystical deity out there that all creators need to bow their heads down to in order to succeed, get clients, get famous, get paid.
Read full story13 Little Red Flags That Prove You’re In an Unequal Friendship
We all know the signs of bad romantic relationships — controlling behavior, jealousy, insecurity. Breaking up with a toxic boyfriend or girlfriend is pretty standard. But for some reason, crappy friends often get to fly under the radar with awful behavior that we tolerate for no real reason.
Read full story8 Science-Backed Traits of Emotionally Attractive People
Research shows the emotional stage is where you fall in love and bond. When I was younger, I thought there would be no more amazing feeling than that instant rush of having physical chemistry with someone. I was wrong: the feeling of being emotionally attracted to someone blows that out of the water.
Read full story5 Traits of Secretly Selfish People Psychologists Say to Watch Out For
The funny thing about selfish people is that you can go your whole life being friends, coworkers, or lovers with them and you’d never know it, especially if you’re the kind of person who gives with no limit.
Read full storyThe Nutritionist Who Convinced 12 People to Starve Themselves to Death
Dr. Linda Hazzard was licensed by Washington State as a fasting specialist in 1902. She claimed to believe that food was the root of all illness — and that the cure, naturally, was fasting. During her time as a fasting specialist, 12 people died under her care.
Read full storyWhy I Refer to Our Robot Vacuum Cleaner As “He”
If it seems weird, ask yourself why. I was surprised and annoyed to discover that our robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba has a robotic yet distinctly feminine voice. The last iteration we owned didn’t have a voice at all, but this one says helpful things aloud, like, “Error: move Roomba to a new location,” or “Error: place Roomba on a flat surface,” in a pleasantly deep woman’s voice.
Read full storyWhy Are Instagram Influencers Paying Money to Sit in Fake Private Jets?
Instagram and TikTok are places for rich people to show off their lavish, unearned lifestyles to their millions of followers — and for people who want those lifestyles to pretend they already have them, in pursuit of one day finally getting it for real. It’s a never-ending circle.
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