NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Young leukemia survivor celebrates recovery with ceremonial pitch
"I was kind of a little scared, but I was kind of happy when I threw that pitch," Parker said.
WASHINGTONPOST (Ariana Eunjung Cha) - The ‘Gen Z stare’ — and the decline of saying things out loud
We’re speaking fewer words every year. Scientists worry what that’s doing to our brains.
NYTIMES (Tara Isabella Burton) - How a ’70s Improv Book Became Silicon Valley’s Required Reading
It can be useful to see reality as malleable.
NYTIMES (Melissa Kirsch) - Fast Forward
How do we balance our desire for modern conveniences with our nostalgia for the uncomplicated felicity of our pre-internet past?
REDSTATE (RedState) - Feel-Good Friday: Young Teen Spends Summer Making 3D-Printed Magic for Toddler's Wheelchair
CULTURCIDAL (John Hawkins) - 40 Rules for Living Around Other Humans
Everyone has different rules, mental shortcuts, habitual behaviors, and expectations for how things will play out when they’re around other humans.
These are mine, and unfortunately, I had to learn some of them the hard way. Hopefully, as you read over these, you’ll see a few that you can add to your own personal code. 1) The opinions of people online who aren’t your friends or someone you respect don’t matter very much. They certainly should never be allowed to impact your mood negatively. 2) If you genuinely screwed up, apologize unless you’re dealing with an online mob. You never apologize to the mob. 3) If you’re under 30 and not a stone-cold expert in something I’m asking you about, I do not need your advice. 4) Put the shopping cart back. Rack the weights. Pick up your dog’s sh*t. 5) Doing or saying something dumb in response to something dumb does not make you…Open
NYTIMES (David Marchese) - An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It
The author Priya Parker says the key to human connection is to lean into the fight.
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - She ditched the dating apps, hired a flirting coach, and found her husband in three months
A 49-year-old London café owner who spent years stuck in bad relationships and dead-end app dates hired a flirting coach and hypnotherapist, and married the man she met just weeks into the program. Elizabeth Laing ran a café in Greenwich, south-east London, where she watched couples come and go, some getting married, divorced, and remarried, […] The post She ditched the dating apps, hired a flirting coach, and found her husband in three months appeared first on American Almanac .
A 49-year-old London café owner who spent years stuck in bad relationships and dead-end app dates hired a flirting coach and hypnotherapist, and married the man she met just weeks into the program. Elizabeth Laing ran a café in Greenwich, south-east London, where she watched couples come and go, some getting married, divorced, and remarried, while she stayed single. She cycled through what she described as failed romances, bad boyfriends, and the kind of half-relationships that never go anywhere. Then she tried something most people would find terrifying: she put down her phone, walked into public spaces, and started talking to strangers. Laing hired a flirting coach and a hypnotherapist, gave herself a three-month deadline to find a…Open
NYTIMES (Roni Caryn Rabin) - The App Bringing Disabled Daters Together
Many Dateability users said they were drawn to the app after negative experiences on mainstream platforms.
NPR (Malaka Gharib) - Feeling restless? Level up your life by starting a side quest
Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to your life. Play experts share tips on how to find the perfect side quest.