They’re bizarre but strangely appealing. — He said it would happen last Tuesday. He made a huge fuss about it late at night in another all-caps post frenzy that he loves to do so much. And yet his followers didn’t show up. Maybe it was because New York is a more progressive place or because they…

Fight back illnesses better by following simple strategies. — The main thing protecting yourself from getting sick is your immune system, so it only makes sense that you want to keep it in good shape. And this desire is even greater now due to the constant adaptation of cold and flu viruses. Not to mention new COVID strands too. …

Men and women alike are duped by grifters who sell pointless baubles and trinkets. Here’s how to break out of it. — Behind the self-help industry rests a wide variety of cults. You have hustle bros who show off rented Lamborghinis to make you work hard. There’s also a subsection of that culture that believes misogyny is a perfectly normal thing to express. And then you have the big-name self-help gurus who…

You deserve a restful sleep. Here’s how to make it easier without adding extra steps. — I am in the minority when it comes to sleep. I’ve never slept in, and for the vast majority of the time, I’ve been getting restful sleep and waking up energized to tackle the day. How I do this isn’t anything extraordinary. I’m fully aware of the multitude of nighttime…

His self-help empire, and influence. — For once, I’m glad that Elon Musk is running Twitter. Thanks to him, the ‘king of misogyny," Andrew Tate, was reinstated, fought with a 19-year-old environmental activist on the platform, and got arrested for human trafficking. A crime for which he is still in prison for at the time of…

Want to be a mentor to younger generations or your own kids? Consider this. — Every millennial has had this experience to some extent: being told they were great or so smart. The compliments were heaped on them, and this created an expectation for them. That they needed to perform well. That they needed to be a big success. I remember one example that has…

And adopt network learning. — In my third of five years at university, I learned I wasn’t as interested in accounting as I thought. Aside from the suggested courses outlined in my course plan, I noticed I had a handful of “free courses.” The idea with those free courses was to pick up the various…

Also called unconscious bias, so many of us don’t understand what this bias is or does in our society. — With the gig economy shoved down our throats and presented as an easier way to become your own boss, we’re starting to see a variety of flaws with this system as a whole. A specific problem the freelance industry is facing is encapsulated in an Upwork community thread. Upwork is…

How one single action changes everything. — “Wow, I never expected it to turn out like that. When you told me about it, I didn’t think you’d do this yourself.” I smiled as I showed a picture I drew yesterday to my cousin. It was a design for a Magic card for a deck I’ve built. The…