Black Friday And Mindfulness

Again and again, Mark finds himself in relationships not just with girlfriends, but also co-workers, friends and family members who are comfortable relying on him for help, but who don’t give him support and help. On his side, he gets to see himself as a useful, good person without having to feel the awkwardness and scariness of revealing his vulnerable underbelly. I recently asked students in a class of mine how they feel when they catch themselves running habitual patterns like these....

March 9, 2023 · 5 min · 945 words · Jason Vasquez

Cheat Sheet For Curly Hair Men S Hacks

For one, you’ll never look like any regular Joe on the subway and two, it’s already drier than the norm, so you can have fun with texture and product without looking like a grease monkey. Caring for those ringlets is pretty straightforward business. Let’s get down to it! The Best Curly Hair Men’s Hacks The Best Curly Hair Men’s Hacks 1. Get a great haircut And by great, we don’t necessarily mean expensive—just a style that looks well-thought-out, but still simple enough for you to recreate on your own....

March 9, 2023 · 4 min · 658 words · Brian Roy

Controversial Whatsapp Privacy Policy Will Be Optional

Earlier this year, WhatsApp announced a new privacy policy that would mandate users to share data with its parent company Facebook. Knowing the history of Facebook’s handling of user data, WhatsApp users were furious with the updated policy. Many users left the service for alternatives like Signal and Telegram. This announcement also attracted regulatory scrutiny. Germany’s Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information issued a three-month emergency ban prohibiting WhatsApp from enforcing the new policy....

March 9, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Ryan Ortiz

Easing Teen Angst With Mindfulness

Mindfulness instruction lasted 1—12 minutes, and included focused attention on the breath, sounds, or bodily sensations. After each session, teens rated their level of rumination and emotional state. In the end, 90% of the teens used the app, with the typical user completing 29 minutes of training, or an average of 1.5 sessions per day, with 91% of these sessions lasting 1 minute. Girls and older teens showed the most immediate improvements in mood and rumination after each session....

March 9, 2023 · 3 min · 429 words · Lucas Curtis

Easter Egg Bedroom Notes

I never know what to get my husband for Easter. This year, however, I found a fun little idea that can be ready within minutes! While on Pinterest, I stumbled across a simply fabulous idea from Happy Home Fairy. She created Easter egg notes to put in her husband’s Easter eggs. It is inspired me to make some of my own. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here....

March 9, 2023 · 1 min · 117 words · Aaron Johnson
simple hit counter