How Jiu Jitsu Transforms You
Jiu Jitsu is not just a sport or a workout. It’s a process of self-discovery—a constant recalibration of the mind and body that forces you to engage with who you are, who you were, and who you want to become. It’s not just about learning how to fight; it’s about learning how to adapt, persist, and develop resilience in a way that extends far beyond the mats.
Teaching Kids the Difference Between Safe and Unsafe Secrets
Secrets can be tricky for kids to navigate. On the surface, they might all seem the same—someone tells you not to share something, and you feel the weight of keeping it to yourself. But as educators, parents, and caregivers, it’s crucial to teach children that not all secrets are safe.
Some secrets are fun and exciting, like planning a surprise party or keeping a birthday present hidden until the big day. These “safe secrets” have a clear end point—eventually, the person in question will know the truth, and everyone gets to celebrate together. But the reality is, safe secrets are rare.
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10 Ways To Make Your Partner Feel Attractive and Desired
There’s a moment in every relationship when the newness fades—when the anticipation of seeing each other after a long day becomes routine, when small gestures go unnoticed, when the feeling of being desired starts to feel more like a distant memory than a daily reality.
It’s not that love disappears, or even that attraction does, but something shifts. Maybe it’s familiarity. Maybe it’s the logistical weight of sharing a life together. But whatever the reason, that effortless chemistry—the sense of being truly seen—needs attention.
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The Cult of Hustle: How Internet Gurus Scam You with Your Own Desperation
At some point in the last decade, being good at life was no longer enough. It wasn’t enough to have a job, or a family, or hobbies. You had to be crushing it. You had to be maximizing. You had to be making six figures on the side, preferably through some convoluted scheme that involves zero actual work and a lot of generic platitudes about “leveraging” and “scaling.” And as soon as you start questioning why this all feels suspiciously like a scam, some smug, aggressively confident guy in a rented Lamborghini pops up in your feed to tell you that you just don’t want it bad enough.
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Linkage
17 Photos of Life In The 1950’s – Ned Hardy
I have to sadly admit that I never knew pillow protectors were a thing. Now my pillows dont turn yellow from all the drool and sweat – Amazon
The Worst Sales Promotion in History – The Hustle
The Dead Hang Delight: How This Quick, Surprisingly Simple Exercise Can Change Your Life – The Guardian
How Do Young Men See the World? We Asked Them – Esquire
Why Gen Z Will Never Leave Home – Macleans
I Ate at Every Buffet on the Las Vegas Strip in One Week – Eater
There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Argue With – Ned Hardy
If you want to extend the shelf life of your food by preventing spoilage, rancidity, and loss of flavor, you should definitely buy oxygen absorbers – Amazon
How to know if AI will steal your job, according to an MIT professor – Fast Co
10 Signs That the Universe Might Be Alive – Listverse
7 Ways to Retain More of Every Book You Read – James Clear
10 Excuses the Mind Will Tell You Before You Take the Next Step – Marc And Angel
20 Women Describe How Awful The Sex Was When They Lost Their Virginity – Thought Catalog
The Dumping Grounds
3 Women Describe What’s It Like To Be Unattractive In A Superficial World
1. Every morning when I wake up, I want to go back to sleep. Not because I’m tired, but because I can’t face the world like this. I dress myself up as best as I can manage, and I do my hair by physical memory. I avoid the mirror.
Whenever I look in the mirror, I want to throw up. I want to rip my eyes out and never see again. I wish I could go to the store and return the parts of my face. Tell them: “This wasn’t what I ordered. I need a refund”. Get a replacement and finally love myself.
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Lets Take a Stroll Through The Art Museum
When someone says porn is not cheating.
I had a woman ask me exactly how does his porn hurt you and equate to cheating? She says, it’s not a real woman, she’s not coming to steal your husband, he won’t remember her after so what’s the problem? So I explained that all of the elements of cheating are there except one difference….there’s a screen.