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Author: Theodore Lee
Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity, you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
You’ve Survived Every Setback So Far. Don’t Forget That.
Life has a way of hitting hard.
A job you thought you’d have forever? Gone.
A relationship you thought would last? Ended with a text.
Plans you mapped out for years? Derailed in a single afternoon.
Linkage
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes – Ned Hardy
If you are serious about coffee, you need a coffee scale because precision is the key to consistency—and eyeballing just doesn’t cut it when it comes to perfect brews – Amazon
Meet the Company That Sells Your Lost Airplane Luggage – The Hustle
Taking one personal finance class in high school has a lifetime benefit of roughly $100,000 – CNBC
7 Brutal Truths About Leadership Not Too Many People Want to Hear – INC
Beijing slaps 125% tariffs on U.S. goods in latest U.S.-China trade escalation – NPR
Is It More Important to Run Faster or Run Longer? – Outside
The Best Thing for Back Pain is Actually More Movement – Popular Science
A Few Photos That Will Remind You That Life Is Beautiful – Ned Hardy
Why have I waited so long to buy this?? If you want to organize all your batteries in one place and avoid clutter, get this – Amazon
American Arrested in Thailand for Allegedly Criticizing King – Fodors
7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Hitler’s Wife, Eva Braun – Linkiest
Which Movies Have “Aged Poorly”? A Statistical Analysis – Stat Significant
The world’s biggest animal cruelty problem, explained in one chart – VOX
ChatGPT will remember everything you tell it now – ZD Net
The Dumping Grounds
Never look at monthly payments. Negotiate on the final price.
There’s a line I think about often when it comes to personal finance:
“Small numbers can do big damage when they hide the big picture.”
Nowhere is that more true than when you’re buying something big—like a car, a house, furniture, even a new phone—and the seller asks, “What kind of monthly payment are you looking for?”
How to Deal With Intrusive Thoughts (Without Letting Them Run Your Life)
Let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: you are not your thoughts.
You are not the horrifying image that popped into your head while you were brushing your teeth this morning. You are not the “what if I swerve into oncoming traffic?” thought that showed up uninvited while you were driving. And you’re not broken, crazy, or evil because your brain served up some dark, weird, or downright terrifying content.
How to Relax Without Feeling Guilty About Relaxing
You know the moment. You finally—finally—sink into the couch with a good book, or stretch out for a midday nap, or decide to scroll aimlessly through videos of dogs being dramatic on TikTok. And just as you start to exhale, that voice creeps in: Shouldn’t I be doing something more productive?
Linkage
Life Is a Video Game—Here Are the Cheat Codes – Mark Manson
A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos – Ned Hardy
High Blood Pressure sneaks up on you and is the underlying cause of so many deaths. All symptoms are considered minor (such as frequent headaches) untill it’s done severe damage. Only way to tell is to keep it monitored regularly – Amazon
Aging former research chimps move to Chimp Haven – NPR
How Often Bear Markets Occur and 7 Other Facts About Them – Kiplinger
How Long Does it Take for the Market to Recover? – Of Dollars and Data
7 Times People Predicted the World Would End on a Specific Day and Were Wrong – Linkiest
A Revolutionary Implant Gives Men A Larger Penis, But Some Say It’s Left Them Deformed And In Excruciating Pain – Insider
I Was Addicted to My Smartphone, So I Switched to a Flip Phone for a Month – NY Times
24 Fascinating Documents Collected From History – Ned Hardy
This iPhone game controller is very solid and feels comfortable and intuitive to snap onto your phone and game – Amazon
These Are the Songs a High-End Audio Company Uses to Test Its Speakers – Rolling Stone
It is not our job to protect children from pain, it’s our job to guide them through it – Upworthy
Confessions Of A Death Row Correctional Officer
What was the worst crime that someone was executed for while you were working there?
While we weren’t given any information on the inmates, sometimes certain inmates would stick out in my mind that I’d go home and find the information. The worst I found was one guy that killed a child, skinning it while it was still alive. I tried not talking to him anymore.
Why Active Listening Is So Damn Hard During an Argument (And How to Get Better at It)
When you’re in the middle of an argument, the last thing you want to do is shut up and listen.
You want to win.
You want to be heard.
You want the other person to realize how wrong they are and how right you are, preferably with dramatic music playing in the background and the camera slowly zooming in on your righteous face.
And yet—this is exactly the moment where active listening becomes the most important. And the hardest.