15 Tips That Might Save Your Life One Day
1. If you’re choking, don’t get embarrassed, don’t go to the bathroom, don’t walk away from people. I’ve seen a couple people nearly die because they were panicking and walked away from the dinner table(s) and such while choking.
Do the universal sign for choking with both your hands on your neck, and most people will get the message.
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I’m a German soldier in 1939. What are my chances to survive until 1945?
By the end of the war the Germans had 12.5 million men under arms. Over 4 million died during the war.
Survival depended upon where you were stationed.
If you were in the East there was a much higher chance of being killed and wounded than if you were in the West or in Denmark or Norway.
At the edges of the most vicious battles, such as the fighting near Vienna near the end of the war, or in Silesia, or in Czechoslovakia (where the Germans won major victories til the very last day) the chances of dying were very high.
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How Releasing Control Sets You Free
So often in life, we find ourselves grasping for control. We want to control our circumstances, other people’s actions and opinions, the outcome of our efforts. We believe that if we can just tighten our grip and micromanage every detail, we’ll finally feel at ease. But the truth is, the more we try to control, the more out of control we feel.
Why Clarity is the Ultimate Sign of Respect in Relationships
In today’s world, where distractions are at every corner and communication is often reduced to emojis and likes, the virtue of clarity in relationships has never been more critical. The self-help industry, with its billions in annual revenue, frequently overlooks one of the most fundamental elements of human connection: clear and honest communication. The adage “Clear is kind, unclear is unkind” isn’t just a guideline—it’s a principle that can define the trajectory of your personal and professional relationships.
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Linkage
Crypto FOMO Is Back. So Are the Scams – Wired
This Is What Jimi Hendrix’s Career Would Look Like If He Had Lived – Ned Hardy
This thing has been super useful in helping me stretch and relieve pain in my shoulder and back. Great for mobility and flexibility too – Amazon
7 computer maintenance tasks you should do every month – Popular Science
Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain – ARS Technica
12 Best Netflix War Movies Right Now – Snip Daily
Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce: Read the Elon Musk memo – NBC
Homicides Are Plummeting in American Cities – WSJ
20 Forgotten Games That Changed Gaming – Den of Geek
Great Art Uncovered: Rembrandt – ‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’- Ned Hardy
How to Extend the Life of That Open Bottle of Wine – Amazon
Tired Much? You May Be Lacking This Essential Vitamin – Hum
The Ultimate Flawless Makeup Tutorial – Make-Up
12 Low-Fat Snacks That Are Actually Unhealthy – Eat This, Not That
6 Mistakes Men Make When Going Down On Women – Wing Girl
How the WNBA is preparing for Caitlin Clark and the historic 2024 draft class – Market Watch
A Mindfulness Practice for Nonjudgmental Awareness – Mindful
To make sure grandmas like his don’t get conned, he scams the scammers – NPR
4 Things You Need to Know About Your Hurting Inner Child – Tiny Buddha
What the evidence really says about social media’s impact on teens’ mental health – VOX
The Dumping Grounds
The Importance of Finding Your Third Place
In our busy modern lives, it’s all too easy to get caught up in the daily grind of work and family obligations, leaving little time for self-care and reflection. We shuttle back and forth between the office and home, feeling drained and uninspired. But what if we told you there was a simple solution to this common problem?
Enter the concept of the “third place.”
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What is Sunk Cost Analysis?
Sunk Cost Analysisis a way of making decisions that ignores any costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. These costs are known as “sunk costs.”
The key principle of sunk cost analysis is that only future costs and benefits should be considered in a decision, not past expenditures, since the latter cannot be changed and should not influence the rational assessment of a viable option.
Memento Mori: How Embracing Mortality Leads to Really Living
Most of you are wasting your goddamn lives. That’s the cold, hard truth.
We go through our days on autopilot, sleepwalking through a mind-numbing routine of work, TV, weekends, repeat. Stuck in the comfort of familiarity. Choosing the easy path of existence over the narrow way of really living.
All the while, the clock is ticking. Seconds, hours, days, years slipping away, never to be seen again.
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