Linkage
Your Secret Weapon Against The Incoming Wave of AI Scams – Shield and Fortify
Pictures and Videos of the Day – Ned Hardy
Keep this in your kitchen in case of a fire. It discharges four times longer and is easier to use than a traditional fire extinguisher – Amazon
People who are ‘emotionally immature’ always use these 12 phrases, say communication experts – CNBC
You Should Start Planning Your Summer National Park Trip *Now* – Fodors
Here’s the Right Way to Rescue a Soaking Wet Smartphone – Wired
These Two Senior Best Friends Went Around the World in 80 Days—Here’s Their Travel Advice – Afar
20,000 federal workers take “buyout” so far, official says – Axios
Confessions of a Man With Tourette Syndrome – Ned Hardy
These are my new favorite drinking glasses. They are from Japan and are super durable and incredibly light and they stack! – Amazon
The Benefits of Rucking and How It Improves Run Performance – Runners World
How to maintain a healthy gut – Psyche
Jordan Peele’s 17 Favorite Horror Movies – Thought Catalog
6 Countries with Incentives to Retire There – Traveler
Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox – NPR
The Dumping Grounds
How to Save Money While Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Living paycheck to paycheck is a reality for millions of Americans, with rising costs making it feel nearly impossible to put money aside. According to a recent report by LendingClub, nearly 60% of U.S. consumers are in this cycle, even among those earning six-figure salaries. The good news? There are ways to carve out savings, even on a tight budget. It takes strategy, discipline, and a few creative tweaks to your financial habits.
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Stop Bringing Your Phone Into the Bathroom. Just Poop.
At some point in the last decade, we collectively decided that sitting alone with our own thoughts—even for the length of a single bowel movement—was an unacceptable hardship. This is why you, me, and pretty much everyone we know now bring our phones into the bathroom like they’re some kind of emotional support device, as if we’d crumble into existential despair without the ability to doomscroll while evacuating our insides.
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Your Screens Are Giving You a Fake Version of What You Actually Need
A few months ago, I spoke with a friend who was feeling stuck. He had spent the past year scrolling through self-improvement content on TikTok—gym motivation videos, productivity hacks, entrepreneurship tips—but he hadn’t actually done any of the things he was consuming. “It feels like I’m getting smarter,” he told me, “but my life looks exactly the same.”
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Linkage
9 People With Below Average Intelligence Describe What Life Is Like For Them – Ned Hardy
Google Search Ads Are Tricking People Into Scams—Here’s How to Avoid Them – Shield and Fortify
Your body wasn’t designed to poop sitting down—squatting is the natural way, and this restores the perfect angle for faster, easier, and healthier bathroom breaks – Amazon
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 – Reuters
7 Fiction Books That Change The Way You Think – Darius Foroux
It’s About to Get Much Easier to Cancel Your Subscriptions – Life Hacker
How Would Japan Have Fared in a Fight, Had the US Landed on Mainland Japan in WW2? – Ned Hardy
Good socks really do make a difference when it comes to running – Amazon
They waited until their 30s to have kids. Now they’ve hit an unexpected snag – Business Insider
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral – 404 Media
The 7 Most Famous Crimes in American History – Linkiest
Sources: Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford finalizing Sept. 13 title bout – ESPN
DeepSeek Has Gotten OpenAI Fired Up – Wired
How All The Departed US Presidents Have Died – Weird History
The Dumping Grounds
12 Guys Reveal What Makes a Woman Wife Material
1. A girlfriend is someone with whom you enjoy the present. With someone who is wife material, you can see the future.
2. She decreases my stress instead of increasing it. It’s incredible the amount of women who add drama and stress into a man’s life, and the expect him to stay
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The Science of Gratitude: How a Simple Daily Practice Can Transform Your Life
When we think about improving our well-being, we often focus on what we should add—more exercise, a better diet, more sleep. But what if one of the most powerful ways to improve our health and happiness is simply a shift in perspective?
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