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“Don’t become a slave to technology — manage your phone, don’t let it manage you.” — As Richard Branson said, “Don’t become a slave to technology — manage your phone, don’t let it manage you.” Unfortunately, most people are glued to their smartphones. Here are some worrying statistics about smartphone usage: 46% of smartphone users spend between 5–6 hours per day on their smartphone The average…

Watch out for these signs and phrases to protect yourselves from mental abuse — What comes to your mind when you think of the word “gaslighting?” Probably an image of a character from a movie or TV show, like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho or Norma Bates in Psycho. While gaslighting is often portrayed in entertainment, it’s not always so easy to spot in…

A full solution from the best debaters in the world. — Winston Churchill was arguing with a woman at a dinner party. Churchill was a difficult man, with a strong personality and a willingness to stand behind his point. The two went back and forth until she finally said, “If I were your wife, I’d poison your coffee.” Churchill retorted, “If…

Our eyeballs are made for looking. And that’s just what they do. — Your brain often creates imaginary monsters when you stare at the mirror for too long. Essentially, your brain gets bored and finds ways to scare you. If you stare at someone else for too long, you become that person’s monster. Here are four problems you create by staring. Things you can fix My girlfriend…

For 60 days, I ate two bananas a day. The results were astounding. — I had a cervical scare a few months ago. A student's life is often sedentary, sitting with my nose in a book all day long caused me extreme back and neck pain. So much so that one day I wasn't able to get up from the bed. When I woke…

Some goodbyes hurt more than others. — Some things will never die. You’ll still see tree-killing junk mail in 2199. You’ll still be checking your Facebook in 20 years — unless you uninstall it. The platform is too big to fail. It’s like a giant, corrupt bank. The good news: some things are on the way out…

The classic 20th-century novel has ties to an alarming legal case. — In a poll of 125 famous authors, Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita was ranked the best book of the 20th century. It’s an incredible feat considering how dark the story is: The plot revolves around a man’s obsession with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze (aka Lolita)…

When executed well, these ideas will increase your net worth gradually — In 99 out of 100 cases, it takes years to get rich. But since the media loves highlighting that one person who got rich overnight with a few passive income ideas, many of us have a screwed-up idea of how people get wealthy. While we know that get-rich-quick schemes never…

Here are the signs to know whether the person you’re dating right now is right for you in the long run. — When it comes to looking for someone to spend the rest of your life with, one aspect stands out from the rest: relationship compatibility. I’ve been in enough failed relationships to know what I’m talking about. Your chemistry is off the charts. They make your heart skip a beat. They’re…