Welcome to the Reign of Introverts

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By: Burgess Powell Source:https://medium.com/change-your-mind/ Unsplash: Valentin Kremer (edited by Burgess Powell) Through technology, the world has been reshaped to benefit introverts. Expect the balance of wealth and power to shift accordingly. For as long as I can remember, and seemingly for all of human history, being an extrovert was better. They sweet-talked their way into […]

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How Japanese People Stay Fit for Life, Without Ever Visiting a Gym.

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Source: https://kokumura.medium.com/ By: Kaki Okumura Illustrations by Kaki Okumura For people stressed or intimidated by fitness culture. In the United States, I’m often bombarded with images and ads of fitness culture. Athleisure is the craze, and it seems that the majority of people are members of gyms like Anytime Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness, or LA […]

5 Habits of Truly Cool Couples

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Tips to make your relationship thrive. Four years ago, during a normal day at the office, my friend Sarah went to the kitchen and a nice guy approached her. She knew he liked her, as she had caught him staring at her a few times. He was nervous, and she could see it. So she […]

The 10 deadliest pandemics of the past.

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10th – Antonina Plague (165–180) Surprisingly, and although we did not find out, this was one of the deadliest pandemics in history, as well as one of the oldest. Antonina’s plague occurred in 165-180 and she was able to take the lives of some five million people in Europe. Its spread began with the Romans, […]

A 105 Year-Old Japanese Doctor’s Guide to Living Longer

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Purpose is the key to a long life. Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara was a Japanese physician who gained much insight into his favourite question; what makes people live longer? He clearly practiced what he preached — he worked as a doctor until a few months before his death, at 105 years old. His wisdom for longer […]

CDC Says To Have These Three Items With You When Out In Public.

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As states across the nation continue to ease coronavirus-induced lock-down restrictions, more and more Americans are venturing out of the safety of their homes. But meeting up with friends or family, going to the office, and carrying on with daily life overall will look much different as the novel disease still presents a risk. The […]

The Quarantine 15.

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Life in lockdown has disrupted all of our lives, creating the perfect storm for putting on pounds. While social media users jokingly refer to it as the “Quarantine 15,” Rae Brager estimates she’s gained about 8 pounds since her quarantine started. “When this all started, I thought, ‘Oh, maybe I’d better get some junk food […]

7 Predictions for a Post-Coronavirus World.

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Remote work, automation, and telemedicine could soon become the new normal. The coronavirus pandemic will be remembered as a world-reordering event. Like the Great Depression, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the 2008 global financial crisis, it will accelerate social and economic changes that would otherwise have taken years to materialize. However long it […]

Amazon Hiring 75,000 Employees To Keep Up With Pandemic Demand.

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Amazon plans to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand for household essentials and other goods due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Amazon also said it has hired 100,000 new workers for its distribution centers since announcing plans to do so in mid-March. They said they now expect to spend more than $500 […]

Books to Read While Social Distancing

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As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to halt our freedom to partake in activities outside of our homes, many are seeking various forms of entertainment while staying put. While most of us are watching television shows, putting down the remote and picking up a good book might be the respite we need over the next few […]