You can look at life as an unending chain of lessons. Some of them we learn incredibly quickly. Others might take dozens of mistakes for us to finally grasp their significance. Hindsight is 20/20 and it’s often hard not to blame your past self for not foreseeing all the consequences of your actions. But that’s … Read more
Parenting is a full-time job, and everyone knows that to work well, one needs to find and use a variety of tricks. A clever worker knows to learn from others, since experience is good, but can take a lot of time. So It’s no surprise that some forward-thinking internet users seek out others’ advice on … Read more
Ainars, the creator of the Instagram page @dailypurrr, had made several attempts to spread joy on the internet before finally gaining traction with their daily cat doodles. After creating 50 doodles in private, they revealed their work to friends and family, leading to an initial follower count of about 500. Anticipating to reach 1000 followers … Read more
Imagine standing on the edge of a vast, deep blue expanse, with nothing but water stretching out as far as the eye can see. The unknown depths beneath your feet can stir up a mixture of awe and fear, known as thalassophobia. This feeling captures the essence of a subreddit of the same name that … Read more
“I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom.” While I’m sure many parents out there would love to be seen as hip and trendy by their kiddos, being a parent is hard enough already. Some days, there’s barely enough time to shower or read one few page of a book. There’s definitely not enough … Read more
Before Google Workspace, Microsoft Excel was the king of spreadsheets. It was the go-to software for bookkeeping, data organization, and tracking company payroll, among other essential office tasks. Excel has also been the subject of memes and jokes from users. This is where online pages like the ExcelHumor Facebook page thrive, where people poke fun … Read more
It’s perhaps a little bit encouraging to learn that even in the age of the internet and mass media, we can still go through some significant culture shock. For better or worse, that’s what travel is all about, seeing new things and having some of your preconceptions disrupted. Someone asked “What was the most major … Read more
Usually, criticizing your employer while you’re still working for them is a bad idea. Whether internally, grabbing a coffee with colleagues, or externally, turning to social media, taking jabs at your low salary or bad boss can damage your future opportunities. Even if the complaints are legitimate. However, once you’re out and have secured a … Read more
We’ve all been there—we’ve just said or done something incredibly embarrassing, we’re blushing redder than a stop sign, and we wish we could just disappear. Failure and embarrassment are natural parts of being a human being, and how we behave when we make a (very public) mistake says a lot about who we are. But … Read more
Ignorance is bliss, whether we are talking about the heat-death of the universe or the amount of worm-like creatures happily living in your eyebrows, some things are better left alone. But like staring at a car crash or a house on fire, we do have a strange, somewhat morbid fascination with things that don’t seem … Read more