Whatever Netflix or Disney is paying Ryan Murphy to churn out a bunch of random bullshit series', take that money away and give it to Mike Flanagan instead. Triple his budget if you have to.
@davidbaxter_@airtransat Ahhh, I thought they were maybe asking you to go above and beyond x2. I hope all of this gets resolved soon for you and the other passenger!
Women get prettier when our nervous system is regulated & we're not living in chronic stress. Longer hair, shinier hair, softer + glowier skin, no bloating, no breakouts, no mood swings. We’re our best version when we rest more, slow down, spend more time in the sun, eat warm foods, dance, frolic... Biologically we're wired to be whimsical
So let me get this straight, I go to the grocery store and buy a pound of sliced ham in a plastic bag, a loaf of bread in a plastic bag, a gallon of milk in a plastic jug, a pack of napkins in plastic wrap, a store-made salad in a plastic 1 tub, a plastic bottle of mustard and ketchup, but they won’t give me a plastic bag to carry at home because the plastic bag is bad for the environment?
I used to avoid buying flowers for myself. They're expensive and after a week or so they'd be dead.
Then a few months ago I told a friend this and he said...but that's the whole point! Flowers remind us that beauty and life are fleeting and that we should be present and grateful while it lasts.
I started buying flowers regularly that week. Since then, I can’t count the number of times I’ve walked past them and felt a small burst of joy, followed by gratitude, and presence.
Well worth the money. 🌷
why is there actually, legitimately, discourse around reading speed right now “8 hours to read a book is slow” “you should be able to read a book in 3-5 hours”
bro we are in a literacy CRISIS, i do not care how fast or slow you read a book, just pick one up and read it
Born in 1832, Jonathan the tortoise turned 193 today. Yes… 193. This dude is literally the oldest land animal alive. He survived 2 world wars, outlived 40 U.S. presidents, 8 British monarchs, and probably watched more drama on Earth than all of us combined.
He can’t see and smell anymore, but he still recognizes his caretakers just by voice and touch like a wise old gangster. Think about this: Jonathan was alive before the lightbulb existed… and there is a high chance he might still be here AFTER some of us are gone. Happy birthday legend... keep confusing time, history, and all of us… and may you live many more years!
We’re already seeing this. As vaccination rates fall and community immunity weakens, vaccine‑preventable diseases return in Canada. We’re forgetting the lessons older generations learned.
This is one reason why so many people now feel unmoored. As Canadian science fiction writer Donald Kingsbury eloquently put it in his novel Courtship Rite, “Tradition is a set of solutions for which we have forgotten the problems. Throw away the solution and you get the problem back.”
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@ChrisExpTheNews Something I always find fascinating about modern society is how we forget why we don’t do things, then do them and relearn why we don’t do them
Instead of you know, listening to people who tell you not to do a thing
This is fascinating... the HEIGHT of the ceiling in the room you're working in has a DIRECT impact on how creative you are
It's called the Cathedral Effect
How it works: Your brain borrows metaphors from the physical world (space is one of the strongest)
When a room feels tall and open, your mind unconsciously associates that with freedom and possibility - you zoom OUT
When a room feels tight or enclosed, your mind goes into precision mode… attention narrows. You notice typos, spot mistakes, and hone in on details - you zoom IN
Researchers found that people in high-ceiling rooms perform better on creativity. People in low-ceiling rooms perform better on detail orientation and error detection
Churches and museums have soaring ceilings - meant to inspire awe. Libraries and war rooms are tighter - meant for concentration
Startup brainstorms love lofts, and accounting teams love small rooms with doors
Even coffee shops do this. The ones designed for deep work tend to be lower and quieter. The ones designed for conversation tend to feel more open
So if you’re doing creative stuff - writing, designing, brainstorming - do it in a LARGE room with high ceilings. Then move to a smaller room to edit and proofread.
At Netflix, I had a rule that drove people crazy: every person who came in for an interview should leave dying to work there—even if we knew in the first five minutes we weren't going to hire them.
Because that 'wrong candidate' is going to tell everyone they know about their experience.
And you never know which of those future conversations will matter.