If I got laid off tomorrow & had to replace my salary asap, here’s exactly what I’d do:
1. Go to Instagram and start a fresh account. Use a spare email. No one has to know.
Louisa Nicola shared 10 insights every adult over 40 should listen to if you want to keep your brain sharp as you age, sleep better and lower your Alzheimer's risk.
1) 95% of all Alzheimer's cases are driven by lifestyle, not genetics
If you're a parent and are feeling tired, overwhelmed, and defeated, I want you to remember this.
Parenting is only hard for GOOD parents.
Keep going. You got this.
The ultimate life hack is the ability to quickly reset and recover. From a bad interaction. From a bad day. From a missed workout. From a poor decision. You can start over whenever you want. You can't always control what happened, but you can control how long you carry it.
I’m convinced it’s literally impossible to be a fully present mom, stay physically fit, be a good wife, friend, daughter, sister, aunt, show up at church, be involved in your community and remain a sane human all at the same time.
After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children.
They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal. What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don’t correct them harshly. Don’t rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment, quietly wrapped as love.
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
this is why I always say and believe:
if you want to become ultra successful, you need to go through a extended period of time, where you just keep doing the work and see no results.
every ultra successful person I have studied has gone through this phase.
and everyone has to.
You need a hobby that requires using your hands: baking, knitting, rock climbing, Lego building, whatever. And you also need an activity that stimulates your mind: reading, learning a new language, Soduku, word searches, the crossword