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fromwww.npr.org
2 days agoSitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, a man's life is suddenly changed
I chose my friends poorly, and your friends have a tendency to rub off on you. And so I started making poor decisions. The next night I made a plan of how to do it, and I did it. And I didn't get caught doing it, [but] I got caught afterwards.
Arts
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoNot everyone who keeps working after the workday ends is ambitious. Some people simply discovered that the transition from productivity to stillness requires passing through a stretch of feeling they've been avoiding for years, and the extra hour of work is cheaper than the ten minutes of silence. - Silicon Canals
Many work late to avoid confronting uncomfortable emotions, not just to be productive.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoThe people who become extremely selective about their time in their forties aren't becoming antisocial. They've simply collected enough data to know exactly which interactions leave them feeling more like themselves and which ones require a recovery period that nobody sees. - Silicon Canals
Social interactions have an energetic and emotional cost that varies based on the individuals involved.
#rest
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoThere's a type of person who only feels permission to rest when they're physically sick, and the illness isn't the problem. The problem is the invisible equation they absorbed decades ago that says rest must be earned through suffering and a healthy body has no valid claim to stillness. - Silicon Canals
Sickness is often the only socially acceptable reason for rest, revealing deep-rooted beliefs about productivity and morality.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoAlmost 2bn to be affected by metabolic liver disease by 2050, study suggests
The global prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has surged to 1.3 billion people, marking a 143% increase over the past three decades. By 2050, projections indicate that this number could rise to 1.8 billion, primarily due to rising obesity and blood sugar levels.
Medicine
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoThe Trump Administration Is Right That We Should Stop Counting Our Alcoholic Drinks. Do This Instead.
The average Thanksgiving meal, Johnson warned on social media, was "roughly equal in metabolic injury" to smoking seven cigarettes. He tabulated the average calories, fat, carbs, sugar, and salt of the typical spread, all high. And he painted a picture of the damage the meal would do to one's body: "massive glucose spikes," "oxidative stress," "immune suppression," "sleep disruption," and "acute endothelial dysfunction."
Food & drink
Cocktails
fromFast Company
1 month agoIn recovery? Here's how to handle social drinking situations in the workplace
Professionals in recovery from alcohol addiction can maintain sobriety in workplace drinking cultures by setting boundaries, avoiding overexplanation, and recognizing that colleagues care less about abstinence than feared.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months agoAre People Going To Drink More Or Less Alcohol In 2026? Here's What Research Suggests - Tasting Table
Gen Zs, Millennials, and many U.S. adults are intentionally reducing alcohol consumption, planning drinking days, and increasingly viewing alcohol as unhealthy.
fromHuffPost
2 months agoThis Trend Is Exploding Among Millennials And Gen Z - And Honestly, It's Worth Celebrating
With fewer folks relying on alcohol as a social lubricant, a healthier way to interact with others has gained traction. Enter "daylife," a term coined by the fitness social app Sweatpals. "Daylife" refers to daytime social outings involving alcohol-free fitness as a way to meet new people with similar interests. "It's just the concept of using wellness, using movement as a way to meet, as a way to get entertainment and to socialize, versus relying on alcohol,' Sweatpals co-founder Salar Shahini told HuffPost.
Wellness
Mental health
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoI Quit Drinking Years Ago, All Thanks to One Approach. I'm Afraid of What People Will Think.
AA can produce profound positive change while sharing superficial features with cults; emphasize voluntary, therapeutic, and noncoercive aspects when explaining benefits.
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