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📖 5 Great Reads

How to Have a Long and Awesome Life

Everyone wants to maximize their time on this planet and live a long and fulfilling life but how do you actually do that? Eric Barker from Barking Up The Wrong Tree reveals seven scientific-backed ways to live a long and awesome life. [Read more]

How to Become a Truly Excellent Gift Giver

The holiday season is well and truly here and with that comes the daunting task of giving the perfect gift. If you are tired of missing the mark with gifts, fear not, Vox provides some practical advice to turn you into a thoughtful and renowned gift giver. [Read more]

Are We in a Friendship Recession?

Findings have emerged showing that human beings have been spending more and more time alone. This trend is not new but has seen massive acceleration through the covid pandemic. Turner Novak from The Split newsletter gives us the statistics and his thoughts on why we've been seeing increased isolation in society. [Read more]

The Most Breathtakingly Beautiful Small Towns in the World

Take a journey to some of the most breathtakingly beautiful small towns in the world, from the colorful streets of Italy's Santa Maddalena, to the snow-capped peaks of Austria’s Hallstatt. It might be time to escape the hustle and bustle to one of these gems. [Read more]

Top 5 Regrets When Dying

As we go through life, it's natural to reflect on the choices we've made and the paths we've taken. And for many of us, the prospect of nearing the end of our lives can bring about a sense of regret for things we wish we had done differently. This article shares the top five regrets that came from individuals in their final days. [Read more]

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🤭 A Bit of Fun

• On and off the pitch there have been some ludicrous stories at this year's World Cup. This thread details some of the juiciest drama so far

• Can you get sued for using someone else's meme? Dive into meme economics with The Hustle

• With the advancements in AI now you can speak to a version of your younger self! This Twitter thread shows how Michelle Huang fed her old journal entries into an AI chatbot to have a conversation with past self

• Shower thought: Over the last few million years we’ve evolved a huge brain which increasingly wants to turn itself off

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