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The seven social-media commandments

Yair Rosenberg Like any other technology, whether nuclear power or the printing press, social media is only as good as the people who use it—and over the past decade, we haven’t exactly used it well. What began as a promising prospect for connecting communities and amplifying new voices has gradually evolved into an engine for sowing upset, distrust, and conspiracy. As the next generation of social-media sites emerges, one question is: Can we do better? I think so. Rather than holding out for unlikely top-down solutions from Washington or Silicon Valley, users can solve our problems from the bottom up.…
A West African bloc has given Niger’s military junta until Sunday to step down or face a possible military intervention. If such an operation were to happen, NatSec Daily has been told to expect one of two general outcomes. The first is the “shit show” scenario, as described by former NSC director for African affairs CAMERON HUDSON. He argues that military moves by the Economic Community of West African States would lead to a conflict between inexperienced and relatively weak forces. “ECOWAS has no recent experience undertaking this kind of operation. It’s not something they even train for,” Hudson added,…
When it comes to near-death encounters, some tales can be quite literally unbelievable — even if they really did happen. U/sintemp recently asked the people of Reddit, "In what unusual way have you almost died?" Wow, these are some pretty wild stories — chilling, even. See for yourself: 1. "By inhaling a cracker. I got pneumonia and was hospitalized. I don't eat those crackers anymore." —u/EchoLynx 2. "I was digging a hole because I could — kid stuff. I only remember waking up and it was dark. I had apparently hit an underground electric line. No one knew. I was…
How to master being aware of your emotions and the emotions of others. When it comes to leading yourself and others, emotional intelligence -- the ability to understand and manage our own emotions and understand and influence the emotions of others -- is just as important as IQ, if not more. Here's why: when you get good at being aware of your emotions and the emotions of others, you can connect on a human level with others much more cohesively to reach solutions faster. A person's IQ, while certainly required in the role of a leader, cannot travel the same…
In adulthood, good friends can be harder to come by than good dates — and that's saying something. As the city office has been replaced by work-from-home arrangements for many of us, the ability to make new friends seems to be diminishing by the minute. Compare your list of friends now to the probably much longer list you had in school or college, and you're bound to wonder if you should be expanding your social circle. But as it happens, we don't actually need long lists of friends to be content. While friendship is a powerful and non-negotiable piece of…
Do you ever have trouble remembering names? Here's a simple trick. To make it easier to remember, we'll introduce it with a little joke: A grasshopper walks into a bar. The bartender says, "This is a first. Did you know we serve a drink that's named after you?" "Wait," says the grasshopper. "You mean you have a drink called Steve?" I laughed when I first heard this one. But, I also told it to my daughter's friend's dad, after I met him for third time and I still couldn't remember his name. ("Steve," he reminded me.) Now, because I associate…
At a time when society is increasingly turning against Christians for their beliefs, they will find little sanctuary in the Church of England. “Pride is not a virtue but a sin” tweeted King Lawal, a Tory councillor who has just been suspended from the Party and is under investigation by Conservative headquarters. King Lawal defended his position, explaining: “what I said was biblically sound and a protected expression of the Christian faith”. “Pride” to the traditional Christian mind, is one of the seven deadly sins; but to society’s ears, the word has become wrapped up, first with LGBT rights, and…
For some people, a moment without your phone in your hand can seem like a lifetime. Now, a study has warned how our obsession with our phones could be taking a toll on our relationships. Scientists from Nigde Omer Halisdemir University set out to investigate the effects of 'phubbing' - snubbing others for your phone - in married couples. Worryingly, they found that couples who regularly phub each other have lower marriage satisfaction. 'When individuals perceive that their romantic partners phubbing more frequently, they feel more conflict and less intimacy in the relationship,' the team explained in their study. What…
You are poor. Not in the money sense. But in the time sense. I'm also poor. Like you, I suffer from "time poverty". We all do. In today's fast-paced world, time poverty has become a pressing issue, impacting our happiness and productivity. Our constant connection to technology and obsession with work and money have left us feeling overwhelmed. Harvard Business School psychologist Ashley Whillans says that the rising rates of time poverty "have crushing effects on our happiness, our social relationships, and our physical health. Time poverty silences our laughter, steals our joy and depletes our personal well-being." All is…
Marriage is hard under the best of circumstances, but it can be even harder when you're juggling the pressures of running a business and keeping your relationship strong. Which might be why author and entrepreneur Mark Manson felt he needed all the expert advice he could get when he got married recently. An inbox explosion's worth of marriage advice The author of the NSFW bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Manson also runs a wide-reaching personal growth website. Keen to help his new marriage thrive, he embarked on a fascinating – if completely unscientific – research project, …
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