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  be the person you need(ed) in your life

  Medium - Wil Wheaton

  I got a couple of those Facebook Memories today that I’m glad I wrote. I’m grateful I saw them this morning, and I want to share them. I ended up …

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  The Simple Power of Communicating with Kindness

  Harvard Business Review - Sally Susman

  In today’s world a host of issues are eating away at our connections with each other: Lack of focus, high-speed interactions, political polarization seeping into professional interactions, lack of trust. It’s easy to let daily civilities go by the wayside — or to approach difficult conversations …

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  Researchers May Have Found The Healthiest Way To Live Longer — And It’s So Much Fun

  Fatherly - Kristi Pahr

  We all know that the Mediterranean diet is a health miracle. But the full-on lifestyle unlocks even more health benefits, a new study finds. By now, …

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  Here’s What To Put In Your Natural Disaster Preparedness Kit, According to Where You Live

  Well+Good - Helen Carefoot

  Natural disasters are scary enough in the moment, and can be more difficult if you're not prepared for what to expect. Thanks to the climate crisis …

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  Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to ‘Date-Me Docs’

  The New York Times - Jenny Gross

  Writers of the online text profiles, which can read like 1,000-word versions of the personal ads of yore, hope for a more meaningful connection than a swipe might allow. After going through a breakup last year, Connie Li, a software engineer, rejoined the dating apps, ready to dip her toe in the …

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  How to Apologize Like a Pro

  The Atlantic - By Arthur C. Brooks

  A partial “sorry” is worse than none. And so apologized William Carlos Williams, presumably to his wife, Flossie, in his 1934 poem “This Is Just to Say.” My own apologies tend to be somewhat less elegant, and certainly less worthy of publication. In my defense, however, I don’t directly repurpose my …