The Secrets Of Highly Efficient Napping
"Some naps have been shown to rejuvenate where others boost creativity. What's more, when you nap can be as important as how you nap. Here's how to nap like a professional, nap-taking machine."
Why animals eat psychoactive plants
"After twenty-five years of watching stoned mice, drunken elephants, and tripping mongooses, Ronald K. Siegel tells me he suspects he has learned something about this. “We’re not so different from the other animal life-forms on this planet,” he says."
The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking"
"Ultimately, both the word jaywalking and the concept that pedestrians shouldn't walk freely on streets became so deeply entrenched that few people know this history. "The campaign was extremely successful," Norton says. "It totally changed the message about what streets are for."
8 Logical Fallacies That Fuel Anti-Science Sentiments
"We need science more than ever, yet many people find it hard to get accurate information about the scientific method and its achievements. Making things more difficult, their misconceptions about science are often driven by logical fallacies, or errors in deductive reasoning. Here are eight of the most common anti-science fallacies."
The Man and me
"Remember the image of the National Guard massed in Ferguson with armored vehicles, tear gas grenades, and assault rifles, ready, if necessary, to quash an uprising of United States citizens. It probably won't be the last time we see it."
Two twin beds is not quite a king bed
For 20 years we've used two twin beds inside of a king bed frame. It definitely made them easier to transport, and do maintenance flips*, and with a memory foam topper the crack in the middle wasn't perceptible, but it turns out that two twin mattresses are as wide as a king mattress, but are 5 or so inches shorter than a king mattress, which is why we've always had trouble with the sheets being very wrinkly.
Our new bed is great, and the frame we put it on is very strong and simplifies things quite a bit (no more box springs, lots of underbed storage space). I'm also happy because I no longer have to deal with the mattress business and their horrible prices and the fact that you can't comparison shop because every manufacturer makes a different model for every store.
* for those that have to flip mattresses: I marked the ends of the old mattresses with the numbers 1-4 so I'd know which way to flip the mattress, 1 and 2 on the top and bottom of one end, and 3 and 4 of the top and bottom of the other end. So if you were at 1, you flipped the mattress so that 2 was in the same spot, etc. That assured that the mattress was flipped upside and end for end as necessary. Some mattresses today don't need to be flipped at all, or only need to be rotated end for end and never flipped over; see your label or instructions for more details.
Our new bed is great, and the frame we put it on is very strong and simplifies things quite a bit (no more box springs, lots of underbed storage space). I'm also happy because I no longer have to deal with the mattress business and their horrible prices and the fact that you can't comparison shop because every manufacturer makes a different model for every store.
* for those that have to flip mattresses: I marked the ends of the old mattresses with the numbers 1-4 so I'd know which way to flip the mattress, 1 and 2 on the top and bottom of one end, and 3 and 4 of the top and bottom of the other end. So if you were at 1, you flipped the mattress so that 2 was in the same spot, etc. That assured that the mattress was flipped upside and end for end as necessary. Some mattresses today don't need to be flipped at all, or only need to be rotated end for end and never flipped over; see your label or instructions for more details.
Insurance and car/home ownership
"Insurance companies use the CLUE report to determine how much you’ll pay for your insurance on your home and car. Here’s what you need to know."
Think you understand the difference between "inpatient" and "outpatient?" Think again.
"If you find yourself in a hospital for more than a few hours, make sure you find out if you have been admitted for inpatient care or if you are merely considered an outpatient under what is called "observation care."
If you haven't been admitted to the hospital, the costs you may have to pay out of pocket for medical services and drugs could be considerable. You could also be denied Medicare coverage for follow-up nursing care."
If you haven't been admitted to the hospital, the costs you may have to pay out of pocket for medical services and drugs could be considerable. You could also be denied Medicare coverage for follow-up nursing care."
Hands Only CPR
"If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, call 9-1-1 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco song "Stayin' Alive." CPR can more than double a person's chances of survival, and "Stayin' Alive" has the right beat for Hands-Only CPR."
Get Your S**t Together: improve your life by planning for your death
"My friend Chanel Reynolds's husband Jose Hernando was killed while cycling in 2009. She's created the Get Your S**t Together website to help you prepare for the worst now so that your family doesn't have the experience that she faced. Get Your S**t Together is a straightforward web guide to the documents, questions and details you should prepare in advance to ease the trauma on your family if the worst happens."
How To Make Difficult Conversations Easy: 7 Steps From A Clinical Psychologist
"Here’s what you’ll learn in this post:
The magic phrase that gets people to stop yelling.
How to stop making the most common mistake in these kind of discussions.
How to switch people from being emotional to being rational.
The mindset that makes dealing with hysterical people easy.
And a lot more."
The magic phrase that gets people to stop yelling.
How to stop making the most common mistake in these kind of discussions.
How to switch people from being emotional to being rational.
The mindset that makes dealing with hysterical people easy.
And a lot more."
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