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        Bodies , Police, and Sex: Support
 trans rights
 with Charity Pot
 O LUS
 Be an Ally
 of trans-supportive groups like:
 Beliove everyone doserve
 the same rights, regardless
 of gender identity? Us too.
 Here's how you can help:
 INEAK
 oup
 LUSH
 to be a

 More than
 80%
 O Transgender
 people of
 colon
 of murdered tran
 people in the U.S
 are trans women
 of color.
 trans, it intersects with other types of discrimination
 too. Based on r
 to the 2015 US. Transgender
 people of color
 and broader patterns of
 than white

 Tips for trans
 and non-binary
 allies
 to trans voices
 rd arn
 re the experts on hoir
 an ally n learin wt
 assume you can tellt
 Transgender and non-biary
 may not appear to be trans o
 Don't tolerate disrespect
 Whether it's hurtful language, remarks or jokes, call it out if it's inappro
 Seek out other allies
 iwe most het hvesvery
 who will
 upport you in this etfort.
 Be careful about
 disclosure and outing
 espect pronouns
 hared their gender identohy w y, dorit tell chers.Ne
 an invasion of prvacn can aso have
 that can be ntolerant of gender differencesss
 ust ask! Then use that pronoun
 Not sure which pronouns
 and encourage
 to correct it and move on
 someone uses? J
 others to do so. It's okay if you make a mistake-just be sure
 only
 wond w
 der-neutral language
 Be patient with those questioning
 their gender identity
 words and phrases are oten genderets unnessessaty, B
 Oing terms ssegenders and exclude people. Coee ng
 genteor inclusive language likehi tends or welcome tokstea
 everyday
 ke "hi guysor addressing a group with wecoeas and
 we
 A person who's questioning their gender
 as they find out what's best for them.
 being respectful of their names, pronouns and bodies.
 identity might shift back and forth
 Be kind and respectful-this includes
 emen
 gender
 Keep it appropriate
 Don't police public restrooms
 olks about their genitals, surgical status or sex res. Botom
 wouldn't ask a cisgender person, don't ask a trans person ethe
 Recognize that gender-variant people may not match the signs on restroom
 doors. If there are no all-gender bathrooms available, offer to accompan
 trans person to the bathroom in a buddy system, so they're less vulnerable.
missjamiekaye:
Y'all!! LUSH is doing a trans rights event with “How to Be a Trans Ally” information booklets, charity items and everything.
        

            
            

                
                
                    Bodies , Police, and Sex: Support
 trans rights
 with Charity Pot
 O LUS
 Be an Ally
 of trans-supportive groups like:
 Beliove everyone doserve
 the same rights, regardless
 of gender identity? Us too.
 Here's how you can help:
 INEAK
 oup
 LUSH
 to be a

 More than
 80%
 O Transgender
 people of
 colon
 of murdered tran
 people in the U.S
 are trans women
 of color.
 trans, it intersects with other types of discrimination
 too. Based on r
 to the 2015 US. Transgender
 people of color
 and broader patterns of
 than white

 Tips for trans
 and non-binary
 allies
 to trans voices
 rd arn
 re the experts on hoir
 an ally n learin wt
 assume you can tellt
 Transgender and non-biary
 may not appear to be trans o
 Don't tolerate disrespect
 Whether it's hurtful language, remarks or jokes, call it out if it's inappro
 Seek out other allies
 iwe most het hvesvery
 who will
 upport you in this etfort.
 Be careful about
 disclosure and outing
 espect pronouns
 hared their gender identohy w y, dorit tell chers.Ne
 an invasion of prvacn can aso have
 that can be ntolerant of gender differencesss
 ust ask! Then use that pronoun
 Not sure which pronouns
 and encourage
 to correct it and move on
 someone uses? J
 others to do so. It's okay if you make a mistake-just be sure
 only
 wond w
 der-neutral language
 Be patient with those questioning
 their gender identity
 words and phrases are oten genderets unnessessaty, B
 Oing terms ssegenders and exclude people. Coee ng
 genteor inclusive language likehi tends or welcome tokstea
 everyday
 ke "hi guysor addressing a group with wecoeas and
 we
 A person who's questioning their gender
 as they find out what's best for them.
 being respectful of their names, pronouns and bodies.
 identity might shift back and forth
 Be kind and respectful-this includes
 emen
 gender
 Keep it appropriate
 Don't police public restrooms
 olks about their genitals, surgical status or sex res. Botom
 wouldn't ask a cisgender person, don't ask a trans person ethe
 Recognize that gender-variant people may not match the signs on restroom
 doors. If there are no all-gender bathrooms available, offer to accompan
 trans person to the bathroom in a buddy system, so they're less vulnerable.
missjamiekaye:
Y'all!! LUSH is doing a trans rights event with “How to Be a Trans Ally” information booklets, charity items and everything.
                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        Children, Christmas, and Dude: Kotaku
 @Kotaku
 Follow
 Meet the 19-year-old who spent over $10,000
 on microtransactions bit.ly/2jE8P2n
 8:50 AM-3 Dec 2017
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asynca:
tallerthanatitan:

punished-rainy-days:
Remember what I was saying before about how microtransactions are geared specifically to exploit addicts and “If you don’t like it don’t buy it” isn’t an argument?
@asynca 

Thank you for @-ing me. 
For those of you who don’t know, I’m a specialist problem gambling financial counsellor. This means that I’m specially trained, qualified and experienced in aiding the rehabilitation of people struggling with problem gambling, and working with people who are affected by others’ problem gambling protect themselves and rebuild their lives. I spend 30% of the hours of my day job working with these people. 
I’m going to make a very bold statement: micro-transactions with a ‘chance’ element are gambling. They are what is called an ‘embedded gambling element’ in a game. They may be a ‘softer’ form of gambling than sitting at a poker machine, but they are gambling. They normalise gambling to children (which has been shown to lead to problem gambling). They groom future problem gamblers, and they exploit people who have neurochemical imbalances (ie, depression). There is a very, very strong link between gambling and mental illness.  People who gamble in games are more likely to susceptible to current and future gambling problems.
I’m going to focus on lootboxes in Overwatch, because it’s the game I know the most about. I also know a lot about how poker machines are psychologically designed to be highly addictive, specifically exploiting known psychological triggers to reel people in and keep them spending. 
Poker machines ‘tease’ you with near wins which provide you with the same adrenaline and dopamine release as an actual win. 
Overwatch lootboxes do the same - you know that feel of seeing a purple/gold coin flipping in the air??? OMG! Is it going to be THAT THING YOU REALLY!!!!-oh. 
Bright colours, exciting lights, the visceral feel of pushing the button/spinning the wheel is important to addiction. Blizzard has does the same with lootboxes - by vibrating your controller. By shaking the camera. By having the lootbox rATTLE AND EXPLODE!!!! with your reward. The sounds and specially engineered to build excitement and tensions and remind you of wealth. The ‘coin’ system of the lootbox reminds you of wealth. This is all super deliberate - it’s not a mistake. Using subconscious cues like exploding money boxes!!! the sound of money, the shape of money - that’s likening the process to a lottery. 
While it’s quite unlikely someone could actually spend ENORMOUS amounts of money chasing that ‘jackpot’ (the skin they really want for their character, for example), it is possible. HOWEVER, it’s much more likely that the person will have this sort of reward system normalised, will find the element of chance ‘exciting’ (because, dude, we’re psychologically engineered to be more interested in ‘chance’ events than certain/impossible events), and seek out and enjoy other similar passtimes. Like actual gambling with real money. 
Every time you gamble, you change the structure of your brain. I’m not exaggerating. Every time you take a chance on that lootbox, you flood your brain with adrenaline and dopamine. The presence of those two neurochemicals changes the density of the receptors of them minutely. After a few boxes, it’s unlikely you’ll become addicted. However, if you keep doing it, your receptors change density so that you need more adrenaline and more dopamine to get the same excitement and pleasure from the hit. 
Worse, this rush of adrenaline and dopamine is much, much more addictive to people with mental illness (or a susceptibility to mental illness), as the presence of these chemicals is a very unhealthy (but unfortunately effective, at least in the extremely short term) way of medicating mental illness. Unfortunately, because of the escalating changes in receptor density, it eventually makes mental illness much worse in the long run. There is a strong link between gambling and suicide. 
Compare your first lootbox with the lootboxes you get now. Are you getting the same enjoyment? Nope. 
Think how many times you bought 11 lootboxes…. only to buy another 11 and another 11 and another 11. It becomes mechanical, pressing that button, opening another lootbox. Kind of like sitting at a poker machine. 
Think about how normal the lootbox system seems now. 
Chance-based gambling reward systems in games are dangerous, and should be replaced either by work-and-reward systems (you get 10 credits per level, and you can spend these on rewards of your choice), combined with micro-transaction-based currency for people who do not have the time to commit to leveling 300 times for that epic Christmas skin. 
Remove chance. Just remove it. 

        

            
            

                
                
                    Children, Christmas, and Dude: Kotaku
 @Kotaku
 Follow
 Meet the 19-year-old who spent over $10,000
 on microtransactions bit.ly/2jE8P2n
 8:50 AM-3 Dec 2017
 49 Retweets 117 Likes
 29
 t 49 117
asynca:
tallerthanatitan:

punished-rainy-days:
Remember what I was saying before about how microtransactions are geared specifically to exploit addicts and “If you don’t like it don’t buy it” isn’t an argument?
@asynca 

Thank you for @-ing me. 
For those of you who don’t know, I’m a specialist problem gambling financial counsellor. This means that I’m specially trained, qualified and experienced in aiding the rehabilitation of people struggling with problem gambling, and working with people who are affected by others’ problem gambling protect themselves and rebuild their lives. I spend 30% of the hours of my day job working with these people. 
I’m going to make a very bold statement: micro-transactions with a ‘chance’ element are gambling. They are what is called an ‘embedded gambling element’ in a game. They may be a ‘softer’ form of gambling than sitting at a poker machine, but they are gambling. They normalise gambling to children (which has been shown to lead to problem gambling). They groom future problem gamblers, and they exploit people who have neurochemical imbalances (ie, depression). There is a very, very strong link between gambling and mental illness.  People who gamble in games are more likely to susceptible to current and future gambling problems.
I’m going to focus on lootboxes in Overwatch, because it’s the game I know the most about. I also know a lot about how poker machines are psychologically designed to be highly addictive, specifically exploiting known psychological triggers to reel people in and keep them spending. 
Poker machines ‘tease’ you with near wins which provide you with the same adrenaline and dopamine release as an actual win. 
Overwatch lootboxes do the same - you know that feel of seeing a purple/gold coin flipping in the air??? OMG! Is it going to be THAT THING YOU REALLY!!!!-oh. 
Bright colours, exciting lights, the visceral feel of pushing the button/spinning the wheel is important to addiction. Blizzard has does the same with lootboxes - by vibrating your controller. By shaking the camera. By having the lootbox rATTLE AND EXPLODE!!!! with your reward. The sounds and specially engineered to build excitement and tensions and remind you of wealth. The ‘coin’ system of the lootbox reminds you of wealth. This is all super deliberate - it’s not a mistake. Using subconscious cues like exploding money boxes!!! the sound of money, the shape of money - that’s likening the process to a lottery. 
While it’s quite unlikely someone could actually spend ENORMOUS amounts of money chasing that ‘jackpot’ (the skin they really want for their character, for example), it is possible. HOWEVER, it’s much more likely that the person will have this sort of reward system normalised, will find the element of chance ‘exciting’ (because, dude, we’re psychologically engineered to be more interested in ‘chance’ events than certain/impossible events), and seek out and enjoy other similar passtimes. Like actual gambling with real money. 
Every time you gamble, you change the structure of your brain. I’m not exaggerating. Every time you take a chance on that lootbox, you flood your brain with adrenaline and dopamine. The presence of those two neurochemicals changes the density of the receptors of them minutely. After a few boxes, it’s unlikely you’ll become addicted. However, if you keep doing it, your receptors change density so that you need more adrenaline and more dopamine to get the same excitement and pleasure from the hit. 
Worse, this rush of adrenaline and dopamine is much, much more addictive to people with mental illness (or a susceptibility to mental illness), as the presence of these chemicals is a very unhealthy (but unfortunately effective, at least in the extremely short term) way of medicating mental illness. Unfortunately, because of the escalating changes in receptor density, it eventually makes mental illness much worse in the long run. There is a strong link between gambling and suicide. 
Compare your first lootbox with the lootboxes you get now. Are you getting the same enjoyment? Nope. 
Think how many times you bought 11 lootboxes…. only to buy another 11 and another 11 and another 11. It becomes mechanical, pressing that button, opening another lootbox. Kind of like sitting at a poker machine. 
Think about how normal the lootbox system seems now. 
Chance-based gambling reward systems in games are dangerous, and should be replaced either by work-and-reward systems (you get 10 credits per level, and you can spend these on rewards of your choice), combined with micro-transaction-based currency for people who do not have the time to commit to leveling 300 times for that epic Christmas skin. 
Remove chance. Just remove it. 

                    
                
            

            
                
                
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        Being Alone, Arguing, and Bitch: I do not understand this male privilege builshit
 What Fucking. Privleges. Do Men. Have.?27777
 Name them.I swear, I challenge you to name these male privileges" and be
 able to prove them.
 Come on, I tucking dare you
 them!
 Oh boy well, as a man. I'll te
 you my male privilege
 1. My odds of being hired for a job, when competing against female
 applicants, are probably skewed in my favor The more prestigious
 the job, the larger the odds are skewed
 I can be confident in the fact that my co-workers won't think that I
 was hired/promoted because of my sex- despite the fact that it's
 2
 true.
 3, If I ever am promoted when a woman of my peers is better suited
 4. If i ever fail at my job or career, it won't be seen as a blacklist
 5I am tar less likely to face sexual harassment than my female peers.
 for the job, it is because of my sex.
 against
 6. If i do the same task as a woman, and if the measurement is at all
 7. If I am a teen or an adult, and I stay out of prison, my odds of
 8
 subjective, chances are people will think I did a better job
 low
 On average, I'm taught that walking alone after dark by myself is
 less than dangerous than it is for my female peers,
 9 IfI choose not to have children, my masculinity will not be
 10. It i do have children but i do not provide primary care for them, my
 11. If I have children and I do care for them, I'll be praised even if my
 12. IfI have children and a career, no one will think I'm selfish for not
 13. If I seek political office, my relationship with my children or who
 masculinity will not be questioned.
 deem to take care of them will more often not be scrutinized by the
 press.
 14. My elected representatives are mostly people of my own sex. The
 more prestigious the position, the more this is true
 15. When I seek out "the person in charge", it is likely that they will be
 someone of my own sex. The higher the position, the more oftern
 16. As a child, chances are I am encouraged to be more active and
 17. As a child, I could choose from an almost infinite variety of
 children's media featuring positive, active, non-stereotyped heroes
 of my own sex. I never had to look for it; male protagonists were
 18. As a child, chances are I got more teacher attention than giris who
 raised their hands just as often.
 19. If my day, week or year is going badly, I need not ask of each
 negative episode or situation whether or not it has sexist
 overtones. (Nobody's going to ask if I'm upset because I'm
 20 I ean turn on the television or glance at the front page of the
 newspaper and see peopie of my own sex widely represented.
 21. It I'm careless with my financial atfairs it won't be attributed to my
 22. If I'm careless with my driving it won't be attributed to my sex.
 23. I can speak in public to a large group without putting my sex on
 trial
 24. Even if I sleep with a lot of women, there is little to no chance that I
 will be seriously labeled a "slut." nor is there any male counterpart
 25
 I do not have to worry about the message my wardrobe sends
 26 My clothing is typically less expensive and better-constructed
 than women's clothing for the same social status. While I have
 fewer options, my clothes will probably fit better than a woman's
 27. The grooming regimen expected of me is relatively cheap and
 28 It buy a new car, chances are I'll be offered a better price than a
 woman buying the same car. The same goes for other expensive
 29 If 'm not conventionaly attractive, the disadvantages are relatively
 30 I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be
 31. I can ask for legal protection from violence that happens mostly to
 small and easy to ignore
 aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch.
 men without being seen as a selfish special interest, since that
 kind of violence is called crime and is a general social concen.
 (Molence that happens mosty to women is usually called
 "domestic violence" or “acquaintance rape," and is seen as a
 32
 I can be contident that the ordinary language of day-to-day
 existence wil always include my sex. “All men are created equal,"
 mailman, chairman, freshman, he
 33. My ability to make important decisions and my capability in
 general will never be questioned depending on what time of the
 34. I will never be expected to change my name upon marriage or
 35. The decision to hire me will not be based on assumptions about
 36 Every major religion in the world is led primarily by people of my
 37. Most major religions argue that I should be the head of my
 questioned if I don't change my name.
 whether or not I might choose to have a family sometime soon.
 own sex. Even God, in most major religions, is pictured as male
 household, while my wite and children should be subservient to
 38 It I have a wite or live-in girifriend, chances are we'll divide up
 household chores so that she does most of the labor, and in
 asks
 39. If I have children with my girlfriend or wife, I can expect her to do
 most of the basic childcare such as changing diapers and feeding.
 40. If I have children with my wife or girlfriend, and it turns out that
 one of us needs to make career sacrifices to raise the kids,
 chances are we'll both assume the career sacrificed should be
 hers.
 41, Assuming Iam heterosexual, magazines, billboards, television,
 movies, pomography, and virtualily all of media is filled with
 images of scantily-clad women intended to appeal to me sexually.
 Such
 n exist, but are rarer.
 42 In general, I am under much less pressure to be thin than my
 female counterparts are. If I am over-weight, I probably suffer fewer
 social and economic consequences for being fat than over-weight
 43. If I am heterosexual, it's incredibly unlikely that I'll ever be beaten
 44. Complete strangers generally do not walk up to me on the street
 45 Sexual harassment on the street virtually never happens to me. I
 up by a spouse or lover
 and tell me to "smile."
 do not need to plot my movements through public space in order
 to avoid being sexually harassed, or to mitigate sexual
 46. On average, I am not interrupted by women as often as women are
 interru
 47. On average, I will have the privilege of not knowing about my male
 And lastly, I am taken as a more credible feminist than my female peers,
 despite the fact that the feminist movement is not liberating to my sex
 THIS. THIS IS HOW YOU BE A MALE FEMINIST
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                    Being Alone, Arguing, and Bitch: I do not understand this male privilege builshit
 What Fucking. Privleges. Do Men. Have.?27777
 Name them.I swear, I challenge you to name these male privileges" and be
 able to prove them.
 Come on, I tucking dare you
 them!
 Oh boy well, as a man. I'll te
 you my male privilege
 1. My odds of being hired for a job, when competing against female
 applicants, are probably skewed in my favor The more prestigious
 the job, the larger the odds are skewed
 I can be confident in the fact that my co-workers won't think that I
 was hired/promoted because of my sex- despite the fact that it's
 2
 true.
 3, If I ever am promoted when a woman of my peers is better suited
 4. If i ever fail at my job or career, it won't be seen as a blacklist
 5I am tar less likely to face sexual harassment than my female peers.
 for the job, it is because of my sex.
 against
 6. If i do the same task as a woman, and if the measurement is at all
 7. If I am a teen or an adult, and I stay out of prison, my odds of
 8
 subjective, chances are people will think I did a better job
 low
 On average, I'm taught that walking alone after dark by myself is
 less than dangerous than it is for my female peers,
 9 IfI choose not to have children, my masculinity will not be
 10. It i do have children but i do not provide primary care for them, my
 11. If I have children and I do care for them, I'll be praised even if my
 12. IfI have children and a career, no one will think I'm selfish for not
 13. If I seek political office, my relationship with my children or who
 masculinity will not be questioned.
 deem to take care of them will more often not be scrutinized by the
 press.
 14. My elected representatives are mostly people of my own sex. The
 more prestigious the position, the more this is true
 15. When I seek out "the person in charge", it is likely that they will be
 someone of my own sex. The higher the position, the more oftern
 16. As a child, chances are I am encouraged to be more active and
 17. As a child, I could choose from an almost infinite variety of
 children's media featuring positive, active, non-stereotyped heroes
 of my own sex. I never had to look for it; male protagonists were
 18. As a child, chances are I got more teacher attention than giris who
 raised their hands just as often.
 19. If my day, week or year is going badly, I need not ask of each
 negative episode or situation whether or not it has sexist
 overtones. (Nobody's going to ask if I'm upset because I'm
 20 I ean turn on the television or glance at the front page of the
 newspaper and see peopie of my own sex widely represented.
 21. It I'm careless with my financial atfairs it won't be attributed to my
 22. If I'm careless with my driving it won't be attributed to my sex.
 23. I can speak in public to a large group without putting my sex on
 trial
 24. Even if I sleep with a lot of women, there is little to no chance that I
 will be seriously labeled a "slut." nor is there any male counterpart
 25
 I do not have to worry about the message my wardrobe sends
 26 My clothing is typically less expensive and better-constructed
 than women's clothing for the same social status. While I have
 fewer options, my clothes will probably fit better than a woman's
 27. The grooming regimen expected of me is relatively cheap and
 28 It buy a new car, chances are I'll be offered a better price than a
 woman buying the same car. The same goes for other expensive
 29 If 'm not conventionaly attractive, the disadvantages are relatively
 30 I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be
 31. I can ask for legal protection from violence that happens mostly to
 small and easy to ignore
 aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch.
 men without being seen as a selfish special interest, since that
 kind of violence is called crime and is a general social concen.
 (Molence that happens mosty to women is usually called
 "domestic violence" or “acquaintance rape," and is seen as a
 32
 I can be contident that the ordinary language of day-to-day
 existence wil always include my sex. “All men are created equal,"
 mailman, chairman, freshman, he
 33. My ability to make important decisions and my capability in
 general will never be questioned depending on what time of the
 34. I will never be expected to change my name upon marriage or
 35. The decision to hire me will not be based on assumptions about
 36 Every major religion in the world is led primarily by people of my
 37. Most major religions argue that I should be the head of my
 questioned if I don't change my name.
 whether or not I might choose to have a family sometime soon.
 own sex. Even God, in most major religions, is pictured as male
 household, while my wite and children should be subservient to
 38 It I have a wite or live-in girifriend, chances are we'll divide up
 household chores so that she does most of the labor, and in
 asks
 39. If I have children with my girlfriend or wife, I can expect her to do
 most of the basic childcare such as changing diapers and feeding.
 40. If I have children with my wife or girlfriend, and it turns out that
 one of us needs to make career sacrifices to raise the kids,
 chances are we'll both assume the career sacrificed should be
 hers.
 41, Assuming Iam heterosexual, magazines, billboards, television,
 movies, pomography, and virtualily all of media is filled with
 images of scantily-clad women intended to appeal to me sexually.
 Such
 n exist, but are rarer.
 42 In general, I am under much less pressure to be thin than my
 female counterparts are. If I am over-weight, I probably suffer fewer
 social and economic consequences for being fat than over-weight
 43. If I am heterosexual, it's incredibly unlikely that I'll ever be beaten
 44. Complete strangers generally do not walk up to me on the street
 45 Sexual harassment on the street virtually never happens to me. I
 up by a spouse or lover
 and tell me to "smile."
 do not need to plot my movements through public space in order
 to avoid being sexually harassed, or to mitigate sexual
 46. On average, I am not interrupted by women as often as women are
 interru
 47. On average, I will have the privilege of not knowing about my male
 And lastly, I am taken as a more credible feminist than my female peers,
 despite the fact that the feminist movement is not liberating to my sex
 THIS. THIS IS HOW YOU BE A MALE FEMINIST
 297,700 notes
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        Brains, Chill, and College: 53
 Humans Are Weird
 arcticfoxbear
 So there has been a bit of what if humans were the weird ones? going
 around tumblr at the moment and Earth Day got me thinking. Earth is a wonky
 place, the axis tilts, the orbit wobbles, and the ground spews molten rock for
 goodness sakes. What if what makes humans weird is just our capacity to
 survive? What if all the other life bearing planets are these mild, Mediterranean
 climates with no seasons, no tectonic plates, and no intense weather?
 What if several species (including humans) land on a world and the humans
 are all "SCOREI Earth like worldi Let's get exploring before we get out
 competed! And the planet starts offing the other aliens right and left, electric
 storms, hypothermia, tornadoes and the humans are just.. there... counting
 seconds between flashes, having snowball fights, and just surviving
 arafaelkestra
 To paraphrase one of my favorite bits of a 'humans are awesome' fiction
 megapost: "you don't know you're from a Death World until you leave it. For a
 ton of reasons, I really like the idea of Earth being Space Australia.
 crazy-pages
 Alien: Im sorry, what did you just say your comfortable temperature range is?
 Human: "Honestly we can tolerate anywhere from -40 to 50 Celcius, but we
 prefer the 0 to 30 range.
 Alien:"... I'm sorry did you just list temperatures below freezing?
 Human: "Yeah, but most of us prefer to throw on scarves or jackets at those
 temperatures it can be a bit nippy
 Other human: "Nah mate, I knew this guy in college who refused to wear
 anything past his knees and elbows until it was-20 at least.
 Human "Heh. Yeah everybody knows someone like that.
 Alien:.. And did you also say 50 Celcius? As in, half way to boiling?
 Human: "Eugh. Yes. It sucks, we sweat everywhere, and god help you if you
 touch a seatbelt buckle, but yes.
 Alien: "..... We've got like 50 uninhabitable planets we think you might enjoy.
 val-tashoth
 You're telling me that you have... settlements. On islands with active
 volcanism?
 Well, yeah. I'm not about to tell Iceland and Hawall how to live their lives
 Actually, it's kind of a tourist attraction.
 What, the molten rock?"
 Well, yeahl It's not every day you see a mountain spew out liquid rocks! The
 best one is Yellowstone, though. All these hot springs and geysers from the
 YOU ACTIVELY SEEK OUT ACTIVE SUPERVOLCANOES7
 Shit, man, we swim in the groundwater near them.
 Sounds like the Damned" trilogy by Alan Dean Foster
 the-grand author
 And you say the poles of your world would get as low as negative one
 hundred with wind chill?
 Yup, with blizzards you cant see through every other day just about."
 Amazing! when did you manage to send drones that could survive such
 well, actually.
 ...what?
 we kinda.sent... people..
 ".. what?
 we sent-
 no yeah I heard you I just- what? You sent... HUMANS... to a place one
 hundred degrees below freezing?"
 y-yeah
 and they didn't... die?
 Well the first few did
 PEOPLE DIED OF THE COLD AND YOUR SOLUTION WAS TO SEND MORE
 PEOPLE???1?1712
 burntcopper
 But surely you have records of volcanic activity doing tremendous damage to
 human settlements
 Yep. Pompeil is legendary. Entire cities went. Towns buried under lava,
 peoples' brains boiled in the first rush of heat, loads more killed by falling
 ah, good, they learned their lesson and didn't build there again
 ...well..
 Are you seriously telling me this volcano is legendary for killing several urban
 conurbations and you built on top of it AGAIN?
 In our defence it hasn't actually done it since
 What about earthquake-prone areas? Tell me you're at least vaguely sensible
 about those
 Oh yeah. After the first major earthquake that flattens a city, we build them
 better
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                    Brains, Chill, and College: 53
 Humans Are Weird
 arcticfoxbear
 So there has been a bit of what if humans were the weird ones? going
 around tumblr at the moment and Earth Day got me thinking. Earth is a wonky
 place, the axis tilts, the orbit wobbles, and the ground spews molten rock for
 goodness sakes. What if what makes humans weird is just our capacity to
 survive? What if all the other life bearing planets are these mild, Mediterranean
 climates with no seasons, no tectonic plates, and no intense weather?
 What if several species (including humans) land on a world and the humans
 are all "SCOREI Earth like worldi Let's get exploring before we get out
 competed! And the planet starts offing the other aliens right and left, electric
 storms, hypothermia, tornadoes and the humans are just.. there... counting
 seconds between flashes, having snowball fights, and just surviving
 arafaelkestra
 To paraphrase one of my favorite bits of a 'humans are awesome' fiction
 megapost: "you don't know you're from a Death World until you leave it. For a
 ton of reasons, I really like the idea of Earth being Space Australia.
 crazy-pages
 Alien: Im sorry, what did you just say your comfortable temperature range is?
 Human: "Honestly we can tolerate anywhere from -40 to 50 Celcius, but we
 prefer the 0 to 30 range.
 Alien:"... I'm sorry did you just list temperatures below freezing?
 Human: "Yeah, but most of us prefer to throw on scarves or jackets at those
 temperatures it can be a bit nippy
 Other human: "Nah mate, I knew this guy in college who refused to wear
 anything past his knees and elbows until it was-20 at least.
 Human "Heh. Yeah everybody knows someone like that.
 Alien:.. And did you also say 50 Celcius? As in, half way to boiling?
 Human: "Eugh. Yes. It sucks, we sweat everywhere, and god help you if you
 touch a seatbelt buckle, but yes.
 Alien: "..... We've got like 50 uninhabitable planets we think you might enjoy.
 val-tashoth
 You're telling me that you have... settlements. On islands with active
 volcanism?
 Well, yeah. I'm not about to tell Iceland and Hawall how to live their lives
 Actually, it's kind of a tourist attraction.
 What, the molten rock?"
 Well, yeahl It's not every day you see a mountain spew out liquid rocks! The
 best one is Yellowstone, though. All these hot springs and geysers from the
 YOU ACTIVELY SEEK OUT ACTIVE SUPERVOLCANOES7
 Shit, man, we swim in the groundwater near them.
 Sounds like the Damned" trilogy by Alan Dean Foster
 the-grand author
 And you say the poles of your world would get as low as negative one
 hundred with wind chill?
 Yup, with blizzards you cant see through every other day just about."
 Amazing! when did you manage to send drones that could survive such
 well, actually.
 ...what?
 we kinda.sent... people..
 ".. what?
 we sent-
 no yeah I heard you I just- what? You sent... HUMANS... to a place one
 hundred degrees below freezing?"
 y-yeah
 and they didn't... die?
 Well the first few did
 PEOPLE DIED OF THE COLD AND YOUR SOLUTION WAS TO SEND MORE
 PEOPLE???1?1712
 burntcopper
 But surely you have records of volcanic activity doing tremendous damage to
 human settlements
 Yep. Pompeil is legendary. Entire cities went. Towns buried under lava,
 peoples' brains boiled in the first rush of heat, loads more killed by falling
 ah, good, they learned their lesson and didn't build there again
 ...well..
 Are you seriously telling me this volcano is legendary for killing several urban
 conurbations and you built on top of it AGAIN?
 In our defence it hasn't actually done it since
 What about earthquake-prone areas? Tell me you're at least vaguely sensible
 about those
 Oh yeah. After the first major earthquake that flattens a city, we build them
 better
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        Brains, Chill, and College: arcticfoxbear
 Humans Are Weird
 So there has been a bit of "what if humans were the weird ones?" going
 around tumblr at the moment and Earth Day got me thinking. Earth is a wonky
 place, the axis tilts, the orbit wobbles, and the ground spews molten rock for
 goodness sakes. What if what makes humans weird is just our capacity to
 survive? What if all the other life bearing planets are these mild, Mediterranean
 climates with no seasons, no tectonic plates, and no intense weather?
 What if several species (including humans) land on a world and the humans
 are all SCOREI Earth like world! Let's get exploring before we get out
 competed! And the planet starts offing the other aliens right and left, electric
 storms, hypothermia, tornadoes and the humans are just. there...counting
 seconds between flashes, having snowball fights, and just surviving
 arafaelkestra
 To paraphrase one of my favorite bits of a humans are awesome' fiction
 megapost: "you don't know you're from a Death World until you leave it." For a
 ton of reasons, I really like the idea of Earth being Space Australia.
 crazy-pages
 Alien: "I'm sorry, what did you just say your comfortable temperature range is?"
 Human: "Honestly we can tolerate anywhere from -40 to 50 Celcius, but we
 prefer the 0 to 30 range.
 I'm sorry, did you just list temperatures below freezing?
 Alen:
 Human: "Yeah, but most of us prefer to throw on scarves or jackets at those
 temperatures it can be a bit nippy"
 Other human: "Nah mate, I knew this guy in college who refused to wear
 anything past his knees and elbows until it was -20 at least.
 Human: "Heh. Yeah everybody knows someone like that.
 And did you also say 50 Celcius? As in, half way to bolling?
 Alien:
 Human: "Eugh. Yes. It sucks, we sweat everywhere, and god help you if you
 touch a seatbelt buckle, but yes.
 Alien:
 We've got like 50 uninhabitable planets we think you might enjoy."
 val-tashoth
 "You're telling me that you have... settlements. On islands with active
 volcanism?
 "Well, yeah. I'm not about to tell Iceland and Hawall how to live their lives.
 Actually, it's kind of a tourist attraction.
 "What, the molten rock?"
 "Well, yeah! It's not every day you see a mountain spew out liquid rocks! The
 best one is Yellowstone, though. All these hot springs and geysers from the
 supervolcano-
 "You ACTIVELY SEEK OUT ACTIVE SUPERVOLCANOES?
 "Shit, man, we swim in the groundwater near them."
 wuestenratte
 Sounds like the "Damned" trilogy by Alan Dean Foster
 the-grand-author
 "And you say the poles of your world would get as low as negative one
 hundred with wind chill?"
 "Yup, with blizzards you cant see through every other day just about.
 "Amazingl when did you manage to send drones that could survive such
 temperatures?
 well, actually..
 *.what?
 we kinda.. sent..
 people.
 what?"
 we sent-
 "no yeah I heard you I just- what? You sent... HUMANS... to a place one
 hundred degrees below freezing?
 "y-yeah
 "and they didn't... die?"
 "Well the first few did
 "PEOPLE DIED OF THE COLD AND YOUR SOLUTION WAS TO SEND MORE
 PEOPLE???!?1?1?
 burntcopper
 But surely you have records of volcanic activity doing tremendous damage to
 human settlements.
 'Yep. Pompei is legendary. Entire cities went. Towns buried under lava,
 peoples' brains boiled in the first rush of heat, loads more killed by falling
 pumice.
 'ah, good, they learned their lesson and didn't build there again.
 .well.."
 Are you seriously telling me this volcano is legendary for killing several urban
 conurbations and you built on top of it AGAIN?
 In our defence it hasn't actually done it since
 What about earthquake-prone areas? Tell me you're at least vaguely sensible
 about those.
 Oh yeah. After the first major earthquake that flattens a city, we build them
 better
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                    Brains, Chill, and College: arcticfoxbear
 Humans Are Weird
 So there has been a bit of "what if humans were the weird ones?" going
 around tumblr at the moment and Earth Day got me thinking. Earth is a wonky
 place, the axis tilts, the orbit wobbles, and the ground spews molten rock for
 goodness sakes. What if what makes humans weird is just our capacity to
 survive? What if all the other life bearing planets are these mild, Mediterranean
 climates with no seasons, no tectonic plates, and no intense weather?
 What if several species (including humans) land on a world and the humans
 are all SCOREI Earth like world! Let's get exploring before we get out
 competed! And the planet starts offing the other aliens right and left, electric
 storms, hypothermia, tornadoes and the humans are just. there...counting
 seconds between flashes, having snowball fights, and just surviving
 arafaelkestra
 To paraphrase one of my favorite bits of a humans are awesome' fiction
 megapost: "you don't know you're from a Death World until you leave it." For a
 ton of reasons, I really like the idea of Earth being Space Australia.
 crazy-pages
 Alien: "I'm sorry, what did you just say your comfortable temperature range is?"
 Human: "Honestly we can tolerate anywhere from -40 to 50 Celcius, but we
 prefer the 0 to 30 range.
 I'm sorry, did you just list temperatures below freezing?
 Alen:
 Human: "Yeah, but most of us prefer to throw on scarves or jackets at those
 temperatures it can be a bit nippy"
 Other human: "Nah mate, I knew this guy in college who refused to wear
 anything past his knees and elbows until it was -20 at least.
 Human: "Heh. Yeah everybody knows someone like that.
 And did you also say 50 Celcius? As in, half way to bolling?
 Alien:
 Human: "Eugh. Yes. It sucks, we sweat everywhere, and god help you if you
 touch a seatbelt buckle, but yes.
 Alien:
 We've got like 50 uninhabitable planets we think you might enjoy."
 val-tashoth
 "You're telling me that you have... settlements. On islands with active
 volcanism?
 "Well, yeah. I'm not about to tell Iceland and Hawall how to live their lives.
 Actually, it's kind of a tourist attraction.
 "What, the molten rock?"
 "Well, yeah! It's not every day you see a mountain spew out liquid rocks! The
 best one is Yellowstone, though. All these hot springs and geysers from the
 supervolcano-
 "You ACTIVELY SEEK OUT ACTIVE SUPERVOLCANOES?
 "Shit, man, we swim in the groundwater near them."
 wuestenratte
 Sounds like the "Damned" trilogy by Alan Dean Foster
 the-grand-author
 "And you say the poles of your world would get as low as negative one
 hundred with wind chill?"
 "Yup, with blizzards you cant see through every other day just about.
 "Amazingl when did you manage to send drones that could survive such
 temperatures?
 well, actually..
 *.what?
 we kinda.. sent..
 people.
 what?"
 we sent-
 "no yeah I heard you I just- what? You sent... HUMANS... to a place one
 hundred degrees below freezing?
 "y-yeah
 "and they didn't... die?"
 "Well the first few did
 "PEOPLE DIED OF THE COLD AND YOUR SOLUTION WAS TO SEND MORE
 PEOPLE???!?1?1?
 burntcopper
 But surely you have records of volcanic activity doing tremendous damage to
 human settlements.
 'Yep. Pompei is legendary. Entire cities went. Towns buried under lava,
 peoples' brains boiled in the first rush of heat, loads more killed by falling
 pumice.
 'ah, good, they learned their lesson and didn't build there again.
 .well.."
 Are you seriously telling me this volcano is legendary for killing several urban
 conurbations and you built on top of it AGAIN?
 In our defence it hasn't actually done it since
 What about earthquake-prone areas? Tell me you're at least vaguely sensible
 about those.
 Oh yeah. After the first major earthquake that flattens a city, we build them
 better
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        Antidote, Beer, and College: Simple Ways To Fall
 Back In Love With Your
 Life
 SVEN
 PEAR
 SUNDAY
 A at
 LLLG
 M Train
 HJALTINNOR
 Man Sirlione
 BEER
 LYNK
immy006:

1.
 Travel often. Designate one weekend a month to get yourself out of the 
city, out of the country or at the least, out the front door of your 
apartment. Let the ever-changing scenery of your life keep you inspired,
 invigorated and consistently reminded that there’s so much more to the 
world than your everyday routine. 2. Make room for surprises. 
Instead of trying to control every last aspect of your life, give your 
life the chance to surprise you from time to time. Say yes to the date 
you would usually reject or the party you’re not sure if you should go 
to. Sometimes the things we’re most unsure of end up being the things 
we’re most grateful to have done – but you’ll never know unless you give
 it a shot. 3. Learn to receive love. Accept help from friends 
when they offer it. Accept compliments when they’re directed at you. Let
 yourself be loved in the tiny ways you don’t always allow yourself to 
be, and watch how much easier it becomes to accept your own love, too.
 4. Practice gratitude. Every time a negative thought crosses your mind,
 deliberately counter-act it with a positive one. Life isn’t all 
sunshine and roses, but it is a lot more positive than we tend to give 
it credit for. Capitalize on that on the days when your mood needs a 
boost. 5. Speak to one new person every day. The world is full of
 incredible people – in bookstores, coffee shops, on buses and on 
sidewalks. Take an extra two minutes out of each day to learn your 
barista’s name or tell the bus driver that you appreciate them. You’ll 
be surprised at how many incredible people are already in your vicinity.
 6. Dedicate time to self-improvement. Set aside an hour or two a week 
to chart out personal goals, projects and affirmations. Become your own 
life coach and make self-improvement the priority that it deserves to 
be. 7. Practice forgiveness. Let past grudges fall by the wayside
 and allow peoples presents to overcome their pasts. You don’t have to 
welcome them back into your life, but you do deserve to welcome peace 
back into yours. And forgiveness is an integral part of doing just that.
 8. Leave the past behind. Give yourself active permission to let go of 
the mistakes you’ve made, the paths you shouldn’t have walked down and 
all the ways in which your past has let you down. To move forward you 
have to face forward – so give yourself permission to do so. 9. 
Get moving. Pick a sport, a class or an exercise regime that works for 
your body and then practice it as often as possible. Life just looks 
better through the lens of endorphins – and exercising regularly is a 
proven method of enhancing your mood and wellbeing. 10. Train 
yourself to see the best in people. Loving and appreciating others is a 
habit, just like anything else. Instead of immediately writing people 
off for their shortcomings, try pinpointing their best qualities and 
focusing only on those. It lightens your mood and frees up that part of 
your brain that is usually reserved for bitterness and judgment. 
11. Search for opportunities everywhere. Keep your eyes peeled for the 
classes you’ve always wanted to take, the career move you’ve always 
wanted to make and the little risks you could be taking every day to get
 you closer to where you want to be. The world is ripe with new 
opportunities and chances. It’s up to you whether or not you’re going to
 take them. 12. Surround yourself with positive people. As Jim 
Rohn once said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the 
most time with.” So take a look at who those people are – do they 
inspire you to be a bigger, brighter, more positive version of yourself?
 If not, it may be time to re-evaluate your friend group. 13. 
Make positive plans for the future. Instead of focusing on what could go
 wrong in the next couple of years, try taking a long look at what could
 go right. Plan your life as though all of your wildest dreams could and
 might come true – you’ll be surprised at the effect this mindset has.
 14. Dress for success. Our outer appearance dictates almost nothing 
about what kind of people we are – but it can influence the way we feel.
 When we present ourselves in a way that makes us feel confident, that 
confidence shines through in everything we do. 15. Listen to the 
right kind of music. Music has a massive effect on our mood. And we can 
use that to our advantage. By coordinating the music you’re listening to
 the mood you’d like to be in, you can train your brain to engage in 
positive (or mellow) vibes as needed. 16. Make friends with your 
body. Instead of hating and punishing your body, try loving it. Try 
listening to it. Try feeding it, exercising it, resting it and nurturing
 it in a way that makes you feel at home inside of it. And then love and
 appreciate it for all the incredible things it is capable of. 
17. Seek out mentors. We all need people to look up to. By choosing to 
surround yourself with those who are doing well in the fields that 
interest you, you are setting yourself up for success. Allow yourself to
 be encouraged, inspired and mentored by people much bigger than 
yourself. 18. Be receptive to change. Instead of agonizing over 
the way things used to be, start picking out what’s positive about the 
way things are. Change is never easy, but more often than not, it is our
 own mental resistance to it that makes it so damn hard. 19. Let 
laughter be a priority. We’re fine prioritizing work, school, the gym 
and other constructive activities – but we’re not as comfortable 
prioritizing the activities that bring us true joy. Like sharing a glass
 of wine and a night of ridiculous jokes with the people we love most. 
Consider carving out time for laughter because it turns out it really is
 the best medicine. 20. Start looking at health holistically. 
Health isn’t just about eating your veggies and going for regular runs 
(though it’s also about that) – true health means that you’re taking 
care of yourself physically, emotionally and psychologically. Failing to
 make time for self-care means failing to make time for your overall 
sense of wellbeing. 21. Commit to an ongoing education. Learning 
shouldn’t stop when we graduate high school or college. By actively 
seeking out methods of growing your knowledge base, you’re actively 
seeking out ways of improving your life. And education doesn’t need to 
be formal – chances are, everyone you know has something to teach you. 
It’s just a matter of allowing them to do so. 22. Master the art of active listening. You have more to learn from others than you think you do.
 23. Let yourself dream without restraint. Your life may never fully 
match up with your wildest fantasies – but allowing yourself to engage 
in them nonetheless can help you realize what you really want in life, 
and what you ought to be working toward. 24. Choose optimism over
 cynicism. As much as self-proclaimed “realists” loathe to admit it, 
optimists have more fun. And by making slightly more positive choices in
 their everyday lives, they attract more positive results. 25. 
Prioritize people. As much as we’d all like to believe otherwise, we 
need other people in our lives. When we neglect our social lives, we 
neglect some of the best opportunities we have available for ongoing 
learning and growth. By making other people a priority, we make the 
continuous expansion of our worldview a priority, too. 26. Stop 
shying away from hard work. In the world of quick fixes and overnight 
fame, hard work is an underrated skill. The more we persevere at the 
things that matter to us, the more our confidence grows alongside our 
skill set. And that in itself is reason enough to start taking our work 
ethic more seriously. 27. Minimize your need for instant 
gratification. In a world that maximizes instant gratification, learn to
 occasionally forgo your impulses in favour of focusing on what you want
 in the long-run. The more you realize how dependent you are on digital 
forms of validation and gratification, the more capable you become of 
unplugging and focusing on what matters. 28. Spend more time in 
nature. There’s no two ways about it – our minds need to interact with 
nature in order to function optimally. Taking a half hour walk outdoors 
may just be the antidote you need for reducing anxiety levels, 
increasing your quality of sleep and boosting your mood. At worst, it’s a
 nice way to spend your lunch break. 29. Minimize your 
belongings. Minimalism is trendy – and with good reason. The less we 
own, the less we realize we need in order to get by. It’s an empowering 
concept – and one that eases the pressure on our wallets while it’s at 
it. 30. Give your time away. By devoting our time and energy to a
 cause much bigger than ourselves, we ironically realize what a huge 
impact we can have on the world when we aren’t just focused on our own 
self-interest. Sometimes the first step to improving yourself is 
forgetting all about yourself. 31. Allow yourself a creative 
outlet. Even if you’re completely lacking in artistic talent, having a 
creative outlet of any sort can be highly therapeutic. You don’t need to
 be Picasso or Hemingway right away – you can indulge in self-expression
 for your own sake and let the talent build with time. 32. Share 
some positive energy. The best way to intensify a good mood is to share 
it. Go out of your way to compliment a friend, buy a coffee for the 
person behind you in line or tell someone exactly why you love them. 
It’s almost impossible to make someone else’s day and not have your own 
made as a result. 33. Be a little more open every day. Life 
drags. It stagnates. It slumps. But more often than not, the reason it 
does all of that is because we have closed ourselves off to it. When we 
commit to saying ‘Yes’ a little more often with every passing day, we 
commit to opening our lives back up to possibility. And we may just end 
up falling in love with wherever those possibilities take us. By Heidi Priebe Artwork by nattskiftetSource
        

            
            

                
                
                    Antidote, Beer, and College: Simple Ways To Fall
 Back In Love With Your
 Life
 SVEN
 PEAR
 SUNDAY
 A at
 LLLG
 M Train
 HJALTINNOR
 Man Sirlione
 BEER
 LYNK
immy006:

1.
 Travel often. Designate one weekend a month to get yourself out of the 
city, out of the country or at the least, out the front door of your 
apartment. Let the ever-changing scenery of your life keep you inspired,
 invigorated and consistently reminded that there’s so much more to the 
world than your everyday routine. 2. Make room for surprises. 
Instead of trying to control every last aspect of your life, give your 
life the chance to surprise you from time to time. Say yes to the date 
you would usually reject or the party you’re not sure if you should go 
to. Sometimes the things we’re most unsure of end up being the things 
we’re most grateful to have done – but you’ll never know unless you give
 it a shot. 3. Learn to receive love. Accept help from friends 
when they offer it. Accept compliments when they’re directed at you. Let
 yourself be loved in the tiny ways you don’t always allow yourself to 
be, and watch how much easier it becomes to accept your own love, too.
 4. Practice gratitude. Every time a negative thought crosses your mind,
 deliberately counter-act it with a positive one. Life isn’t all 
sunshine and roses, but it is a lot more positive than we tend to give 
it credit for. Capitalize on that on the days when your mood needs a 
boost. 5. Speak to one new person every day. The world is full of
 incredible people – in bookstores, coffee shops, on buses and on 
sidewalks. Take an extra two minutes out of each day to learn your 
barista’s name or tell the bus driver that you appreciate them. You’ll 
be surprised at how many incredible people are already in your vicinity.
 6. Dedicate time to self-improvement. Set aside an hour or two a week 
to chart out personal goals, projects and affirmations. Become your own 
life coach and make self-improvement the priority that it deserves to 
be. 7. Practice forgiveness. Let past grudges fall by the wayside
 and allow peoples presents to overcome their pasts. You don’t have to 
welcome them back into your life, but you do deserve to welcome peace 
back into yours. And forgiveness is an integral part of doing just that.
 8. Leave the past behind. Give yourself active permission to let go of 
the mistakes you’ve made, the paths you shouldn’t have walked down and 
all the ways in which your past has let you down. To move forward you 
have to face forward – so give yourself permission to do so. 9. 
Get moving. Pick a sport, a class or an exercise regime that works for 
your body and then practice it as often as possible. Life just looks 
better through the lens of endorphins – and exercising regularly is a 
proven method of enhancing your mood and wellbeing. 10. Train 
yourself to see the best in people. Loving and appreciating others is a 
habit, just like anything else. Instead of immediately writing people 
off for their shortcomings, try pinpointing their best qualities and 
focusing only on those. It lightens your mood and frees up that part of 
your brain that is usually reserved for bitterness and judgment. 
11. Search for opportunities everywhere. Keep your eyes peeled for the 
classes you’ve always wanted to take, the career move you’ve always 
wanted to make and the little risks you could be taking every day to get
 you closer to where you want to be. The world is ripe with new 
opportunities and chances. It’s up to you whether or not you’re going to
 take them. 12. Surround yourself with positive people. As Jim 
Rohn once said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the 
most time with.” So take a look at who those people are – do they 
inspire you to be a bigger, brighter, more positive version of yourself?
 If not, it may be time to re-evaluate your friend group. 13. 
Make positive plans for the future. Instead of focusing on what could go
 wrong in the next couple of years, try taking a long look at what could
 go right. Plan your life as though all of your wildest dreams could and
 might come true – you’ll be surprised at the effect this mindset has.
 14. Dress for success. Our outer appearance dictates almost nothing 
about what kind of people we are – but it can influence the way we feel.
 When we present ourselves in a way that makes us feel confident, that 
confidence shines through in everything we do. 15. Listen to the 
right kind of music. Music has a massive effect on our mood. And we can 
use that to our advantage. By coordinating the music you’re listening to
 the mood you’d like to be in, you can train your brain to engage in 
positive (or mellow) vibes as needed. 16. Make friends with your 
body. Instead of hating and punishing your body, try loving it. Try 
listening to it. Try feeding it, exercising it, resting it and nurturing
 it in a way that makes you feel at home inside of it. And then love and
 appreciate it for all the incredible things it is capable of. 
17. Seek out mentors. We all need people to look up to. By choosing to 
surround yourself with those who are doing well in the fields that 
interest you, you are setting yourself up for success. Allow yourself to
 be encouraged, inspired and mentored by people much bigger than 
yourself. 18. Be receptive to change. Instead of agonizing over 
the way things used to be, start picking out what’s positive about the 
way things are. Change is never easy, but more often than not, it is our
 own mental resistance to it that makes it so damn hard. 19. Let 
laughter be a priority. We’re fine prioritizing work, school, the gym 
and other constructive activities – but we’re not as comfortable 
prioritizing the activities that bring us true joy. Like sharing a glass
 of wine and a night of ridiculous jokes with the people we love most. 
Consider carving out time for laughter because it turns out it really is
 the best medicine. 20. Start looking at health holistically. 
Health isn’t just about eating your veggies and going for regular runs 
(though it’s also about that) – true health means that you’re taking 
care of yourself physically, emotionally and psychologically. Failing to
 make time for self-care means failing to make time for your overall 
sense of wellbeing. 21. Commit to an ongoing education. Learning 
shouldn’t stop when we graduate high school or college. By actively 
seeking out methods of growing your knowledge base, you’re actively 
seeking out ways of improving your life. And education doesn’t need to 
be formal – chances are, everyone you know has something to teach you. 
It’s just a matter of allowing them to do so. 22. Master the art of active listening. You have more to learn from others than you think you do.
 23. Let yourself dream without restraint. Your life may never fully 
match up with your wildest fantasies – but allowing yourself to engage 
in them nonetheless can help you realize what you really want in life, 
and what you ought to be working toward. 24. Choose optimism over
 cynicism. As much as self-proclaimed “realists” loathe to admit it, 
optimists have more fun. And by making slightly more positive choices in
 their everyday lives, they attract more positive results. 25. 
Prioritize people. As much as we’d all like to believe otherwise, we 
need other people in our lives. When we neglect our social lives, we 
neglect some of the best opportunities we have available for ongoing 
learning and growth. By making other people a priority, we make the 
continuous expansion of our worldview a priority, too. 26. Stop 
shying away from hard work. In the world of quick fixes and overnight 
fame, hard work is an underrated skill. The more we persevere at the 
things that matter to us, the more our confidence grows alongside our 
skill set. And that in itself is reason enough to start taking our work 
ethic more seriously. 27. Minimize your need for instant 
gratification. In a world that maximizes instant gratification, learn to
 occasionally forgo your impulses in favour of focusing on what you want
 in the long-run. The more you realize how dependent you are on digital 
forms of validation and gratification, the more capable you become of 
unplugging and focusing on what matters. 28. Spend more time in 
nature. There’s no two ways about it – our minds need to interact with 
nature in order to function optimally. Taking a half hour walk outdoors 
may just be the antidote you need for reducing anxiety levels, 
increasing your quality of sleep and boosting your mood. At worst, it’s a
 nice way to spend your lunch break. 29. Minimize your 
belongings. Minimalism is trendy – and with good reason. The less we 
own, the less we realize we need in order to get by. It’s an empowering 
concept – and one that eases the pressure on our wallets while it’s at 
it. 30. Give your time away. By devoting our time and energy to a
 cause much bigger than ourselves, we ironically realize what a huge 
impact we can have on the world when we aren’t just focused on our own 
self-interest. Sometimes the first step to improving yourself is 
forgetting all about yourself. 31. Allow yourself a creative 
outlet. Even if you’re completely lacking in artistic talent, having a 
creative outlet of any sort can be highly therapeutic. You don’t need to
 be Picasso or Hemingway right away – you can indulge in self-expression
 for your own sake and let the talent build with time. 32. Share 
some positive energy. The best way to intensify a good mood is to share 
it. Go out of your way to compliment a friend, buy a coffee for the 
person behind you in line or tell someone exactly why you love them. 
It’s almost impossible to make someone else’s day and not have your own 
made as a result. 33. Be a little more open every day. Life 
drags. It stagnates. It slumps. But more often than not, the reason it 
does all of that is because we have closed ourselves off to it. When we 
commit to saying ‘Yes’ a little more often with every passing day, we 
commit to opening our lives back up to possibility. And we may just end 
up falling in love with wherever those possibilities take us. By Heidi Priebe Artwork by nattskiftetSource
                    
                
            

            
                
                
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        Animals, Bad, and Crazy: 1. An exaggerated, charming personality
 A psychopath will put on what professionals refer
 to as a mask of sanity that is likeable and
 pleasant. He/she will play into every fantasy and
 insecurity you have and do good deeds to gain your
 trust
 2. Over-the-top flattery
 If he or she seems to be all over your business
 complimenting every single atom you possess, the
 hyper-complimentary behavior is called love
 bombing, and it's supposed to get you hooked
 3. Triangulation
 Psychopaths "love to work you up into a state of
 obsessive frenzy, so that you basically become
 obsessed with them. TheyU then purposely try to
 make you jealous and pull away, which is called
 4. They think they're really, really
 awesome and mighty
 They are all about their bods, the facial regimen,
 the looks. They think the rules don't apply to them
 or that the world owes them something. This
 nflated sense of self is a classic sign of
 psychopathy.
 5. No real signs of remorse
 Psychos are incapable of showing palpable efforts
 of remarse or guilt. If you notice that your buddy is
 acting very nonchalantly about accidentally killing
 pets, then you may want to re-evaluate that
 6. Unreachable, grandiose goals and
 plans (or none at all)
 Much like the whole "Tm Superman" thing.
 psychopaths have pretty crazy plans. And nat just
 Tm going back to law school" plans, more like,
 Tm going to be a millionaire after Imove to
 Hollywood and once that happens, Fll buy you a
 house in Malibu plans. Either that, or a psycho will
 have no plans whatsoever
 盥
 A pcpular trait amongst psychos is impulsive.
 unpredictable behavior
 8. Revealing everything like it's a joke
 A psycho sometimes gives his or herself away for
 no reason at all this person will suddenly say,
 Haha, I'm totally psycho, LOL. JK but they are
 totally not LOLing or JKing. This is a tactic of
 keeping you off balance
 9. Pathological lying
 Lying for no reason at all is probably one of the
 most popular signs someone is a psycho, but it
 could also just mean this person is just really
 weird and wants attention.
 10. Constantly needing to be entertained
 Psychopaths will constantly seek out
 entertainment for themselves and stimulation,
 because staying still is not really not easy for
 them.
 11. Treats other people (and animals)
 like garbage
 This kind of behavior spans from general
 manipulation to, uh, murder. Someone's
 personality is usually pretty transparent if you see
 them belittling people, making fun of them, getting
 a kick out of embarrassing them, ar physically
 hurting them.
 12. Fast movers
 t a guy or girl has issues with you maintaining
 boundaries or wanting to go at a slow pace,
 nstead of going along with their desire to move
 fast, it may be a red flag.
 13. Have to be right all the time
 One key characteristic of psychopaths is flying off
 the handle at even the smallest suggestion that
 they're wrong or that someone is better informed
 than them. Signs to consider include starting to
 feel weary of pointing out his errors for fear of him
 arguing with you or it he always has to have the
 last word and cant ever admit he/she's wrong.
 14. History of messy relationships
 Being in a string of bad relationships isn't
 necessarily a tip-off. However, it's how they talk
 about those failed relationships that matters
 they speak badly about their previous partners, are
 proud of having left a trail of heartbreak behind
 them, or are unable to own up to their personal
 shortcomings in the relationships, there may be
 something more serious at play.
 SCAPE AS SOON ASYOU CAN
14 Warning Signs That Youre Dating A Psychopath
        

            
            

                
                
                    Animals, Bad, and Crazy: 1. An exaggerated, charming personality
 A psychopath will put on what professionals refer
 to as a mask of sanity that is likeable and
 pleasant. He/she will play into every fantasy and
 insecurity you have and do good deeds to gain your
 trust
 2. Over-the-top flattery
 If he or she seems to be all over your business
 complimenting every single atom you possess, the
 hyper-complimentary behavior is called love
 bombing, and it's supposed to get you hooked
 3. Triangulation
 Psychopaths "love to work you up into a state of
 obsessive frenzy, so that you basically become
 obsessed with them. TheyU then purposely try to
 make you jealous and pull away, which is called
 4. They think they're really, really
 awesome and mighty
 They are all about their bods, the facial regimen,
 the looks. They think the rules don't apply to them
 or that the world owes them something. This
 nflated sense of self is a classic sign of
 psychopathy.
 5. No real signs of remorse
 Psychos are incapable of showing palpable efforts
 of remarse or guilt. If you notice that your buddy is
 acting very nonchalantly about accidentally killing
 pets, then you may want to re-evaluate that
 6. Unreachable, grandiose goals and
 plans (or none at all)
 Much like the whole "Tm Superman" thing.
 psychopaths have pretty crazy plans. And nat just
 Tm going back to law school" plans, more like,
 Tm going to be a millionaire after Imove to
 Hollywood and once that happens, Fll buy you a
 house in Malibu plans. Either that, or a psycho will
 have no plans whatsoever
 盥
 A pcpular trait amongst psychos is impulsive.
 unpredictable behavior
 8. Revealing everything like it's a joke
 A psycho sometimes gives his or herself away for
 no reason at all this person will suddenly say,
 Haha, I'm totally psycho, LOL. JK but they are
 totally not LOLing or JKing. This is a tactic of
 keeping you off balance
 9. Pathological lying
 Lying for no reason at all is probably one of the
 most popular signs someone is a psycho, but it
 could also just mean this person is just really
 weird and wants attention.
 10. Constantly needing to be entertained
 Psychopaths will constantly seek out
 entertainment for themselves and stimulation,
 because staying still is not really not easy for
 them.
 11. Treats other people (and animals)
 like garbage
 This kind of behavior spans from general
 manipulation to, uh, murder. Someone's
 personality is usually pretty transparent if you see
 them belittling people, making fun of them, getting
 a kick out of embarrassing them, ar physically
 hurting them.
 12. Fast movers
 t a guy or girl has issues with you maintaining
 boundaries or wanting to go at a slow pace,
 nstead of going along with their desire to move
 fast, it may be a red flag.
 13. Have to be right all the time
 One key characteristic of psychopaths is flying off
 the handle at even the smallest suggestion that
 they're wrong or that someone is better informed
 than them. Signs to consider include starting to
 feel weary of pointing out his errors for fear of him
 arguing with you or it he always has to have the
 last word and cant ever admit he/she's wrong.
 14. History of messy relationships
 Being in a string of bad relationships isn't
 necessarily a tip-off. However, it's how they talk
 about those failed relationships that matters
 they speak badly about their previous partners, are
 proud of having left a trail of heartbreak behind
 them, or are unable to own up to their personal
 shortcomings in the relationships, there may be
 something more serious at play.
 SCAPE AS SOON ASYOU CAN
14 Warning Signs That Youre Dating A Psychopath
                    
                
            

            
                
                
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