Work and family can be a tricky thing to mix, precisely because it is so easy to be taken advantage of. Behavior that would be easy to clock as bad and exploitative if a boss or coworker were just some random stranger can be overlooked when somebody is working for a close family member. For …
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‘Send her back to kindergarten immediately’: College student astounds internet with terrible handwriting
Living in the age of computers has changed our brains and skills in ways that it can be difficult to understand all at once. One of the most noticeable things that it has changed is how we think, read, and write. The college students of this generation get a bad reputation for leaning on ChatGPT …
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20 Journaling Memes for Sensitive Souls Who Pour Their Hearts Out
Try as I might, I have always found it difficult to journal consistently. I don’t whether it’s because my life is boring, or I just lack the ability of personal insight, but it has never been something I have been good at forming a habit of. It’s a shame, as there can be many upsides …
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31 Writing Memes to Inspire Putting Pen to Paper
It could be argued that these are disheartening times for an individual who values the written word. Students of elite colleges struggle to even make a dent in the reading lists for their degrees; everyone and their mother uses artificial intelligence to write everything from emails to essays, and the only thing your kid cousin …
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30 Relatable Memes for Writers That’ll Make You Want to Take a Look at Your Last Draft
Procrastination’s older, more sophisticated cousin is Writer’s Block
Free schooling mom boasts about 6-year-old son spelling 3 letter words by himself: ‘People should not be allowed to homeschool their kids’
It should not be controversial to say that education is a human right every kid deserves. While it’s true that there are some lessons that we will only learn from the school of life, reading, writing, and arithmetic are foundational building blocks that most children are going to need support to understand. Unfortunately, though, not …
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27 Procrastination Memes That Will Definitely Get to It Later
I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t procrastinate. And if I have, I’m pretty sure they’re a robot in deep disguise. It’s one of the most human impulses we have. Nobody likes doing hard things, so they’d rather leave them for the future, which in our little rat brains, probably doesn’t exist, because we’ve never been there. I’ve …
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Author criticizes reader for borrowing his book from the library: ‘It’s even better when you buy, not borrow, your copy’
I don’t think there are any institutions closer to universal goods than libraries. They provide a space for people of all ages to congregate for free and give them the resources necessary to better themselves. I spent so much of my time in high school and college in school libraries, and I was so much …
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25+ Writing Memes for First Draft Heroes
I think most folks would agree that showing up to the page can be the hardest part of the writing process. We think we need the right cocktail of inspiration, free time, and motivation. But it’s rare that those three things appear at the same time. It’s a boring truth that what it really takes …
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‘A random fact I love: Pickles’: 20+ ridiculous times people didn’t understand dating app prompts
It’s a well-documented fact at this point that dating apps are a miserable place to be. For every couple that found their happily ever after by swiping right or sending a like, there are a thousand singletons who are wondering what the heck they must have done in a past life to deserve the karma …
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