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Prepare for your heart to explode.
Between the pictures of your friends having fun without you a…
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Life can be stressful, but you know what isn’t? Watching giant, glistening soap bubbles float thr…
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In my opinion, one of the only reasons for YouTube to still exist is animal videos.
Otherwise a cesspool of screaming vloggers and disturbing children’s content, pages like the Sunflower Farm Creamery and the Cincinnati Zoo (home of Fiona the hippo) lend the overstuffed platform a little joy. One of my favorites, though, isn’t a page but a genre: dog show clips.
I watch both the Westminster Dog Show and the National Dog Show religiously. Although I’m sure the dog show experience is much different in person, on TV they’re tranquil, quiet, structured events featuring pleasant banter in which I do not have to participate — perfect for my anxiety. Plus, they star the most adorable creatures on the planet. Read more…
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Autumn has finally arrived, which means it’s time for apple picking, cider donuts, and some seaso…
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I’m the type of person who loves to have music playing in the background whenever I’m readi…
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Things you can reasonably expect to see on a hike: trees; rocks; streams. Thing you might not exp…
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When I’m seeking feelings of peace and tranquility, the internet is not the first place I look. B…
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After hours looking at a screen and dealing with whatever trash the internet has to throw at me, …
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We’ve all tried our hand at making shapes out of pancake batter — a first initial perhaps, or maybe a crude version of a dog that bears closer resemblance to a Rorschach test.
But making a pancake that actually resembles anything other than a pancake is difficult. Sometimes the batter is too runny, sometimes your pan is too hot, and sometimes your design gets destroyed when the time comes to flip. But pancake artists have all this down to a science. Read more…
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A few weeks ago, a friend and I were in line for some food. We had been together for a few hours …
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In times of crisis, I turn to ancient gelatinous Cnidarians to soothe my soul.
They call th…
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The internet’s deep well of ambient noise websites are usually touted as productivity hacks — as in, “listening to soft rain sounds while you sit at your desk will help you work faster.”
That might be true (in fact, it probably is), but I don’t really care. In my opinion, ambient noise shouldn’t be relegated to the background. It should be the main attraction.
If you really want a break from the online trash compactor, but have exhausted our global supply of hot knife ASMR videos, here’s your next move: put on some ambient noise, set a timer for five (5) minutes, and then do absolutely nothing. I’m talking eyes shut. Headphones in. Aware, for the first time in weeks, of your own breathing. That kind of shit. Read more…
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View More Suggestion: Just put on some ambient noise and do nothing for 5 minutes