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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:07 am Thu, Apr 1, 2021
    The right way to daydream

    Daydreaming is an art that we all must master. I often feel guilty for letting so much time lapse in fake scenarios and alternate lives, but according to a study… Read the rest of the article: The right way to daydream

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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:07 am Thu, Apr 1, 2021
    "Ordinary Sacramento," a photo series honoring hometown listlessness

    Enoch Ku is a Sacramento-based photographer that is perfectly capturing the liminal space found all over the city in his series called "Ordinary Sacramento".  Sacramento is the sixth largest city… Read the rest of the article: "Ordinary Sacramento," a photo series honoring hometown listlessness

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  • Claudia Dawson
    8:15 am Wed, Mar 17, 2021
    Listen to the sounds of someone just standing silently

    Field Recordings is a podcast produced by BBC radio producer Eleanor McDowall who solicits short recordings of sounds in fields — or pretty much anywhere someone would like to stand… Read the rest of the article: Listen to the sounds of someone just standing silently

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  • Claudia Dawson
    6:00 am Wed, Mar 17, 2021
    Evidence of "character identification" found in the brains of Game of Thrones fans

    If you're someone who gets easily immersed in fictional worlds, you're probably more likely to take on the traits of fictional characters.  Researchers at Ohio State surveyed "Game of Thrones"… Read the rest of the article: Evidence of "character identification" found in the brains of Game of Thrones fans

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:30 am Wed, Mar 10, 2021
    What a trailer park looks like in Switzerland

    I love visiting Switzerland. It is majestic and the scenery is straight out of a fairytale. I've also lived in a trailer park near Oakland and there was no majesty… Read the rest of the article: What a trailer park looks like in Switzerland

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:15 am Wed, Mar 10, 2021
    A curated list of sci-fi films for the "thinking person"

    The Sci-Fi Agenda is "the thinking person's guide to science fiction cinema" personally curated by Markus Amalthea Magnuson, a sci-fi film lover who caught search engine fatigue and wanted to… Read the rest of the article: A curated list of sci-fi films for the "thinking person"

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  • Claudia Dawson
    5:00 am Thu, Mar 4, 2021
    What to do if you're "Alonely"

    If you're a person who gets energetically drained after socializing with people, you're probably "Alonely", the opposite of lonely.  According to this recent-ish study, Aloneliness is the negative feelings that arise… Read the rest of the article: What to do if you're "Alonely"

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  • Claudia Dawson
    5:40 am Wed, Feb 24, 2021
    A video breakdown of mental illness in movie scenes

    In this 40-minute video, Psychiatrist Eric Bender — who also works as a script consultant — breaks down mental health scenes in movies and TV. He gives examples of what… Read the rest of the article: A video breakdown of mental illness in movie scenes

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  • Claudia Dawson
    6:48 am Mon, Feb 22, 2021
    Self-medicate your anxiety in these digital ambience rooms

    Ambience videos are a YouTube genre that plays peaceful soundscapes against an animated backdrop, like a haunted Victorian manor or an elf coffee shop or a stranger's living room. They're… Read the rest of the article: Self-medicate your anxiety in these digital ambience rooms

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  • Claudia Dawson
    11:24 am Fri, Feb 19, 2021
    Listen to the musical notes of an ancient conch

    An 18,000-year-old conch was recently reexamined by researchers at the Natural History Museum of Toulouse in France and found to have a completely different purpose than originally thought. First discovered in… Read the rest of the article: Listen to the musical notes of an ancient conch

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  • Claudia Dawson
    7:00 am Thu, Feb 18, 2021
    Folks who walked out on their life share their experiences

    If you've ever fantasized about running away with a bandana tied to a stick — or what I just learned is called a "bindle" — head on over to Reddit… Read the rest of the article: Folks who walked out on their life share their experiences

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  • Claudia Dawson
    6:16 am Thu, Feb 18, 2021
    Avoid "mental rebelling" to be happier

    If I'm ever unhappy, it's usually because something is happening that I believe should not be happening and I am dwelling on it to the point of discomfort. This is… Read the rest of the article: Avoid "mental rebelling" to be happier

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  • Claudia Dawson
    5:00 am Wed, Feb 10, 2021
    Time anxiety is a real thing and here are strategies to cope

    Through therapy, reframing, meditation and a lot of self-care, I can confidently say that I am down to 0-1 panic attacks a year. What I have yet to completely overcome… Read the rest of the article: Time anxiety is a real thing and here are strategies to cope

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:27 am Wed, Feb 10, 2021
    Good Bones: a heart-tugging video poem about this terrible world

    Film by Anais La Rocca. Poem by Maggie Smith. Good Bones Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I've shortened mine in a… Read the rest of the article: Good Bones: a heart-tugging video poem about this terrible world

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  • Claudia Dawson
    6:00 am Thu, Jan 28, 2021
    A million reasons to stay alive

    A Million Reasons to Stay Alive is a website that is collecting reasons to stay alive for anyone that might ever need a reason. So far about 60,000 reasons have been… Read the rest of the article: A million reasons to stay alive

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  • Claudia Dawson
    5:34 am Mon, Jan 25, 2021
    You could win up to 500K if you can prove life after death exists

    Billionaire businessman Robert Bigelow and recent founder of the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies is offering up almost a $1 million in prizes to whoever can provide the "best evidence… Read the rest of the article: You could win up to 500K if you can prove life after death exists

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:08 am Mon, Jan 25, 2021
    Categorize your bookshelves by emotions

    There is a new bookstore in Seattle, Washington where the books are shelved not by topic or alphabetically, but by mood, and I'm all for it. From The Seattle Times:… Read the rest of the article: Categorize your bookshelves by emotions

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:56 am Mon, Jan 11, 2021
    Nothing to see here, except endless puppy gifs

    Here's a happy time waster: go to OpenPuppies.com and press the space bar for endless puppy gifs. 

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:55 am Mon, Jan 11, 2021
    Thousands of dark haikus inspired by 2020

    Last year, in response to top news stories, thousands of haikus were crowdsourced and the collection was posted here at Doom Haikus.  For context, the maker Eli Holder says:  Back… Read the rest of the article: Thousands of dark haikus inspired by 2020

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  • Claudia Dawson
    6:48 am Tue, Dec 29, 2020
    Discover movies by feeling

    Flickseeker lets you search thousands of movies by their mood. For example, here is a list of charming movies that are also funny.  A caveat: you can only search by… Read the rest of the article: Discover movies by feeling

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