The coronavirus pandemic has revealed to me that science is not what I believed it to be when I received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology in 2001. Instead of striving…
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Why Do You Get “Hangry”?
The “hangry” meme is real. If you don’t eat for a while, you are more susceptible to the negative states of anger and irritation than if you were sated. This…
How To Spend Less Money Online
I’m an impulsive person. If I see something I want, I make an effort to get it as quickly as possible, and feel a temporary dopamine rush when I behold…
4 Reasons Why Lifting In Gyms Is A Bad Idea
For nearly two decades of my life, I would go to the gym two or three times a week. While I never had huge muscles, my body was athletic and…
Is It Time To Move To A Better Place?
The most frequent question I’m asked is if one should move from a degrading city, state, or country for another location that is better. Everyone’s situation is different, and I…
14 Things I Learned As A Construction Worker In Alabama
Last fall I stayed in Alabama for one month to work in home construction. During that month, I gained more construction experience than my previous 41 years of life, which…
6 Things I Learned From Camping Alone
I made it to 41 years of age having only camped once in my life. It was with a group of friends in my early 20s for only one night….
11 Things I Learned From Living On The Blue Ridge Mountains For 2 Months
I had planned on renting a house in the West Virginia mountains for one year to learn what kind of mountain man I was, but because of a landlord problem,…
There Is No Identity Without Christ
The tragedy of the modern era is that we lack identity. Once tradition and faith were removed from daily life, we had to search for worldly identities based on our…
8 Reasons Men Should Live With Their Parents Until Marriage
Modern culture would have you believe that a man should move out of his parents’ house around 18 to mature and learn how to live on his own, but doing…
How Coffee & Alcohol Addictions Are Linked
I’ve consumed alcohol and coffee for most of my adult life. I’ve enjoyed both, but have experienced enough negative effects from them that I’ve embarked on multiple periods of abstainment….
How To Make The Perfect Pot Of Tea
Over the past winter I’ve become somewhat of a tea connoisseur, partly due to the fact that I live next to a nice tea shop that has over 50 different…
