Nobody reads ads. People read what interests them, and sometimes that is an ad. – Howard Gossage Have you ever felt your attention suddenly yanked away — while walking, maybe even driving on the freeway, certainly while scrolling your phone — all because… …of an advertisement? Bus stop posters. Signs on the side of semi-trucks. Videos…
That which is real is irreplaceable. – Dolores Abernathy, from the TV show West World After the last year, one of the last things we want from our entertainment (TVs, video games, phone screens, etc.) is a reflection of real life. Indeed, since the pandemic began, researchers have seen a sharp rise in people’s desire…
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition, and myth frame our response. — Arthur M. Schlesinger After watching a good movie like Dr. Strange, or a terrible movie like Lucy, you may come to believe the powers of the mind are far greater than we think. And although there are examples of our “untapped”…
The earth without art is just “eh.” – Demetri Martin One of the first places governments tend to cut funding is the arts. Less money for public music, the theater, paintings and dance. And when you compare where that money could go elsewhere—roads and infrastructure, agriculture, etc.—it’s not without reason. I mean, I don’t know…
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. — Guillaume Apollinaire Today’s post covers two fascinating research findings with the probable potential to teach you how to add some happiness to your life. If that opening sentence doesn’t grab you, then you’ve come to the wrong blog. –Okay,…
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. — George Sand Aw, love. What an amazing, terrible, beautiful, and most despicable thing love is. Since this blog’s inception, I have written on this all-consuming emotion here, here, here, here, here, and here. So, with spring back—it’s pink and cherry blossoms spreading allergies…