Extreme cold has hit Canada in January, including -40 °C temperatures (which, coincidentally, is also -40 °F, and if you don’t believe me, just calculate it yourself using the formula °F = °C × [9/5] + 32) in multiple regions. Accompanied by heavy snow, the weather closed down schools and caused electricity shortages, reminding everyone … Read more

While some people manage to get away with doing nothing at work, others don’t get any recognition for taking care of everything. Reddit user Lucifermorningwood_ belonged to the second group. Taking to the platform’s ‘Petty Revenge‘ community, they recalled the dreadful experience of managing a phone store, where not only the clientele but the bosses … Read more

Being a public figure isn’t easy. They’re stripped of their privacy, scrutinized for their appearance, their behavior is constantly judged, and they can no longer enjoy or do things that regular people do. Not to mention the “friends” who are only with them for the fame or the admirers who are out of control. It’s … Read more

As Charles Bukowski famously said: “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” Despite the fact that we have infinite knowledge at our fingertips with the internet, it appears that being online has only made some of us dumber. Or it … Read more

What wouldn’t a dedicated influencer do for a good photo op… Most times, the Internet idols are ready to sacrifice their comfort and even dignity for ‘the shot.’ What they might not realize is that they might be taking the dignity of the people around them down with them. The IG page Influencers In The … Read more

Work disputes are nearly inevitable. Anyone who has worked in a team knows it requires patience and perseverance to get things done. When someone lets the team down, it can be incredibly frustrating. One Reddit user on r/MaliciousCompliance shared an encounter with a new hire who significantly increased the team’s workload. During a demo, field … Read more

One of the hardest things to accept in life is that we simply can’t know everything. Nobody can tell you with 100% certainty what will happen when we die, and a meteorologist can’t even perfectly predict how the weather will be tomorrow. There will always be unknowns, and that’s okay! If you don’t mind going … Read more

Deciding whether or not to have children is one of life’s biggest decisions. And rightly so, because such a seemingly small addition to the family changes a lot. Suddenly, your identity switches to that of a parent, your responsibilities multiply, and you find out the hard way that babies don’t have kneecaps. Not wanting such … Read more

We protect ourselves from many things. Even truths, when they’re too painful for us to accept. While in the short term denial can be beneficial and, for example, give us time to organize ourselves after a traumatic event, it can also have a darker side and become unhealthy. Suppressed feelings can slowly take over and … Read more

There’s an infinite amount of career advice floating around the internet, and inevitably, some of it is contradictory. Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. But don’t try too hard, as your efforts won’t be appreciated anyway, and you’ll burn yourself out. We are able to pick and choose what we … Read more