Life is full of randomness. One second you're confidently walking down the street, and the next, your feet are tripping over absolutely nothing. So why not embrace that and laugh at the absurd? The Instagram account 'Satisfy Daily' is packed with funny memes that are so relatable, they make you feel seen. No, really—who's watching me to create these? It's like someone has a front-row seat to my most ridiculous moments, and honestly, I'm not even mad for it.
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Psychologist Dave Smallen studied emotional patterns of the ways we relate to one another, and he found that:
Happy Connections (62%): Most people felt happy and appreciated during these moments, with few negative emotions like sadness or anxiety. Think of the joy you feel catching up with a friend over coffee.
Vulnerable Connections (17%): Some people felt vulnerable emotions like sadness, anxiety, or anger, balanced with relief, happiness, and compassion. This might be like those times when sharing something personal makes you feel a bit lighter afterward.
Supportive Connections (21%): This group mostly felt compassion and sadness, especially when supporting someone else. Picture comforting a friend through a rough day—not exactly joyful, but deeply meaningful.
"From this example, we can see that people generally have complex emotional experiences when they connect, often experiencing more than one identifiable emotion, sometimes both positive and negative emotions at once," Smallen said.
"Our gratitude, or appreciation, is a useful signal that we’ve had a meaningful interaction. Even if all we did was wave with a passerby on the street, we feel appreciation that our mind just encountered another mind in a satisfying way. Indeed, people in all three groups ... were fairly likely to have said they felt appreciative regardless of the kind of interaction they had."
The owner will be ecstatic to find his expensive leather wallet in the lost-and-found.
Smallen believes the key to connecting meaningfully in everyday life isn’t having an interaction that feels happy or even comfortable at that moment, nor is it required that we face vulnerable emotions alongside everyone we want to feel connected with. "Meaningful connections happen when we meet one another where we both are ... emotionally in that moment, within the particular context we are in," he explained.
So what matters is responding adequately to the needs of the moment—is it a time to laugh? Or is it a time to put your hand over your friend's shoulder? Is it time to have a heart-to-heart with our family members? Or is it time to join forces with them in our righteous anger? Every now and then, things can get a bit messy before we find our flow with other people, and that's OK.
and SECOND of all...theres hydrogen and helium and lithium beryllium...i'll stop.
In eighth grade we had a mandatory "Business" class when we were taught how to use a check book. Many of the kids failed it because it involves advanced mathematics called addition and subtraction. Two skills many will never in their lifetime master.
I envy my kids' home ec. classes. I had none of this.
Load More Replies...Problem is that the teachers doesn't get it either so we can't teach it to the students 😉
We don't get 'life classes' in school, although it should be a thing. Covering taxes, getting your own healthcare, managing a budget, advocation for yourself, basically all the life things parents were supposed to teach us. Grandmother cared more about how a bed should be made properly than understanding investments and creating lifelong financial stability. I don't need to know how to get sharp corners on a bedsheet, I need to know which stock options to go with!
Basic contract law should also be included, such as what a car lease means and key renters rights and obligations
Load More Replies...secondly, in the equation y=mx+b, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. so if you have a slope of 5 over 10, and the y-intercept is 2, then the equation would go y=1/2x+2
But don't forget everything you learn at school will be used - when your kids if you have them have homework. The main issue I have is that some science has been updated. Also why is maths al earlier. I was not learning this level of maths at 11. Let them enjoy more childhood.
They don't even add the same way we did. My children looked at me like I was incompetent when I said "carry the 1". Now I have a grandson and he does something even different with addition, so his mom gets to look like the relic now.
Load More Replies...I learned about taxes in highschool in a required economics class. It was so boring that the teacher who also was the goofiest looking dude would give you a zero for the day if you fell asleep because obviously falling asleep was quite rampant. All I remember was him droning on about bank accounts or whatever and then sudden he was beside me telling me in my ear that I had a zero. At least it got a laugh from the class.
USA here. Problem is, it's a conflict of interest for the government to teach you the truth about taxes, student loans, or the true value of higher-education (especially liberal arts degrees).
Where is it that the government is responsible to teach you to consider the consequences of your decisions? " It is not my fault..." level of maturity
Load More Replies...And the square of the hypoteneuse is equal to the sum of..umm, err, ...I forget.
Should be covered in math, to the extent required by most people. People with offshore trusts are just going to have to bite the bullet and hire someone
Load More Replies...At MY high school, all the prices were conveniently rounded up so that tax was included, because they knew us dopey kids couldn't do maths...
Or the author was from the other states ...or countries that think it's an abomination. And misrepresentation.
Load More Replies...Im starting to ACTUALLY learn the mitochondria... Should I be worried?
Would have been nice if my high school bothered to TEACH anything about taxes.
Shouldn't life skills like that be taught by parents or guardians?
Load More Replies..."Regardless of the kind of situation we are in, if we enter an interaction with openness and curiosity, and try to show one another that we understand, validate, and care about the feelings that we each express, we are on the right track to meaningful human connection," Smallen said.
Real answer: It depends. The first photo is the Brage Drilling Facility in the North Sea, a fixed rig with a frame that go 140 meters deep to the bottom of the ocean, built on pontoons and sunk until it reaches the bottom. The second one I can't identify, but is clearly a semi-submersible platform. It is just floated to the place and partially sunk to make it stable.
"Okay kids, Normally we would be showing you the nuclear reactor... but Bob sent it away to be cleaned. Bob is no longer with us which takes us to why you should never anger the boss"
Everyone instinctively knows that spider is getting ready to jump down your throat.
Five minutes before guests arrive: me shoving stuff in the cupboard under the stairs, Mr Auntriarch starting to polish the silver cake forks and I'm not planning to serve cake.
That's has to be one of the most American things I've ever seen. I'm American, btw. Haha
My stupid a*s will be talking to somebody on my phone, while freaking out a little when I can't feel the phone in my pocket.
Understanding how to navigate meaningful interactions can be challenging, but insights into emotional connections can offer valuable guidance. For those interested in practical strategies to improve their day-to-day experiences, exploring techniques for managing personal situations effectively can provide useful support.
You might find approaches that focus on taking charge of your circumstances particularly enlightening.
I spent far too long trying to figure out why certain letters were red before I even realized they were all rearranged.
Come on now. The majority of articles posted today are repeats.
Load More Replies...Come on now. The majority of articles posted today are repeats.
Load More Replies...Come on now. The majority of articles posted today are repeats.
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