Whether we're talking about people's height, truck sizes, or even the health of our skin and the calmness of our neighborhood, context is king.
If we had nothing to juxtapose these things against, we simply wouldn't know how they "fit" into the world.
So in an attempt to broader your horizons, we at Bored Panda put together a new collection of the most interesting comparisons. Continue scrolling to check out the pictures and catch up on the series here, here, and here.
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One Year Of Good Care And Love
Gorgeous! You who left him, may the fleas of a thousande camels infest your armpit (thanks BP post on funny signs)
With My Son's Autism There Is A Lot Of Repetition And Routine He Uses To Find Comfort. This Is One Of My Favorite. He Has Snuggled The Same Way For 19 Years
If these pictures make you experience awe, I have great news for you. It is associated with lower stress and inflammation levels, and a higher sense of meaning and connection.
According to researchers who study the emotion, awe has two fundamental components. It is a response to encountering something more vast, complex, or mind-blowing than we had conceived of either physically or conceptually.
And the experience also induces a change in how we see the world, producing “little earthquakes in the mind.”
That Is A Wonderful Accomplishment And Much Harder To Achieve Staying At The Same Company
10-Year-Old Me vs. 25-Year-Old Me
Man Shares Pictures Before And After A Liver Transplant
This is so heartwarming to see, all the best to you, hope you make a full recovery ❤️
To understand the concept, it helps to know how the brain responds to what we perceive as mundane.
Over the course of our lives, our brains learn and encode what normal is and predict what we think should happen next, based on our internal understanding of the world.
“That prediction of what happens next guides our behavior. It is crucial for being able to function in this incredibly complicated world,” said Michelle “Lani” Shiota, an associate professor of social psychology at Arizona State University. “But it does narrow our perspective, it narrows our vision. And it simply doesn’t account for everything.”
How It Started vs. How It's Going
Sometimes I Don’t Realize How Far I’ve I Come Until I Look Back
I spent most of my adolescence in and out of hospitals and treatment centers, every day at war inside my own head and scared of my thoughts. I had to re-discover who I am, what made me happy, and what made life worth living for.
It's outstanding that you found whatever you needed to be healthy - keep it up!
First Portrait I Ever Did Back In 2011 vs. Most Recent Portrait From 2021, It's Been A Long Journey
Research found that experiencing something extraordinary may make us (and our worries) feel small. And not in a bad way.
“You know, by adulthood, we move through the world pretty immersed in our own concerns, our own minutiae of the day-to-day, our own responsibilities, and it can be hard to keep a sense of perspective about how that fits into the grand scheme of things,” Shiota explained.
From A Little Bean To A Majestic Queen
A Pic I Took Of My Husband With All The Books He Wrote
SRSLY!! I'm so dang jealous! I majored/got my degree in English/Creative Writing with the intent to become an author. I have so many novels/worlds/books "in my head". My dad unfortunately had an accident that resulted in a catastrophic brain injury when I was 18, so my author dreams were put on hold (he was fully disabled as a result of the accident, and we chose to take care of him at home, and I was his primary caregiver because <3 my dad) but these days with modern self-publishing options (literally Amazon has one), I have no excuse any more! XD This dude in the pic has just lit a fire under my butt... I'm going to get back to writing like I always wanted to do! :D My dad passed away last year after 21 years of being in a near-vegetative state, so as awful as it sounds... now I have the time/life energy :(
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Glynn Stewart -- a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series author from Canada.
That's impressive!!! I'VE ALWAYS wanted to write books and have couple great ideas but have no idea where to start. :( doesn't help I'm a.d.d, procrastinator and have to start my l life over right now from scratch. Fun right
Dude...wow! I've always wanted to write a book...you've written approx. 62. That's super.
I just started my first yesterday... it's a mess of a dream of an idea right now. I'm really hopeful on it though
Fantastic news! Most important thing is to start writing. The more you write the more it'll start to take shape and you'll be inspired to write more. Wishing you all the very best!
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I just started his Starship's Mage series - enjoyed book one enough to buy the next in the series - the ultimate achievement for any writer. Congratulations!
Just made an account on bored panda just to let you guys know that this is my next book series to read, love sci Fi /fantasy such as dune,wheel of time,etc,I'm on a tight budget but I'll start asap
You got me interested : What is his name? (I'll Google the books he wrote by myself :) )
A very hefty feat. I love all your book covers. The artwork on books can make or break if I purchase the book. I will have to check out your books as I am very big into fantasy, like Piers Anthony. Simon Green, Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynn Jones etc.
Next time, list his name. I had to increase the size on my puter to 50-0% before I could read it Glynn Stewart, Science fiction/Space opera. Just my favorite genre, just went to audible and purchased Starship's Mage. Book one of 12 (so far) in the series. I hope I hate it, that's an awful lot of Audible credits. And that's just one series lol
I really appreciate this picture! Thank you for taking it and sharing it too.
Many years ago while recovering from shoulder surgery I sat down in front of my typewriter and wrote my first, and only, book. I sent it to a few publishers and it was accepted by two of them... Unfortunately I couldn't afford all of the publishing costs so it stayed on a shelf. Three years ago I sent it to my best friend to read. Soon afterwards he was thrust into a battle for his life against colon cancer...a battle he would not win and last year the world lost a beautiful soul. His wife (a hoarder) added my manuscript to her collection and says it now belongs to her. This story was one that was apparently never meant to be read... Stan, I miss you more everyday, you better be saving that dance you promised me.
79 books and counting according to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7737246.Glynn_Stewart 📖👍
I will get at least one of your books man. And then we see what happens 😘
I love his work. The "Starships Mage" series is a particular favorite of mine.
The height of the stack of books he wrote compared to a, presumably, average male. That is significant.
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Nearly all the way through Mge of Mars series, halfway through Evasion...cracking good reads. Keep up the good work, dude!
As somebody who's written a whole ONE book, even if these were fairly formulaic (and they might not be), that's a huuuuge amount of work the author's put in. And if he's written that much he's almost certainly gotten better as he goes.
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My Grandma And Grandpa Dressed As Each Other For A Party. Early 1950s
Experiencing more awe is associated with living healthier and more meaningful lives. A 2021 study discovered that feeling more awe is correlated with reporting feeling lowered levels of daily stress. Interestingly, people who feel more awe also tend to have lower levels of inflammatory cytokines.
Positive experiences of awe have also been linked to increased feelings of well-being, life satisfaction, and a sense of meaning.
My Client Asked To Make This Rug With Her Rats. Them vs. The Rug I Made
Adding The Backstitches To My Cross-Stitch Embroidery
I have this pattern! I haven't stitched it yet though. May be the next one after I finish the huge one I'm doing now.
Stranger From The Internet Reached Out To Me And Offered To Restore The Only Known Photo Of My Uncle. They Asked Way Too Little Money. I Paid More Because Of This
Me Suffering From Cancer Over The Spring vs. Me Happy And Healthy Spending Christmas With My Beautiful Family
Emerging research suggests that experiencing awe may make us more curious, creative and compassionate people.
In turn, recent studies have found that awe-prone people may be more prone to being curious, and people who experience more awe also tend to be more creative.
Negative Drawings By Liam York That Come To Life When Colors Are Inverted
Best Buds, Then And Now
This Afternoon's Plein Air Paintings
My Uncle’s Husband Used To Be A Hairdresser And Turned My 93-Year-Old Grandma From Doc Brown To A Hollywood Starlet
Awe leads people to feel more connected with others and identify with more universal categories such as “a person” or “inhabitant of earth,” as opposed to more individualistic, limited ones.
In different studies, when researchers induced awe in participants in laboratories, such as by showing panoramic clips of places on Earth, people behaved more prosocially, being more likely to help out, donate more money and volunteer more time for noble causes.
Beautiful Christmas Tree Before And After
From Broken Legs To Long Legs
2 Wars, Same People
Two Photographs Of My Nana, Taken 71 Years Apart
By transforming our sense of self and meaning, and enhancing our relationship with others and the wider world, awe has the power to improve our mental and physical health.
So if these pictures speak to you, keep scrolling!
My First Cosplay vs. My Most Recent
My Husband Transformed Our Backyard With His Own 2 Hands Over 9 Months
A Photo From 50 Years Ago vs. Same Photo Restored, Reframed, Enhanced And Colorized By Me
Wanted To Share My Swelling Progress Following My Facial Reconstruction
At the height of my insecurities, it would've been very relieving seeing something like this, so sharing it with those going through something similar. This is 2-months' progress.
Japan vs. Brazil
They Don't Come Much Smaller. Hands For Scale
i mean i cant really be that sure of how small it is until i see a banana for scale, soo...
That Hurts. Before And After
Borodyanka, Ukraine – Pictures Of The Same Residential Area Before And After The Invasion
Visited The Same Model Village 25 Years Apart
Before And After Of Some Of My Favorite Murals
January vs. March
Different Colors Of Eggs My Chickens Lay
Oh, mine did the same. Really miss my chickens, traded fertilized eggs with other chicklovers and had so many kinds. But fox, eagles and the notorious ferrets ended that, cant restart for the umpht time.
My Mom In 1966 And Today. Still Rocking The Same Shirt 55 Years Later
University Classroom vs. Same University's Football Locker Room
They Grow Up So Fast
Same Location, Two Different Times
My Skin While On Chemo Last Year vs. Now
I Challenged Myself To Read More During Quarantine. Me vs. The Books I've Read
The Wife And I Went To The Grand Canyon This Weekend. Top Was Saturday, Bottom Was Sunday
When I visited the Grand Canyon the same thing happened. In 6 hours it went from warm to snowing then back to warm.
My First Ever Crazy Candy Cake vs. One Of My Latest Ones
Look At The Size Of This Banana (Banana For Scale)
Mariupol Before And After Russian Invasion
6-Weeks-Old vs. 6-Months-Old Noodle
Beds With No People vs. People With No Beds
After 2 Years Of Dust, Noise, And More Dust Things Are Finally Starting To Look And Feel Like A Home
Note: this post originally had 95 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
One more week and I am doing a 1yr later photo of the 5 day old kitten I found in my engine. She's a huge fluff.
Thanks for sharing these, mostly uplifting and helps to cheer one up for the most part. We need to see the good there is in the world, since we see so much of the bad. I appreciate these, thumbs up. 👍
One more week and I am doing a 1yr later photo of the 5 day old kitten I found in my engine. She's a huge fluff.
Thanks for sharing these, mostly uplifting and helps to cheer one up for the most part. We need to see the good there is in the world, since we see so much of the bad. I appreciate these, thumbs up. 👍
