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  • How Can Writers Prove Ourselves Not Using AI Now?
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    How Can Writers Prove Ourselves Not Using AI Now?

    To start, I was born before the internet. I have no problem going back to writing with a pen on paper, in cursive, using a paperback dictionary I borrowed from the local library. Also, if you are experienced, you should be able to tell whether a paragraph contains a real opinion or thought. Yet AI…

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  • How to Reduce Screen Time?
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    How to Reduce Screen Time?

    No-fluff starter: we can’t cut off screens entirely and instantly; don’t push yourself to an unrealistic standard. These proven Strategies were meant to help manage healthy, necessary digital use, not to push you to go fully analog (unless that aligns with your beliefs). Use grayscale mode on the phone App interfaces use vibrant colors, notification…

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  • How to Spot a Pseudo-Intellectual in Real Life?
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    How to Spot a Pseudo-Intellectual in Real Life?

    We all know the saying, “Do not argue with stupid people; they will drag you to their level and beat you with experience” (widely attributed to American writer Mark Twain). But what about pseudo-intellectuals? This group is even more concerning (and insidious), as they may “look smart” to deceive others for personal gain. And truly…

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  • Complexity of Layers of Racism You Need to Think About
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    Complexity of Layers of Racism You Need to Think About

    Recently, I have been reading books about racism, and one of the most established, perhaps one of the most widely cited, is Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones’s “The Gardener’s Tale. The Harvard University public health researcher systematically mapped out three layers of racism: institutional, personally mediated, and internalized (Jones, 2000). Clearly, institutional racism sits at the…

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  • Why Are We Stuck in the Past More When Stressed?
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    Why Are We Stuck in the Past More When Stressed?

    Have you noticed that when we are stressed by current situations, we tend to judge ourselves harshly and our minds pull us back into old, painful loops? Recently, I have experienced exactly that. Beyond the wide range of negative feelings from the old wound, I wonder why my mind fixates on ancient archives every time…

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