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Category: Personal Development

Personal Development

It’s a thing: Look up your name

The bucket test and the soap pods have faded into history, but a new craze is sweeping social media. Everyone is looking up the definition of their name…

byRick GoodJanuary 1, 2022July 11, 2026
Capture those fleeting ideas
Personal Development

Capture those fleeting ideas

People get new ideas in common settings. For some, the three Bs are especially productive: Bed, Bath and Bus. Others have reported that the three Ss…

byRick GoodJanuary 1, 2022July 12, 2026
Personal Development

The evolution of a timeless beauty product

According to New Scientist, our species, Homo sapiens, became distinct about 350,000 years ago. And for about 348,980 of those years, there was no such…

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2021July 11, 2026
The science of sweating
Personal Development

The science of sweating

Everybody does it, but we usually try to hide the evidence. Sweating is a normal part of living, an essential function that helps keep us alive. It’s…

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2021July 12, 2026
Personal Development

Travel the world by cargo ship

If you want to see the world, have a little extra time and aren’t fussy about the accommodations, consider ditching the cramped economy seats on a noisy…

byRick GoodDecember 1, 2021July 11, 2026
Personal Development

Cocaine hippos

Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar had a private zoo in Colombia, in which he kept all sorts of exotic animals, including hippos. But when Escobar’s estates were…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2021July 11, 2026
Zebras on the lam
Personal Development

Zebras on the lam

Five zebras escaped from a Maryland farm on Aug. 31 and as of the end of September, they were still free. Could the dazzling zebras live free and thrive?…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2021July 12, 2026
Personal Development

Online learning is more fun and easier than ever

Here’s the amazing truth for the curious: You can learn anything you want online — at least the basics — and a lot of it is free. The first and most…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2021July 11, 2026
Officially gone
Personal Development

Officially gone

The only photos from living specimens of the ivory-billed woodpecker are in black-and-white. There has been no confirmed sighting in the U.S. since 1944….

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2021July 12, 2026
Reduce clutter with a capsule wardrobe
Personal Development

Reduce clutter with a capsule wardrobe

It’s an annual ritual that most people don’t enjoy — digging through closets and sorting through clothing to pick out the things you don’t want. Is there…

byRick GoodNovember 1, 2021July 12, 2026

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