The Underrated Power Of Distraction

The Underrated Power Of Distraction

Like sleep, distraction is disreputable in Western society Done right and at the right time distractions can help you cope with fear, pain, sadness, and other problems. Distractions can give you a break from thinking about things which you have no control over. Distraction and sleep go hand in hand. Letting yourself fall asleep means…

Sunshine Adds Muscle To Disinfection

Sunshine Adds Muscle To Disinfection

Heck yes! You CAN Sanitize With Sunshine. Some people don’t have a bedroom so much as they have a lair where sunlight is never allowed. It’s true. They’ve got a place where they crash at night that’s positively subterranean. During the day, they keep the blinds closed, the drapes drawn, and the window shut. The…

Sleep Strengthens the Immune System’s Fight Against Pathogens

Sleep Strengthens the Immune System’s Fight Against Pathogens

Sleeping well, managing stress, and good nutrition help someone stay healthy and avoid disease. There has been plenty written and said about ways to avoid spreading and contracting the coronavirus. Cited are usually general steps, the things you’re told to do to combat any illness. Commonly mentioned are hand washing, covering coughs, being careful when…

Should You Watch Porn For Sleep?

Should You Watch Porn For Sleep?

Some people think of masturbation and porn as a natural sleeping pill. When you watch porn, your brain releases oxytocin. This hormone relaxes you and quells anxiety and fear. It’s not called the “love hormone” and the “cuddle hormone” for nothing! This calming effect allows you to go to sleep. Further, dopamine is released during…

Blast Apart Biases By “Thinking In Bets”

Blast Apart Biases By “Thinking In Bets”

Is there a high-speed underground transcontinental railroad that extends underground from coast to coast in the United States? I’m not sure. You might not be sure either. Common knowledge suggests no. The bias, therefore, would say “no.” The existence of such a transportation system isn’t realistic. When would something like that have been built? How…

When Should You Trust Your Gut Feeling About Someone Or Something?

When Should You Trust Your Gut Feeling About Someone Or Something?

What do you call it when you know something without using your sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell? This poorly defined other sense has been called the sixth sense, extra-sensory perception (ESP), second sight, psychometry, clairvoyance, precognition, and intuition, among other things. It also often is referred to as a “gut feeling” as…

Your Guts Are An Emotional Center

Your Guts Are An Emotional Center

There are a lot of reasons to eat moderate amounts of good, healthy food. Eating healthfully, however, can be challenging to do consistently. Anyone who has tried and failed at a diet can attest to this. It’s a daily conflict between the desirability of eating healthy against the taste and convenience of junk food. As…

Four Ways To Put the Scientific Method In Your Life

Four Ways To Put the Scientific Method In Your Life

For all of the constant talk of STEM in schools (science, technology, engineering, and math), you’d think our society would be completely based on the scientific method in all of its facets. You’d think government, business, and personal decisions would always be based on facts and studies. If you did, you’d be wrong. Concepts like…

How To Make Caffeine Leave Your System

How To Make Caffeine Leave Your System

Every branch of the United States military knows coffee. It’s a “mission essential.” Generally speaking, they don’t know coffee as a gourmet, though brands like Starbucks and Seattle’s Best are available at many military facilities. The military knows coffee in the way that it’s a well-used tool to get the mission accomplished. Whether it’s to…

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