The Dangers of Multitasking + other Weekly Discoveries

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How multitasking affects our brains (& how to do it right), super fascinating facts about cows, a pro-abortion nun, and more…

We all multitask. We check our email, then switch back to our work, then check our phones… but this isn’t actually how the brain was designed to work. Apparently, we’d be much more effective and productive if we took 15 minute do-nothing-but-stare breaks every couple of hours. I’m going to try to start doing this. Are you?

Dangers of Multitasking

Super-Fascinating Facts About Cows

No, really — you’ll be amazed by this list of facts (and the adorable photos that accompany them!)

Dangers of Multitasking

Multitasking Drains Your Brain’s Stored Energy

For all us multi-taskers, taking breaks doesn’t seem to come naturally anymore. But science shows that’s exactly what we need to do

People generally (mistakenly) think they’ll get something better by paying more for it. See what happens when a Brazilian pet store passes of shelter pets as purebreds for sale:
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20 Creepy Pictures of Celebs Next to Their Younger Selves

This collection of photos is surprisingly interesting. I think they’ve all gotten better-looking with age! What do you think?

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Catholic Nun Explains Pro-Life In A Way That Will Stun Many

In one amazing, simple quote, Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B., PhD,  sums up the hypocrisy in the ‘pro-life’ movement.

‘Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.’
-Einstein

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Reader Discussion: 21 Comments

  1. That younger self thing is freaky. I’m now messing with Photoshop to see what it looks like for me. I’m kinda stressing about it….

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