We are all part of a global community, and in that spirit we take each Friday to spread the love to others who’ve inspired us. In our Great Discoveries series, we feature the most interesting articles, a must-watch video and the most inspirational quote we discovered this week. Please spread the love and enjoy your day!
 5 American sex norms Europeans think are crazyAll I can say is that they make some really, really good points. [Read on RawStory] |  Study: Sex And Alcohol Make You Happier Than Having Kids And ReligionMoney may not be able to buy happiness, but sex and alcohol surely can — at least, according to new research. [Read on Elite Daily] |
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 Listen to the pope: Don’t cause animals to suffer or die needlesslyDoes Catholicism require opposition to animal cruelty, including industrial farming? [Read via the LA Times] |  Emotional Intelligence: The Social Skills You Weren’t Taught in SchoolMost of us were never taught how to identify or deal with our own emotions, or the emotions of others. Here’s a lesson. [Read via LifeHacker] |
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Well, raising a daughter alone, made me arrive at my own life formula:
Happy Sex (plus(+) Happy Marriage (minus(-) Alcohol = Kids = Happiness
Well, I think a LOT of Americans think of those sex norms crazy as well!!! LOL 🙂
Really?! Having kids won’t make me happier?!!! I plan to have kids someday because I’ve been working with kids as a teacher and they’re making me happy.
Well, I’ve read the article, I think title needs to be changed. Sex and alcohol won’t make me (or even you) happier, they just scaled higher in “happy things to do” which is very different from having a happy life.
I believe Elite Daily published a more recent article entitled: “Researchers Find Having More Sex Doesn’t Necessarily Make You Happier.” You may find the article here: https://elitedaily.com/news/world/study-sex-doesnt-lead-happiness/1029357/
The link to the study conducted in New Zeland is no longer working and the article was published years ago. So you see, this study “might” be applicable then but NOT now 🙂 Still, happiness depends on your choice.
Like you, I would like to have kids someday. I personally believe that having kids will give me self-fulfillment. I think a study like this varies, after all, each has limitations. The results of this one are from a “study size group,” we can also consider geography. Some may value religion higher, sex lower or vice versa. Results of this one does not necessarily point out to you.
But I know where you’re coming from, articles like this might really have an influence or impact on others.
I am amazed how they aren’t taunting male bloggers who remove their “makeup” LOL. Kidding aside, these people should get a life! So what if someone is coming out to the public showing their face without makeup? What’s the big deal?
Good for the pope! Love that. Also the emotional intelligence article is something everyone should know about. I learned about that in my Pysch classes, it’s actually pretty interesting!
I remember that in Psych class!!!
I’m curious to see how this pope tweet will shake out in the real non-tech world. Would be cool if it made people nicer to animals. Rock on!
That sex norms article is great!! Forwarding to all my friends. Such a smart article.
Oh my gosh. All of the links are so interesting and informative I don’t know which one to click first. But I am particularly affected by the bullying and shaming of “netizens” to the blogger, Em Ford. There are just so many wrong things happening online lately.
That emotional intelligence article is great. Should be required reading in highschool.Here’s a cool link about neat pod-hotels on the side of a cliff, for next week: https://cntraveler.com/stories/2015-07-16/would-you-book-a-hotel-room-that-hangs-off-a-cliff?tw=social
I’m amazed by how liberal this pope is! Hopefully he can change the tide as he certainly has a lot of influence.