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Why Everyone Should Have a Night Light (and How to Choose the Best One)
There are plenty of things we use or engage in as children that have entirely practical applications once you’ve ‘grown up.” Exhibit A: Night lights, those little lights you plug into the wall, soaking a room or hallway with dim, soothing light. Night lights are usually associated with little kids who are scared of the…
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How to Share Your Sex Fantasies With Your Partner Without Feeling Weird
Everyone has a sexual fantasy. Maybe yours involves role playing or dabbling with BDSM. Whatever it is, your sexual fantasy turns you on so it makes sense for you to share it with your partner. But talking about our sexual fantasies out loud to our partner can make us feel uncomfortable and awkward, especially if…
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Can You Actually Fix Your Tech By Smacking It?
Tech “emergencies” are often much simpler than they look. And sometimes, the simplest solution of them all (or the one that feels most instinctual) is to go “dad mode” on it, by which I mean you simply and elegantly smack the shit out your remote until it works again.
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How ‘Nudge Theory’ Can Help You (and Others) Make Better Choices
You want to eat healthier, but can’t stop reaching for junk food every time you’re hungry. You want your kids to fold and put away their clothes, but you’re sick of asking — and reminding — them 27 times a day. (And you also don’t feel like creating a colour-coded “rewards chart” where they get…