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I was jittery. Elijah was half-asleep. I was desperate for a new start. He hated change. But when I started the car and began our first audio book, someone new entered the conversation. Alexandre Dumas. Within minutes, we were transported to the world of The Three Musketeers. By Allegra

I took naps as a child, then I became an adult and gave up such silly things. Until I realized what I’d been missing. In the last few years I’ve reacquainted myself to the world of naps. A good friend of mine impressed me with his ability to

Apple's Beats brand is officially introducing the Powerbeats Pro 2 today, bringing significant updates to the wireless earphones aimed at active users. Among the upgrades for Powerbeats Pro 2 are Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) with Transparency mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, an H2 chip for improved power efficiency and

If you’ve been using Perplexity or any other AI-based search engine, you know that it takes a few seconds to get the answer to your questions typically. In my tests, Perplexity with the new Sonar model was three to five times faster than ChatGPT Search. This reminds me

Years ago I heard a writer talk about their process of output. Each day they sit down and write, and each day they have a minimum word count they strive for. On days when they feel sick they still write, and looking back weeks later they’re unable to see

Social Media is the new cigarette. Our teenagers inhale TikTok and Instagram night and day, and millennial parents are no better. We are, collectively speaking, hooked. Social media addiction inflicts stress, aggression, anxiety, depression, interrupted sleep, and more, but nobody seems willing to do anything about it. Since weaning myself

What fascinates me about minimalism isn’t the idea of owning nothing – it’s the freedom that comes with owning less. It’s like the difference between traveling with a heavy suitcase versus a simple backpack. Years ago I considered myself a minimalist. I counted the things I owned and

Whether it’s CUE or CUEE, the important part is thinking about your social media use, how it makes you feel (both in the moment and afterwards), what needs or desires it’s filling in your life, and what it might be taking away from you (or taking you away

Best Buy's Presidents' Day sale kicked off yesterday, and we've already covered all of the iPad discounts you can find during the event. Today, we're focusing on MacBook Air deals, including a new all-time low price on the M2 model. There’s

Race horses have a single purpose. They exist to move in one direction, fast. When all the right elements are in place, when the ground is laid out in front of them, when their diet, constitution, and the moisture in the dirt are just right, they sing. Seeing them move