Running on the hedonic treadmill
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Running on the hedonic treadmill

A psychological theory that suggests that humans tend to quickly adapt to either major positive or negative life events or changes and then return to their regular level of happiness. The more a person achieves, their expectations and desires rise simultaneously.

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Nikita Patel - Autumn inspired recipes with Cook Lit Food
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Nikita Patel - Autumn inspired recipes with Cook Lit Food

Last year, Nikita Patel started @cooklitfood to share stories of her love affair with food and cooking. So as we head into the colder months, Nikita shares some autumn-inspired, immune-boosting recipes that are guaranteed to make you feel warm inside.

Happy cooking!

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I lost my confidence in 2021
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I lost my confidence in 2021

I live for connection. I live for shattering glass tables with my three best friends and a straggler we scooped up in our Uber at 2 AM from the afters. I like holding my friends, like really properly holding them, squeezing the life out of them into me.

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Britney is free, but millions of disabled people are not 
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Britney is free, but millions of disabled people are not 

And what we define, as a society, as mental illness is constantly in flux. What the public saw, years ago, was clearly a young person experiencing an enormous amount of pain. Ultimately, in a case like Britney's, you have to wonder who was her advocate? Did she have one?

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November horoscope by Hannah Crerar
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November horoscope by Hannah Crerar

November packs a mighty punch. It is not a time to hit cruise control. It is a month to be awake and alert to all the changes that unravel. We begin the month in Scorpio season which is always going to bring intensity, depth, and transformation. Add to that an eclipse and some difficult aspects between planets - change is truly inevitable.

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A problem shared is a problem halved
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A problem shared is a problem halved

With the Antipodean propensity to dogear a passport, our familial relationships inevitably change. Bound together at first by living quarters and later by relatively tight geography, the big migration to distant lands adds an element to relationships that, till then, have stayed alive with the help of physical closeness.

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Every reason not to watch He’s All That
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Every reason not to watch He’s All That

I would like to alert the authorities to a murder that I have witnessed. The victim: 1999 rom-com she’s all that. Yes, there are bigger problems in the world, but I strongly believe that remakes of classic films should be illegal. There should be an unspoken rule that you don’t step on hallowed grounds, especially if you’re going to butcher it. Netflix… I’m talking to you.

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