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Anxiety has become incredibly common. Many people feel constantly on edge—worried about work, relationships, money, the future, or simply the pace of modern life. The usual advice focuses on calming down, reducing stress, or trying to eliminate anxiety altogether. But Dr. John De ...  Show more

When you meet someone for the first time, you form an opinion about them almost instantly. Before they’ve said more than a few words, you may already feel they are trustworthy—or not. How do we make those snap judgments so quickly, and what exactly are we picking up on? https://w ...  Show more

Today, we’re talking about "emoji anxiety." It’s the modern day head-fuck we don’t talk about enough. LINKS Read ‘Here's how much time it takes to find the right emojis’ from DeskTime Blog Read ‘Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji’ GroupLens Read ‘FOMO: C ...  Show more

Rerun: The first ever emoji set, including the earliest incarnations of 🍷, ❤️, and 💩, was released in Japan on 1st November, 1997. But the only users could send and receive them were owners of a now-forgotten ‘SkyWalker’ handset made by J-Phone. ☹️ Emoji didn’t truly transform ...  Show more

We send 10 billion of them every day. Where do they come from? Zachary Crockett hearts this topic.

🙏 Is this emoji praying hands or a high five? 🍚 What's the best present for celebrating a billion seconds? 💼 For the first time we have Any Other Business WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!If you want a collectable (and mistake-ridden) copy of ‘Love Triangle’, with a special, limited editio ...  Show more