Woman photographed by Buyanskyy Production
Photograph by Buyanskyy Production
 
WHAT WE FOUND
Colourful illustration of thought bubbles and a human silhouette
What Do People Think About?
There’s a study making the rounds that buzzed over 250 people at random for two weeks, asking them to jot down whatever they were thinking at that exact moment. Sex barely made the list. Pets beat out kids. Mostly it was tired, hungry, work-brain nothing. But the real twist is this: people who chose what to think about on purpose came out noticeably happier than the ones whose minds just wandered. The full list. ›
Airport security checkpoint with passengers in line
Normal Behaviours That Airport Security Watches You For
Why do you get pulled out of the security line for no reason you can figure out? Turns out agents are trained to clock things way more mundane than you’d think. Dressing wrong for the weather, too much cologne, even chatting a little too much with the agent. None of it’s a dealbreaker alone, but stack enough of them together and suddenly you’re the “random” search. So here’s what’s actually on their radar. All thirteen of them. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
Colourful illustration of summer activities
Nostalgic Things to Do Before Summer Ends
Fifteen things worth doing before the season goes. None of them require a booking. Have a look. ›
Black-and-white photograph of a classroom from the early twentieth century
School Rules From the Past That Would Shock You Today
Left-handed kids got their hands physically repositioned until they wrote right. Skirts measured at the door with a yardstick. And a designated smoking area out the back, right up to the 1980s. None of it was controversial at the time, which is the odd part. What else they did. ›
 
TOP SHELF
What losing eighty minutes of sleep does to your weight. A reminder of how we used to get jobs. And fifteen places worth travelling for the food.
 
ONE TO FOLLOW
Aerial view of a luxury waterfront property
@luxury_listings
Cool account showing the best homes around the world.
 
LAST WORD
“Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow. When today is complete, in and of itself, you’re retired.”
— NAVAL RAVIKANT