Monday, October 9, 2017

@15:40, 10/4/17

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1
Well

How to Be Mindful in an Argument

Staying mindful during an argument allows us to choose conversation, discourse and debate in ways that do not escalate the situation.

I will try to follow these precepts.

2
Smarter Living

What’s the Best Approach to Negotiating Your Salary?

A straightforward approach to ask for the salary you deserve in your next job interview.

I am usually coming in ignorant.

3
Opinion

Finding Myself on the Page

It was through writing that I came to fully understand my disability and my body.

"“Do something with your brokenness,” David Hernandez urges in his poem “Sincerely the Sky.”
It’s a call to all of us, since everyone is broken in places if we’re to tell the whole story. And especially in these factious times, telling the whole of our stories, whether on the page or in the flesh, gives us the best chance we have to truly connect."

I do.  So do you.

4
Science

Ancient Viruses Are Buried in Your DNA

Endogenous retroviruses wormed into the human genome eons ago. Today viral genes continue to produce a variety of mysterious proteins in the body.

Yes.

5
Food

Slicing Through Myths

Consider making chocolate-cherry sourdough bread, or something simpler, like a no-recipe recipe for chicken lasagna with tortillas.

Myth not found.

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The Learning Network

Word + Quiz: unfeigned

This word has appeared in one article on nytimes.com in the past year.

I know unfeigned as a word.

7
Magazine

Chuck Todd Thinks It’s Important to Stay Neutral

The moderator of “Meet the Press” on how the media covered the events of 2016 and whether sports figures should weigh in on political issues.

Often there is no neutral position.

8
Well

For Your Brain’s Sake, Keep Moving


yes.

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Arts

‘Law & Order True Crime’ Episode 2: No Surprises

In this week’s episode, everyone’s pretty clear about what they actually want.

Tourism.

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Magazine

Is It O.K. to Give Cigarettes to a Homeless Person?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on coveted but harmful handouts and lying to a parent with dementia about the other parent’s death.

Only if it pleases you.

Parse the column if you want.

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