People often smugly use the term "common sense" to belittle people and make themselves feel better. "Ha! That's common sense, that person is an idiot for not knowing it!" But perhaps some tidbits of knowledge aren't as common as some people think. Everyone probably has a set of things that they think should be "common…
On the whole, I'd say I'm a pretty normal person, but I have some oddities just like everyone else. A lot of times people tend to fixate on things that other (perhaps more successful) people do differently, but today I'd like to share some normal things that a lot of people do that I just simply…
Being born into a rich family seems to be the ultimate example of brutal unfairness. While most people in the world who are born into non-wealthy homes have to deal with uncertainty regarding their future, what they will do with their life, how they will make ends meet, etc., those born into rich families do…
Growing up in the '90s was filled with a lot of great entertainment options, and besides all the great shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, it was also a time for a ton of family-oriented movies aimed at '90s kids. The basic framework for most of these movies centered around some kids who grew up…
It's odd that in our day of modern conveniences it seems that stress is at an all time high. People stress about anything and everything these days, and often look to binge-eating, binge-drinking, binge-watching Netflix, and other substance abuse to counteract the stress. The problem with substance abuse is that oftentimes you are just making…
Do you feel constantly unlucky? Do you feel like the world is constantly conspiring against you? It could be that you are not actually unlucky, but that you are constantly winding up on the business end of statistics. This can be illustrated quite well by using the game of backgammon. If you don't know how…