#communication

#communication

The rudest thing you can do? Assume everyone is OK with being contacted for help.

Gen Z has adopted a blank, expressionless stare that can signal boredom, indifference, or superiority, often eliciting unease from older generations in social contexts.

When dealing with a partner's anger, it's crucial to assess both the manageability of their emotions and your own reactions to them.

Snapchat is launching a new Home Safe feature that makes it easier to inform your loved ones when you have arrived safely after making your way home.

When my son Sam was seven or eight years old, he spent a good bit of time on weekends upside down on a floral-print armchair in our living room.

Good gossip plays an important role in keeping us connected. It increases group cooperation because it acts as a backstop against some of our individualistic urges.

Every person experiences loss during their lifetime. Sometimes, these are devastating disappointments or disillusionments. If one can bounce back without cynicism or loss of trust, it fosters deeper connections.

Dating apps initially made finding love easier, but AI has created uncertainty, making users question whether they are interacting with a bot or a real person.

Many young people are losing the habit of talking to one another due to their fixation on social media and video games, leading to increased loneliness.

Evolution and experience offer a variety of paths to follow, branch-points in the flowcharts that handle such input. Sometimes these signals come from conspecifics who have useful information to share, whose lives you'll defend according to the rules of kin selection.

While being sexually active with a boyfriend at 15 may be less than ideal and is not what most parents want for their kids, it's not a tragedy or emergency.

Social media creates new identities in order to commodify them, with decisions curated under personalization, designed primarily for profit. Language shifts reflect these changes.

It's perfectly reasonable to want privacy, even when you have kind and generous landlords. Setting boundaries will help you protect your peace and prevent any resentment.

Harry Enten pointed out that 40 percent of Americans are "greatly worried" about climate change, the same percentage as in 2000, despite extreme weather events.

Blake needs to give his wife a real gift that matches her interests and be honest about the rock situation. He should explain the mix-up to her.

"She swoops in, harps on minor details or changes things around on a moment's notice, and then is gone again. But the dealbreaker is her abrasive communication style."

Eating disorders thrive in secrecy, relying on hiding behaviors and manipulation to sustain the disorder. This environment causes confusion and helplessness in onlookers.

Consulting with a different medical team might provide fresh ideas about treating your cervix.

When a friend, family member or client brings up a problem, our instinct is to provide suggestions. However, unsolicited advice can hurt relationships.

The brain organizes conversations by adapting to the timescale of the dialogue, using overlapping systems for short exchanges and distinct processes for longer narratives.

Corporate events create lasting bonds that go beyond the typical transactional exchanges of day-to-day working life, paving the way for greater corporate success.

Being with Brian has been an eye-opening experience a very good one. I've discovered sex can be enjoyable, which has been a wonderful realization.