Overcoming the Struggle of Self-Improvement Goals

1. He said that before the industrial era, nobody slept 8 hours in one block. People slept in two parts: they went to bed after sunset, woke up around midnight, stayed awake for 1–2 hours, then went back to sleep. This “split sleep” was normal for thousands of years. But when factories appeared in the 19th century, society forced everyone into one long sleep window — and the body never fully adapted. He said the modern schedule confuses the brain: it doesn’t understand when it should rest and wh

Creamy Cherry Tomato & Burrata Ditalini Recipe

In the 1990s, John Sylvan was drinking 30-40 cups of terrible office coffee a day. He noticed the problem: make a whole pot and it goes stale, or nobody agrees on what type to brew. So he invented the K-Cup—a small plastic pod you pop in a machine for one perfect cup in 30 seconds. He teamed up with his college roommate Peter Dragone and named the company Keurig, Dutch for “excellence.” The plan was simple: offices skip Starbucks, get their coffee at work. It would actually be environmentally ne

What Rhymes with Even? Songwriting Challenge

What Rhymes with "Even"? Extended Version