We're not about to pretend to be psychologists, but the study of the brain can be incredibly helpful in any situation that hinges on communication. Whether you're trying to get ahead at work, make a good impression, or avoid creeps, these life hacks use the science of your brain to help you do better at pretty much anything.
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Remember that extremely callous and heavily mocked text template from a couple weeks ago? It seems that some more aspiring Twitter shrinks are looking to dethrone the "I'm At My Emotional Capacity" text template as the most insensitive way to communicate with someone you care about. The latest culprit in oblivious and hurtful communication comes from @YanaBirt, who took to Twitter to offer up a way to drop news that could hurt a friend in a conscientious way.
"Are you in the right headspace to receive information that could possibly hurt you?"
Most people on Twitter seem to agree that this is a terrible move, especially for people with anxiety. Nobody likes a "We need to talk" moment, and this is one that's dressed up being thoughtful. While we appreciate the outcry against this borderline-manipulative sentence, we appreciate the sassy and hilarious memes the text has created even more. And we've put together the very best examples just for you.
Y'all ready to have men demystified? AskReddit's trusty detectives are on the case! What would we do without AskReddit threads to answer our questions? Redditor u/OnlyInMyDreams asked the women of the site what confuses them most about men. The results are pretty funny, and, as a woman, extremely relatable. We've rounded up our favorite answers, but you can head back to that Reddit thread for all the answers to your nagging questions.
If it was really important I would hear knocking.
