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May 31 · Issue #16 · View online
Think a long life has to come with losing your mind or your body?
Think again! Tips for how to live a long, healthy and balanced life on your own terms. 💪
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Here’s your most recent dose of what’s new and interesting. A few different reads that have made an impact on our minds and our lives. As always, we’ve compiled a list on a variety of topics. Take a few minutes to read (or skim), ponder, & enjoy! This month: - learn more about your privacy both on & off the web. - read about an easy way to improve your memory.
- become a badass nap taker who falls asleep in under 10 minutes. - learn how to get other people invested in YOUR goals. And as a nerdy science bonus, we’ve included a really awesome video about the Bricycle, a bicycle with zero gravity! * Exciting news! Uplift updates coming soon, as we strive to improve our Company Newsletter. Our goal is to connect & engage more with our audience and offer some suggestions, both business & personal, through our own life experiences & experiments. Stay tuned! Suggestions?! Please, help us improve! We’d love to hear what it is you’re looking for and interested in knowing more about!
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Facebook Container Extension: Take Control of How You’re Being Tracked
The Facebook container extension helps you separate your web activity from Facebook by isolating your identity into a separate container. This makes it harder for Facebook to track your activity on other websites via third-party cookies.
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US Cell Carriers are Selling Access to Your Real-Time Phone Location Data
If it can make a profit and there’s no law against it, it’s probably being sold. This is how capitalism works. Think your location is private in the US? Think again. The company embroiled in a privacy row has “direct connections” to all major US wireless carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint – and Canadian cell networks, too. |
Why I Don't Use My Real Photo When Messaging with Customers on My Website
After changing the photo and name of their customer support agent four times to see how it changed users’ responses, this is the story of how gender matters when chatting with users on the internet. Some practical advice for companies offering chat support.
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The Workplace Is Killing People and Nobody Cares
A new book examines the massive health care toll today’s work culture exacts on employees. It maps a range of ills in the modern workplace — from the disappearance of good health insurance to the psychological effects of long hours and work-family conflict — and how these are killing people.
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Training Your Brain So That You Don’t Need Reading Glasses
Every five years, the average adult over 30 loses the ability to see another line on the eye reading charts used in eye doctors’ offices. By the time we’re 50, it’s nearly universal that increasing difficulty of reading small print begins. But a new form of training — brain retraining, really — may delay the inevitable age-related loss of close-range visual focus so that you won’t need those inevitable reading glasses.
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An Effortless Way to Improve Your Memory
Undisturbed rest. A surprisingly potent technique that can boost your short and long-term recall. And it appears to help everyone from students to Alzheimer’s patients. Just like a tech gadget, our minds need regular recharging, too.
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Bolt Threads
Soon, you could be wearing shirts made from spider silk. Or jackets made from mushrooms. That’s right. The future is here! And Bolt Threads is harnessing proteins found in nature to create fabrics with both practical and revolutionary uses.
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13 Ways to Get Others Financially and Emotionally Invested in Your Goals
The idea is simple. The execution of the idea is also simple, however it’s not always easy. Dive deeper into how to get the right people — those more experienced & influential — to invest themselves in YOUR goals and dreams!
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Learn to Fall Asleep in 2 Minutes or Less!
Picture this: You’re exhausted. Dragging. Barely keeping your eyes open. But aha! You’ve found yourself a brief window of time to squeeze in a nap. You sit down, get as cozy as you can, shut your eyes and… that’s all. You’re sitting and waiting, sitting and waiting, not falling asleep. Sounds familiar right? For most people, anyways. We all know those people who can sleep anywhere. But what if I told you that was possible for anyone? A skill to be practiced so that you, too, can fall asleep in two minutes or less.
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The Biggest Brain Benefits of Taking a Daily Nap
Taking a nap is like rebooting your brain. It’s magical! It’s only since the industrial revolution we have been obsessed with squeezing all our sleep into the night rather than having one or two sleeps through the day. Scientists have shown that a 60- to 90-minute siesta can charge up the brain’s batteries as much as eight hours tucked up in bed. I don’t know about you, but that’s all we need to hear! If you still need convinced to start taking daily naps & wanna know how to do it right, check out this article.
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She’s been the face behind our Newsletter curation for the past year and she’s excited for the changes that will be taking place through future issues! She’s also has recently taken on more responsibility at Uplift within Business Operations and Sales & Marketing. Additionally, she’s working on some of her own projects related to Health & Wellness. Kristin is passionate about helping people live their best lives. She also loves making kombucha, yoga, dancing, reading, traveling & listening to all kinds of music. Visit her website here & read some of her recent blog posts! |
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How was it? What would you like to see more of? Less of? We’d love to connect. Reply and tell us what you plan on doing or changing as a result of what we shared. You can also directly email us here: paul@uplift.agency or marius@uplift.agency. Until next time! Thanks for reading! P.S. If you know somebody who would benefit from these emails, forward this and ask them to email news@uplift.agency so we can keep them in the loop for future articles & updates.
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