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One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. Around 450 million people currently suffer from such conditions, placing mental disorders among the...

The last myTake I wrote in this series was on the World's Smallest Things World's Tallest Building... The Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab...

Self confidence is something people either seem to lack or have too much of. I want to talk about what it's like from both ends; how I had no self-esteem to how I grew to love myself. I used to have absolutely no...

Autumn is a marvelous, ever-changing time. Nature changes, sheds, grows, rebirths... Why can't our homes change a bit? Make your home more festive for the upcoming holiday season! Use different color schemes or even buy...

Why does nobody understand that you are amazing just how you are. Please please please just know that people love you for who you are, not who you pretend to be. I know that things get hard and that life seems to enjoy...

In the US less than 4% of drivers, drive a stick shift, and I can't see why I would now want to. A hundred million years ago when I was first learning to drive, my dad, a stick shift driver for life (who converted to...

That’s my first myTake and forgive me my grammar/spelling We all do sometimes experience the deep darkness of rock bottom. My points are just the way of how I personally handle a situation like this and what is helpful...

im 19 years old , yes. i love the idea of life and living even though i have close to no experience in living life, so on a daily basis i walk from my university down to the city to a book vendor cause books are my...

Look, I'm not about PC police and I don't give a fuck about sjw free speech snowflake bullshit, so don't read this like I'm telling you you can't joke about this or that. This is more about being a decent human being than...

So if there's anyone out there in their early twenties, feeling anxious as I had been, learn to compete against your past, not other people. For all my life, I was always dependent on others for my own happiness. I didn't...

As a kid, I can vividly recall the small park in our neighborhood having a huge metal slide exactly like the one above. When the temperatures reached into the high 90s, or even just a bit warmer with a glint of the sun,...

1. Don't blow your nose In most Asian countries, blowing the nose in social public is disgusting. In Japan, you can sniff but you can't blow it. 2. Don't talk on the phone on the train There are three main reasons...

When I first moved into my own apartment, I brought home less than $1,000 a month and paid $600 in rent; the rest went to car insurance, electricity, food, and other necessities. 6 months later my boss promoted me and now...

I have had issues, especially connected to self esteem, through most of my life, which is completely normal. My issues really became issues when I moved out and was 100% depedant on myself. It was a hard transition and...

1. You can drink alcohol in public places You can drink anywhere and anytime. No police will warn you for it. You can even drink in buses and trains. 2. Slurping noodles is a good sign Ramen, soba, udon, noodle etc. If...