What Do People Think is Harmless but It’s Incredibly Dangerous? People Responded.

It’s interesting how you can think something (or someone) can be totally harmless…until the situation gets flipped on its head and you realize you’re dealing with something that’s actually dangerous.

And the world is full of this kind of stuff!

What seems harmless but is actually really dangerous?

Folks shared their thoughts on AskReddit.

1. Keep your eyes open.

“Walking along the train tracks.

It’s crazy how fast millions of pounds of freight can sneak up on you.”

2. Jeez.

“ER nurse here.

I had a teenage girl come from Home economics class. She was sewing and had a pin between her lips.

I mean , who hasn’t done that? She sucked it in and it got lodged in her throat. While waiting for a scope she felt it dislodge and went deep into her main bronchial. She required major surgery.

Had a young boy running with a toothbrush in his mouth. Got jammed way deep , almost hit a major artery.”

3. Ouch!

“A human bite.

I worked at a kindergarten and one kid was sometimes super sweet but sometimes really mean. He could switch in a second. While I was naming the colouring pages they were about to get he walked up to me and bit me in the arm. Didn’t think it was through, cuz no blood.

But it started swelling and getting red and the marks were clearly there. Went to the doc right after my shift. He explained a human bite is the second most dangerous bite there is. Got antibiotics but they didn’t work. Arm just kept swelling and getting completely dark purple over two days.

Doctor sent me to the hospital where I got strong antibiotics. Basically everything in me was cleaned with that s**t, felt weak for months. If it didn’t start working by that night is have to come back and be hospitalized to get my underarm removed. I’ve shat some bricks there.

Never thought a kid’s bite could cause this. Luckily the swelling got less and the bruise stopped spreading so I still have my arm, but that was very close.”

4. Gotta follow directions.

“Having a small snack before a medical procedure that requires anesthesia.

Intubation can cause you to throw up your food and you can choke.”

5. Be careful.

“Pool covers. It’s like being wrapped in a bedsheet underwater. You cannot get free and you cannot scream for help. Once you’re in the only way to get out is to be incredibly lucky and get free or have faith that someone saw or heard you fall in and hope that they get you in time.

It’s a lengthy, terrifying, d**th that’s completely avoidable.”

6. Wow.

“Having a loose animal in the car.

A safety instructor once told me doctors had to dig dog bones out of a person after it got between them and an airbag.”

7. Pretty scary.

“Oceanside cliff blow holes.

People think they’re so much fun to stand around and play with.

You fall into one of those things, you aren’t getting out.

The waves will just bludgeon you against the rocks until you d** or you’re lucky enough to drown first.”

8. Know your flowers.

“Kids picking flowers in the park. I am a conservation

Technician for a county park system, at least once a year I have to stop parents with kids picking flowers off the trail because I see kids with either poison hemlock (one of the d**dliest plants if ingesting even a tiny amount) or wild parsnip, which can cause some serious permanent scarring, burns, and boils if the sap gets on to your skin and is exposed to sunlight.

Don’t let your kids pick or eat anything you aren’t 100% sure of.”

9. No way I’m doing this.

“Confined spaces, above ground or worse, below the surface.

If you do urban exploration, caving, or anything like that, get a 4 gas detector, clip it to you chest or belt, and set the alarm to max.

If it makes a sound, get the f**k out or you are going to d**.”

10. Gotta do it.

“Not checking / changing the tires on your car.

Someone back me up on this.

You can’t just drive around with the same tires on forever.

Eventually you’ll end up doing donuts in the middle of a wet interstate because your back tires lost traction.”

11. I didn’t know that.

“Eating raw or undercooked kidney beans can make you very sick or even k**l you.

It only takes like 3 undercooked kidney beans to ruin your day.”

12. Could be very harmful.

“Small cuts you get when doing marine stuff.

If you are diving/snorkeling at a coral reef and lightly scrape yourself on some coral, for the love of god disinfect the living s**t out of that, no matter how “mild” it looks. The bacteria on coral will literally eat your leg off.

Having small cuts on your hand while handling stuff like diatomaceous earth or sea sponges can cause tiny glass spines to enter your blood stream and poke tiny holes in all those blood highways running through you.

While this is a bit of a he-said she-said story, my professor apparently had a student hospitalized and d** due to massive internal bleeding issues from handling this s**t day after day.”

What do you think seems harmless but is really dangerous?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know.

Thanks in advance!

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July 5, 2021

People Discuss What Looks Harmless but Is Actually Very Dangerous

You know koala bears?

Those cute, cuddly creatures may look adorable and soft, but, from what I’ve been told, they can be vicious animals and they can make you instantly regret ever getting near them.

Who knew?!?! I sure didn’t…

People on AskReddit talked about what looks harmless but is actually really dangerous.

So you better pay attention!

1. Heads up.

“Garage door springs. People don’t realize just how much tension those things are actually under.

Never repair a garage door yourself unless you know exactly what you’re doing. The stored energy in them is enough to break bones and sever limbs.”

2. Jeez!

“Pushing someone’s face into a cake as a joke.

Some cakes have little wooden spikes inside to support the cake.

Saw a post where a girl’s face was gored by one of these.”

3. Keep your feet down.

“Putting your feet up on the dash while riding as a passenger in a moving car.

You do NOT want to see post-accident photos of what happens when someone is in that posture in a surprise head-on collision.”

4. Cat scratch fever.

“Cat bites. Cat fangs puncture deep and trap bacteria deep within your tissue, leading to horrible infections.

You might think one isn’t serious because it’s not bleeding much, but that just means the wound isn’t flushing properly – if you get seriously bitten by a cat, it’s very important to go to urgent care so they can properly disinfect the wound.”

5. Surround yourself with good people.

“Hanging around idiots.

Most of the time they only do dumbs**t that affects themselves but when they do something that affects you it can change your whole life.

So just remember if you’re in with a group of imbeciles you’re rolling the dice with your life every second, its like standing in low-grade radiation, its unnoticeable right up until it’s incurable.”

6. FYI.

“Those black foodstuffs with charcoal in them.

Charcoal interacts with a bunch of medications, gets in the way of nutrient absorption, and can really upset your digestive tract.”

7. Water dangers.

“Water in general, but fast moving water specifically.

2 or 3 inches of water is all that’s needed to sweep you off of your feet if it’s moving fast.

12 inches of water will lift and sweep away a car.

Water is heavy and will f**k you up if you don’t respect it.”

8. Changing lanes.

“Changing lanes without leaving a proper gap or checking your blind spot and signaling your intention.

On the surface it seems fine because, hey, you’re going faster than the person you’re passing right? Nope, all it takes is something like a deer to completely f**k your world sideways.

When passing anyone always wait to get into the lane they were in until you see their headlights fully in your rearview mirror and have cleared your blind spot. It’s even more dangerous to do this to a semi, your car will be eaten if it hits you.

Always, always, always visually check your blind spot. Always. Blind spot sensors are not an adequate substitute for a visual check. You’re asking for trouble if you don’t make sure someone hasn’t popped in there.

Use your dang turn signal. Other drivers are not mind readers, signal your intent and follow through with it.”

9. Just don’t do it.

“Feeding wildlife.

Even if it seems safe for yourself to do so it’s probably very dangerous for the animal you feed.

It’s very likely that feeding a wild animal may lead to it’s d**th.”

10. Didn’t know about this.

“Grapefruit juice.

By itself it’s perfectly fine, but a lot of people aren’t aware that grapefruit juice specifically has interactions with a LOT of different drugs, both medical and recreational, and can be potentially very dangerous when combined.”

11. Don’t get close.

“Taking pictures of bears ( apparently it looks harmless to people in Yellowstone ).

Bears are faster than many expect especially uphill so if you are ever near a bear and want a picture stay in your car to do it.”

12. Wrap it up.

“Unprotected s**.

There was an optional, hour-long class I took my freshman year about STIs. I took it by accident and it was simultaneously the most traumatizing and important class I’ve taken in my life.

Knowing of STIs isn’t enough, seeing pictures, learning about each one, as well as how they get transmitted, that’s important.”

13. Dangerous.

“Tylenol/acetaminophen.

This drug is fine within the recommended doses but it is ubiquitous in a lot of OTC medicines and so easy to take too much.

This is potentially damaging to the liver. Intentional overdoses are fatal.”

14. Protect your head!

“Horseback riding or biking without a helmet.

Sure helmets suck and don’t look cool, but you gotta protect those BRAINS.

And soooo many people just don’t.”

Now we want to hear from you.

In the comments, tell us what you think looks harmless but is really dangerous.

Please and thank you!

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July 5, 2021

People Share the Stark Realities of Living as a Person of Color

I’m not sure why the world is the way it is.

That’s not true. I kind of do.

It’s because dismantling systems of power and oppression is hard. It takes a lot of work and dedication, and most people are too wrung out from the daily grind to care about anything else.

Lucky for all of us, there are people working hard every day to make sure that someday people of color will no longer be treated like criminals because of their race.

It can’t come soon enough, as these 12 people make so painfully clear.

1. Insensitive comments abound

It’s so deeply ingrained that people don’t even realize they’re being rude sometimes.

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2. Sometimes they do know it’s rude

They just don’t care. As though their comfort is more important than yours.

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3. You are constantly the victim of assumptions

It sounds like an exhausting way to live.

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4. Authority figures don’t give you the benefit of the doubt

Expectations mean they hear what they expect to hear, see what they expect to see.

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5. You’re impacted by arbitrary rules

And you know they were put in place as veiled attempts to legitimize discrimination against you.

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6. People are afraid of you without provocation

And they’re not very good at hiding it.

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7. People take liberties with your body

As though they have the right.

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8. You get accused of kidnapping

Which is even more ridiculous when you look at actual kidnapping statistics around non-custodial family members.

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9. It’s not unusual to experience trauma at a young age

It’s heartbreaking, but it’s not unusual.

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10. Children are the worst, except when they’re not

The worst part is when they grow up into cruel adults.

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11. Sometimes, it’s like you’re invisible

But not the times when you wish that you were.

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12. It’s not a uniquely American experience

That’s… not exactly both good and bad. More like both real and sad.

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It’s so important to see what life is like for someone different from yourself.

I’m glad these people shared their experiences, and that I could share them with you.

Have you had similar experiences? Share your story in the comments.

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July 3, 2021

What’s Weird Things Did You Find When You Cleaned Out a Person’s Belongings? Here’s What Folks Had to Say.

It’s never easy to clean out the belongings of a person who has passed on to the other side.

And it’s REALLY not easy when you find things you didn’t want to find.

But hey, we’re all weird in our own way and we all have our secrets…so let’s try not to be too judgmental, okay?

People on AskReddit shared stories about the things they found when they cleaned out the home of a person who passed away.

Let’s take a look.

1. There they are!

“A box labeled, “pens that don’t work”, full of pens that didn’t work.

I guess if Pop Pop ever needed a pen that didn’t work- he would know right where to find one.”

2. Jackpot.

“A friend of mine (47 when he passed) had every closet in his house filled with vintage clothing because he was planning on opening a used clothing store.

He had over four thousand items that were sorted by style, size, color, etc.

Nobody had a clue he had been procuring clothing for what must’ve been years.”

3. Family secret.

“My dad d**d suddenly and my mum and I were going through his old pictures when we stumbled upon an old photo (from like the early 80s) of a woman holding a little boy smiling.

My mum and I didn’t know who they were so we called my big sister (my dad’s daughter from his first marriage) and she said “oh that’s Brian. The son dad gave up for adoption when he was a teenager.”

Turns out my dad had (maybe) gotten his girlfriend pregnant when he was 16/17 and they gave him up for adoption. In the 20 years my folks were together Dad never told Mum (or me) about Brian because he wasn’t sure if Brian was actually his in the first place.”

4. That’s odd.

“We cleaned my grandpa’s house . You know what we found all over the place?

ONIONS.

Raw onions everywhere.

In the bathroom,
upstairs, next to the cleaning supplies. Their layers were poppin off, dry all over the place.

No, my grandpa was not Shrek.”

5. Go ahead and keep it.

“My dad and my uncle were tasked with cleaning out my great-grandma’s house when she moved into an assisted living facility (and the story of her d**th is…morbidly funny but also sad).

They found some typed recollections of a roadtrip through Scotland she and her sister took, where she got waited on in a cafe by a ‘very nice young man’, which we think was her way of saying he was gay. Then my uncle gestured to me and said ‘[MightyMeerkat97], I know you’re interested in family history, so I was thinking you’d like this!’ and handed me an old bottle.

Inside is what looks like a small grey pebble that has partially dissolved into dust. It is labelled ‘John’s Appendix. 1907’. It turns out my great-granddad was one of the first British recipients of an appendectomy when he was young, and they let him keep the appendix.”

6. Hit list?

“He had a list of 100 names, 87 of which were crossed off with red ink.

To this day, we don’t know how he was connected to them or what it meant.”

7. Grandpa!

“Found my grandpa’s stash box with a setup for her**n, and an antique vibrator (like made of brass, wish I had a pic).

I mean, I knew grandpa used to party, but d**n.”

8. Money everywhere.

“My grandma was a child of the depression, and as such didn’t trust banks. She lived alone for years and towards the end started developing dementia. When she had to be moved for care we found ziploc baggies with thousands of dollars hidden all over the house. In the deep freeze, taped the back of furniture and underneath tables, in the backs of the toilet, etc.

Her house was sold to placate medicaid and the people who bought it were her long-term neighbors who loved her very much. They called another 5 or so times when they found even more money in the floor, the cellar, the shed. I believe there is probably still money hidden that we’ll never know about.

She spent her last years on social security, budgeting every dime and all the while was sitting on a small fortune. Thankfully medicaid didn’t know about her stash, so the family got to keep it all.”

9. Awesome.

“We found out my grandfather was a ambulance driver/medic in Bastogne during the Battle if the Bulge.

We found his dog tags, orders, pictures and everything. He had always claimed he was in the army but stayed in California.

He never talked to anyone about it, not his wife, his brothers, his children. When he passed away in 1992 two old vets showed up and talked about him saving their life.”

10. Pretty sad.

“Grandma had a bunch of burnt pots and pans in her closet.

She was trying to hide the fact she was going senile and didn’t know if it was okay to just throw them in the trash.”

11. Historical record.

“My Grandmother.

Growing up on a North Carolina farm, she was able to take French in high school because my great grandparents insisted on it being available in the local school.

She had a pen pal in France who was about the same age.

She had a series of letters from her pen pal, with the very last one saying “they say that the N**is are almost here”.”

12. Creepy.

“My mom and Dad and I were clearing out my grandad’s place when I found his collection of shrunken heads he had acquired when he was in the Merchant Navy in an old box under his bed.”

How about you?

Have you ever found any weird stuff while cleaning out a place after someone passed away?

Tell us your stories in the comments! Thanks!

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July 3, 2021

People Talk About the Weird and Interesting Things They Found When They Cleaned Out the Belongings of Someone Who Passed Away

Maybe it’s better to leave the cleaning in these kinds of situations to people you dont’ know…you know, just in case something embarrassing or humiliating is found in their belongings.

That way, family members and friends won’t get too embarrassed and won’t potentially have their opinions of their loved ones changed too much.

But these kinds of things sure seem to happen a lot…

Have you ever found anything weird when cleaning out the home of a person who passed away?

These people did and they shared their stories on AskReddit.

1. A weird family.

“When my grandma passed away, we found some craaaaazy things including her gallstones, a chicken bone with a note that explained how it had ki**ed her dog (at LEAST 30 years ago), a box of mincemeat from the 1960’s, iguana food (she was terrified of reptiles), and an unbelievable amount of stuff all fit into a small mobile home.

We knew she was a pack rat but never to the extent that we discovered.

When my family was cleaning out the home, everyone was hiding all of the weird stuff in other peoples vehicles and bags without their knowledge. I personally stuck a terribly made stuffed squirrel (we named it “zombie squirrel”) in my parents’ breadbox to scare the hell out of them upon their return from snowbirding. It worked. I wish I could have seen it happen but hearing my mom describe it a few weeks after they returned was good enough.

Funny thing is, my family plays Christmas Bingo with cheap and funny gifts every year and these “antiques” have now ended up in the rotation, ending up in someone’s possession every year until they can pawn it off on another relative.

I currently have the mincemeat after discovering it on New Year’s Eve in a box of beer that I was gifted. It’s hard as a rock but still sealed in the original packaging, so I bought some epoxy resin and am going to cast it inside and make a trophy out of it so this insanity can continue.

We’re a weird family but fun AF.”

2. Grossed out.

“My Grandma had been a school nurse but had been retired for about 10 years or so at the time of her d**th.

As we were clearing out her old office we found index cards with d**d lice on them and labeled as to which kind they were.

We were all so grossed out.”

3. A really nice guy.

“My mother had a coworker who was the friendliest guy ever.

He was about 70, extremely nice, loved the beach, was openly gay, but didn’t date much in his later years. He passed away from a heart attack and had no living family. They went to his home, found care for his dog, then attended the funeral a few days later.

In his will he asked several close friends and old coworkers to take what they wanted of his things as the bank would foreclose on the home. He only moved in like 3 years prior. There were a few things specifically listed to go to certain people. Everything else was up for grabs.

It was all going fine. They opened drawers in the bathroom and found weed. The group of 5 or so people giggled. Then they went into the bedroom… They opened his nightstand drawer.

Viagra. Tons of it. C**k rings, 2 dildos, anal beads, “a little metal stick thing” (was too embarrassing to tell my sister what it was for), old por**graphic Polaroids, ball gag, a few phone numbers written on paper.

Oh yeah, and more c**k rings. I think there were close to like 10. Dude was apparently a s** fanatic even at 70.

He definitely left one big last impression on those that were close to him.”

4. Hmmm…

“When my best friend and her boyfriend d**d in a hydroplaning accident, I went to clear out her house since her family was out of state.

They should be grateful- I disposed of literally dozens of s** toys and a bunch of lingerie. I knew what I was going in there for, but I was still surprised by the overall size of the strap-on that was prominently displayed in their room.

Her boyfriend was a preacher’s son, so I also took all the drug paraphernalia out of their room so that his parents wouldn’t have to face harsh disillusionment with their son’s piety less than a week after his d**th.

He only smoked weed but that would have been scandalous enough to taint their memory of him.”

5. Didn’t need to see that.

“Found my grandfather’s “ pocket p**sy” from I assume the 80’s or 90’s based on packaging.

What made it worse was that I was supposed to sort through/ throw out his things, so I had to discreetly alert my grandmother ( I was not touching it) while keeping my mom in the dark.

My nana just cackled, went “ well he never through anything out!” And chucked it in the bin in her bathroom.”

6. Score!

“Crazy aunt who was a hoarder d**d.

Her house was cluttered but relatively clean. We were clearing out the house and throwing out used stuff and keeping or giving away new unused things. She used coffee cans to store receipts so we just started tossing them right in the garbage.

I dropped one after lunch and out popped about $2,000 in cash.

Went back and opened all the cans. About $12k and some very nice gold jewelry in all. Thanks Aunt Edna.

Oh, and two walk in closets full of unused yarn that filled up my Suburban. Twice!”

7. That’s a surprise.

“That my grandfather had a complete family (wife, 4 kids) he abandoned when he knocked up my grandmother.

All the family knew about it but he threatened d**th on anyone who told my mom. They believed him. Only found out after going through his desk.”

8. Oh my!

“Notes on how to summon demons, some sinister books about satanic rituals and a collection of weird s**t (daggers, chunks of hair, some vials with powder).

My grandparents were incredibly devout Christians, so it was a pretty creepy find. My aunt ended up throwing it all out.”

9. Packrat.

“Found 40 cans of shaving cream in my brother’s linen closet. That must have been one hell of a sale.

Oh, and over 300 video cassettes. This was back in the VCR days and he recorded every show that he watched.

He wasn’t a hoarder, but a bit eccentric.”

10. I’ll take that.

“When my dad d**d, my sister and I went to his apartment with my grandmother. While I was flipping through records and such, grandma came out of the bedroom with what was very clearly a pot plant.

She said she didn’t know what it was and asked if I wanted it. When I eagerly accepted, her suspicions were confirmed and she disposed of it.”

11. Sorry…

“Pictures……of my mum…….in a compromising position with two other gentlemen…….and someone else to take the picture….. 0/10, do not recommend.”

12. Time capsule.

“Back in the days when I was in Seminary, I was called by a family to help catalogue her things because this elderly woman passed away (she d**d at 103ish in 2008).

Her mother was 14 when Abraham Lincoln was a**assinated. She was pretty old. She refused to go to a nursing home so family agreed she can still stay in her home with an occasional visit from a medical helper and church volunteers.

I unlocked her apartment and I swear I thought I stepped through a time machine. It was such a shock, I had to sit down for twenty minutes and let it all sink in.

EVERYTHING in her house was straight from the 40s when her and her husband first moved in. It wasn’t even in bad condition….it literally felt like I was transported back in time to 1940 because nothing looked old and worn out.

The cabinets, the flooring, hell, even the appliances and little things like salt shakers and paper towel holders were straight from 1940. The wall paint wasn’t as old as the 1940s but she repainted it the same color over and over. The kitchen was robin egg blue, bathroom same color. The living room was wood, and the bedroom was white.

I walked though the entire apartment and everything was surreal. In the living room, she had a living room set from 1940 too. She only had two things in her living not from 1940. A 1850 Victorian piano and a 1970 Cabinet tv. Even her paintings on the wall was straight from the 40s.

The only other thing that was not from the 40s was her mattress. That’s it. Even her phone was a 1940 phone with her old phone number on it….”Ellicott City 4592”

She still had family albums on her nightstand (which I assumed she looked at all the time). It was pretty sobering because when I really thought about it, EVERYONE she knew in the prime of her life was d**d. All her friends, her husband, her brothers and sisters.

Everyone but her family 3 generations younger (she had no children). I flipped through the album looking at these pictures. Her husband served in World War 1 and assisted in World War 2. He d**d in the 60s. She even had an old church directory from the early 80s where she looked like a senior citizen….and she managed to live 25 years beyond that.

The landlord didn’t want to touch the interior at all, joking with me saying her entire apartment should be in a museum but the Complex Corporate owners ordered everything stripped down and updated to conform with the rest of the complex.

I don’t know if anyone here ever watched “Somewhere in Time” with Christopher Reeve but those were the vibes I was getting the entire time I was in there. Another interesting thing…all of her pictures that were set up on the walls and tables were of her and her husband from 60-70 years ago…like a couple of young newlyweds lived there and decided to make all their pics black and white and went with the retro vibe. Her more “current” pics were all stashed away in shoe boxes under the bed.”

13. That’s really cool.

“My husband’s first wife d**d of cancer a few years before we started dating.

When she d**d, he didn’t have the time or energy to deal with alot of her things so he basically just packed everything up into boxes and stuck them in the basement.

Years and years later, we were engaged and about to move so we decided to go through the boxes together.

We knew she was big into snow boarding, but we didn’t know how much until then. We found various pictures of her out on the slopes with Jake Burton (founder of Burton Snowboards), Mike Olson (founder of Lib Technologies which produces Roxy Snowboards and a few other brands) and David Kemper (founder of Kemper Snowboards).

Apparently she was tight with the pioneers of snowboarding.”

Have you ever found any weird items when you cleaned out a person’s house after they passed?

Tell us your stories in the comments.

Thanks in advance!

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July 3, 2021

What Should Everyone Experience in Life At Least Once? People Shared Their Thoughts.

Life can be a series of peaks and valleys, ups and downs.

And, believe it or not, it really does go by pretty fast.

So it’s important to try to enjoy our time here as much as possible!

People on AskReddit offered their opinions about what everyone should experience in life.

Take a look and see what they had to say.

1. Up in the sky.

“Stargazing out in the countryside where there’s no light pollution.

On a clear night, it’s beautiful.

2. Makes the world go ’round.

“Everyone should feel love.

Genuine, undying, unconditional love from the same person you love the same way. Its the most amazing thing in the world.

I truly feel like a lot of the world’s problems stem from people not being loved.”

3. Solitary.

“Being alone for at least 3 days straight.

It lets you indulge in your hobbies.”

4. Lesson learned.

“Hunger.

It’s too easy to dismiss hunger in others if you’ve not experienced it yourself.”

5. A new world.

“Realizing that you were wrong about some deeply held belief.

I’ve learned to love when that happens. A whole new world opens up when you let go of a belief system that’s no longer working. You learn so much and develop yourself.

Listen to your conscience. Deep down you always know when you’re full of s**t.

I’ve heard Jordan Peterson say things like “always be stepping away from your previous self”, “don’t become a parody of yourself”.

I think it’s good to go through phases and cycles in your life. Explore the extremes of one set of beliefs for a while, then when you’ve exhausted that, explore the opposite belief system. Explore some hardcore David Goggins belief system, then by next year be on to reflecting on the traumas of your past and developing more compassion for yourself. You need both the yin and the yang, or your personality becomes stale or directionless.

You don’t need to identify with a set of beliefs to explore them. A belief system will never be able to represent the complexities of a human’s personality, but you can explore them to develop different aspects of your personality.”

6. Important.

“Everyone should work a customer service job for other humans for at least 6 months.

This will teach some people how to be good customers.”

7. See the world.

“Traveling to a different country.

Get a different perspective on life from people who aren’t raised the way you were. The hive mind mentality of small towns in my country are what keep social progress from being made.

I know a guy who lives across the street from the house he grew up in (parents still live there) and never plans to leave the neighborhood. He’s missing so much.”

8. No more ego.

“Ego d**th.

From my experience, the ego is the collection of what our mind thinks It is, both conscious and unconscious. “A mother”, “a weak man”, “a respectable church member”, “a s**t”, “a piece of s**t”, “a loser”, “the best human being ever”, etc. These ideas set a blueprint of how we act, feel and think. We act accordingly to what we think we are.

An ego d**th is the abandonment of those restraints, realizing we are or could be so much more. It’s a very freeing experience. The ego reforms, but in a much healthier and deliberate form.”

9. The high seas.

“Scuba diving in the middle of the sea.

The minute you dive in you feel like grain of sand.

You can really feel how tiny your existence is.”

10. True friends.

“Having a non-romantic friend that you can absolutely rely on and be yourself with. One that has your back, can call you out and always only wants the best for you.

True friends like that are actually hard to come by and are worth their weight in gold.”

11. Love it!

“The love of a dog.

Because a dog is one of the few things in life that is exactly what it seems.”

12. Hit the road.

“A long road trip with friends.

It’s a bonding experience being in a little metal box with a group of friends for hours at a time trying to get somewhere together.

You’ll drive each other crazy, you’ll make each other laugh, it’s truly a wonderful experience that I think everyone should have.”

13. Out on your own.

“Living alone.

When no one is there to support you or help you, I think it can unlock most of your potential.

You can also learn best survival methods in this society.”

14. Have some fun!

“Dancing, with zero inhibitions.

Sometimes its the perfect amount of alcohol/drugs to get you in that space, or being alone, or finding that magical dance partner who makes everyone else disappear, or just the perfect song that drowns everything else out.

A good cathartic dance can cure a lot.”

Now we want to hear from you.

What do you think everyone should experience in their lives?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know!

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July 3, 2021

People Discuss What Their TED Talks Would Be About

This is a tough one…

I think if I had to deliver an impromptu lecture on something, it would either be about hockey or maybe about the history of horror movies.

But since I’m terrified of public speaking, I still think I’d have a hard time, even though I know both of those subjects pretty well.

If you got thrown out on a stage, what would your TED Talk be about?

AskReddit users spoke up.

1. Sounds interesting.

“I would explain how we live in a system that normalizes hard work ethic to the lower and middle class with stringent monochronic focus, low end wage values, and rigorously enforced penal systems focused for blue collar crimes while advocating the opposite for those in higher income classes.

We teach our children that working nonstop everyday is a sign of success. Thinking, discussing, researching, or any other human effort is useless if it doesnt result in a diploma, money, or se**. In essence, the lower end of the economic scale raise wage slaves.”

2. You already lost me.

“The fascinating physics of DNA molecules.

The structural properties of DNA have some neat consequences for biology.”

3. Wow!

“Hey! A hot dog is a taco not a sandwich.

Sandwich has starch on 2 sides, a taco has starch on 3 sides.

A hotdog bun covers 3 sides of a hotdog therefore a hotdog is a taco.”

4. Ramble on.

“Budgeting, flipping houses, long term investments, Jane Austen, travel.

It says more about my ability to ramble on, than any special qualification.”

5. You know what you’re talking about.

“How our society (US) treats d**th.

End of life care, physician assisted s**cide, and breaking the stigma of talking about d**th.

All from a paramedic with over a decade of service.”

6. Let’s hear it!

“Oh, I’m a nerd about a lot of stuff.

How BCI innovations are a game changer and how we will achieve cyberpunk cyborg enhancements sooner than later.

Why we need to start building large scale space habs now. What technical hurdles are still in the way, etc.

Why we need to go all in on carbon sequestration right now amd we need to work towards a path of carbon negative.”

7. Smarty-pants.

“I would explain how beer is brewed, focusing on the science behind it & how that dictates that flavor profile, alcohol content, etc.

I could also discuss, in detail how a high-bypass aircraft jet engine works. Specifically how an aircraft engine is assembled.”

8. A big fan.

“Parrots.

If I only touched on one minute of each year of life I’ve spent with them I’d be over schedule.

Feathered a**holes hold a place in my heart.”

9. A horrible day.

“Why the Capitol Insurrection was so scary and so incredibly close to succeeding.

Literally all 45 had to do is go on the air during his 2 minute address and instead of saying “we love you but go home” he could have said “give your lives for the cause push thru the security and hang the cowards who would deny you your voice” and we’d be in a very different, absolutely terrible 2021.”

10. I’m ready for it.

“‘Hypothetical Mechanics of Time Travel Assuming the Existence of a Fifth Dimension, Henceforth Referred To As ‘Metatime’.’

…Roughly three percent of it will be in any way scientifically accurate, but I’m a writer, not a quantum physicist.”

11. Going green.

“How to be an environmentalist without the Jesus complex or screaming Teenagers or Al Gore.

Electric cars are the way of the future. But until they can out range, out rely, basically all out superiority themselves. We should hold off on forcing them on our society.

Bicyclist are bad for the environment because they hold up traffic.

Nuclear energy is much cleaner and safer than any current energy source and we need to invest in that.

Way to sell environmentalism is by showing it does actually save money opposed to lying and feel good strategy.”

12. Multi-talented.

“Raising dairy goats

Cheese making

Food preservation (could be broken down into several talks)

Eating cheaply and nutritiously

Foraging wild edibles in the Pacific Northwest

The history and geography of Middle Earth.”

13. Get that bread.

“Sourdough. Became obsessed in 2017.

Eventually quit design in 2018 and became a baker for over a year.

Back doing design now but love to talk about bread.”

14. Cool!

“Collodion wet plate process. Doing a portrait right with 150 year old photography gear in mostly the first exposure.

I capture one plate per hour and produce all my chemicals by myself. Totally different approach to work with people compared to digital/film photography.”

What would your TED Talk be about?

Talk to us in the comments!

We look forward to hearing from you!

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July 3, 2021

What Would Be the Subject of Your TED Talk? Here’s What People Had to Say.

Imagine this: you suddenly find yourself on stage in front of a large crowd and you’re ordered to give a talk about something that you’re quite knowledgeable about.

So what would you do? And remember, this has to be off the cuff with no preparation and no notes…

I’m getting nervous just thinking about it.

AskReddit users shared what their TED Talks would about.

Check out what they had to say.

1. The expert.

“Gluten intolerance via celiac disease.

Can’t just worry about it being in food, I have to avoid gluten in makeup, toothpaste, lotion, shampoo, in the air near bakeries, and essentially avoid nearly all restaurants.

And any accidental microscopic dose from it will leave me running to the restroom with bleeding diarrhea and stomach cramps, as well as feeling anxious, hungry, and even horny all at the same time.”

2. Intense!

“Cheddar vs Monterey Jack

To all those who demand answers, I shall go up to the top of the mountain and ponder.

When I return, your wait shall end.”

3. An art form.

“Why Professional Wrestling is actually a form of Performing Arts.

8 year old me: wrestling is so cool! Go John Cena!

12 old me: pro wrestling is stupid, it’s all fake

24 year old me: pro wrestling is a very well choreographed act that involves incredible physical stunts and is much more complex than it appears.”

4. A huge impact.

“Alco**lism and its multigenerational impacts on a family.

I talk about addiction basically all day.

18 minutes probably isn’t enough time to cover a topic well enough, but that’s a good start.”

5. Snooze fest.

“Retired engineering professor here.

I can go for hours – with equations – and most of you will be asleep within minutes.”

6. Get ready!

“You’re all about to get schooled in New Jersey land use law and how to properly process a variance application.

Hope you are hanging onto your seat!”

7. I’m listening…

“Bananas.

Honestly, wild.

You think you know about bananas then you look into it and find out you don’t know anything about bananas.”

8. Hmmmm…

“The movie Planes, starring Dane Cook was an expansion on the Cars Cinematic Universe involves a character who was a Naval fighter plane during WWII, which means that there was a WWII in the Cars universe.

This, of course, brings up a lot of questions. Was there a Cars Hitler? A Cars Holocaust? A Cars Hiroshima? Are there tanks in the Cars Universe? Are the tanks sentient too, or are they piloted by other cars?”

9. Nerd alert!

““Why Darth Maul is the best character is Star Wars”.

Basically going from he was a menacing looking villian with a cool theme song, to a rage filled monster who took over the galaxy.”

10. Here we go.

“My favorite shows and movies, and why I like them so much.

Actually, I could also rant about how awesome NCIS used to be and how absolutely HORRIBLE it is now for more than just 18 minutes.”

11. Good advice.

“Been happily married awhile now, and we’ve figured that the trick to our particular long term relationship is a pretty simple three step system.

1. Life is an obstacle course we tackle together.

Groceries? Do it together. Budget? Do it together. Cleaning? Do it together. Walking the dog? Do it together. Dealing with mental illness? Together. Getting the mail? Together.

If it’s a chore, errand, or just something that’s not leisure time fun, it’s time to come together. Split the load 50/50. Battle to do 51!

Neither of us get railroaded into feeling the other is just along for the ride, or not pulling weight.

And if you do it together, you might just find some fun in it!

Spend at least an hour alone for yourself, every day.

Hobby time is important. Alone time is important. Individual friend time is important.

We are here for each other, but we’re not each others entire universes. Game with the boys. Go for drinks with the girls. Get away from each other after all that work, at least for a little bit every day.

We’re still our own people with our own interests that may not interest the other, and we need time to pursue that without feeling bad about it. Have fun with activities you enjoy together, but remember that you’re individuals too!

Accept the olive branch when it’s offered.

We rarely disagree enough to fight anymore, but when we were younger, dumber, and poorer, we definitely did.

Sometimes a foot goes in the mouth. Whether either of us is ready to apologize, if one of us offers that olive branch, we take it.

A simple one second hand on a knee. A glass of water brought over in silence. Dinner put on the table. Yelling from the kitchen if the other wants a soda.

Take it. Accept it. Even if you dont want a soda. Accept the signal. Doesn’t mean the issue is resolved, but it does remind you both that you’re still there for each other. And, at least for us when we did bicker, that little reminder was exactly what we needed to get our jets cooled.”

12. The joys of birding.

“Birds. The joys of birding. Why we need birds. Their migration. Their adaptations. Their songs.

OK, there’s 5 minutes gone by. Binoculars, which ones to buy. eBird, citizen science. 6 minutes. Uh. Funny birding stories no one laughs at.

Why birds have names with innuendos: Dickcissels, Bushtit, Hairy Woodpeckers, Woodcocks. 10 minutes.

Chiggers, ticks, poison ivy, snakes and things to avoid whilst birding

The farthest I’ve ever driven to see a bird.

Yeah. ok. enough. I’m sitting down now.”

13. History buff.

“The Battle of Hastings, 1066. I can recite the major events leading up to, during, and after the battle form memory.

I could also do WWII and Hitler’s rise to power; I can recite a lot of that from memory too.”

Now it’s your turn.

In the comments, please tell us what you think your TED Talk would be about.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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July 2, 2021

Night Owls Talk About the Things They Love About Being Awake All Night

There are two kinds of people out there – people who love to get up early and get things done, and people who love to stay up late, work all night, and let the rest of us have the daylight hours to ourselves.

Well, I guess technically there are three kinds of people, because there are always those who would rather be night folks but are forced by society to operate in daylight hours. Boo for them.

If you’re a day person and wondering what it is that night people love so much about the dark, here are 18 people willing to share their very favorite things.

18. It just smells different.

Night air has a different smell, especially in Spring. Flowers, rain, wet earth… all smell different at night to me.

I feel the same about night winter air, particularly when it’s snowing. Everything is calm and quiet, with a slight glow from lights being reflected between houses and clouds, and the soft sound of snowflakes hitting the ground. I used to stand at my bathroom window for ages in the middle of the night, leaning on the windowsill and breathing in the crisp cold air that just smells like snow (if you know, you know), watching the snow fall, with the occasional snowflake making its way through the screen to hit my face.

Such a sense of peace, it slows down my brain and I can stop thinking for awhile, just enjoy the silence and totally relax. Best way to wind down for a good sleep, nothing can match it. I miss that.

17. It would be easier to work from home in the middle of the night, for sure.

I can do whatever I want without anyone interrupting me.

I wish I lived alone in the middle of nowhere so whatever ruckus I make wouldn’t bother anyone.

I have more energy at night than at daytime.

16. Even some flowers come out to play.

I have flowers that bloom at night, so I love to sit on my back porch in the middle of the night, listen to the crickets chirp, and seeing the moonlight reflect off of my garden. 0

There’s nobody else around, it’s quiet, and it’s the only time I feel at peace.

During the day I feel like I need to be productive, there’s traffic and people and kids playing and tons of stuff to do, but like right now, 1:30am, I can sit on my porch and just be.

15. Which is hard to find these days.

Nobody else is awake. It’s true privacy.

Cruising around town at some odd hour of the night is a serene experience. It’s almost surreal.

I do this pretty often. A lot of late nights at the studio or other places and then I’m on my way home at 2 or 3am, enjoying the peaceful drive.

It’s really something else.

14. The pull of the moon.

The peace and quiet, it’s cooler ( temperature wise ) and I love the moonlight shining in my room.

It’s the peace for me. Nothing is more relaxing than being alone to recharge and just exist. No entertaining or compromising, just you doing you

It’s like the inside version of a breath of fresh air.

I prefer the porous rock to the giant searing ball of hatred in the sky.

13. Peace abounds.

the general lack of people. I work 3rd shift, and unlike my daywalking cohorts, I can listen to a podcast and do paperwork in relative peace because there’s a solid 3 hours in the middle of the night where I am left the heck alone.

I work 1930-0800 with a small crew and can pop in earbuds or whatever. Then on days off, I could be found running on one of the random country roads around my house at 2am but it’s rare anyone is out there.

I usually just run in the moonlight and only turn on my headlamp if a car is coming. I like my solitude.

The pandemic has been just fine on me.

12. Just enjoy the present.

The calmness, the serenity.

The night drive with windows open, no music, just the sound of my tires hitting the ground.

Man i could hear the brakes sound, i could hear the wheel turn.

Night time is like, we forget the problem of the world and just enjoy the present.

11. As long as your neighbors sleep.

It’s so quiet. And peaceful.

It feels like during the day the world is so busy and chaotic. At night it’s all zen.

This is why I want a house… my neighbors in the apartment complex are so damn loud. On one side is a twitch streamer and she’s screaming at her games until 4 or 5am most days. Above me is a couple that works opposite shifts so there’s always someone awake listening to music, vacuuming, doing the dishes, or… moving furniture around I guess, in the middle of the night.

If I leave my bedroom window open for some cool air, I’ll probably end up hearing the couple across the way fighting in their bedroom, which then makes other people’s dogs start barking.

I really miss being able to stay up a bit late to get some peace and quiet. Now I gotta turn on all the fans and a white noise machine to drown everything else out enough to sleep.

10. Unrequited love.

The stars.

I’ve got a big crush on stars.

9. The wildlife is adorbs.

The quiet, the lack of people, the wildlife is more active.

There are possums (Australian possums) living in our roof, and at night they like come out and sit on the verandah railings. I love leaving the curtains open so I can watch them play. They’ve all got names, they’ve got their own personalities and quirks.

There’s a family of wombats living in a burrow under the garden shed, and a couple of wallabies that visit at night. We also get visits from flying foxes, owls, tawny frogmouths.

8. It’s a different world.

The calmness and quietness of the surroundings, especially when places that are usually crowded are completely empty.

7. The nighttime sounds are soothing.

I just love the serene feeling during the night.

The gentle sounds of crickets are calming to the ears.

6. Lots of heaven-gazers, here.

The night sky is a huge sell for me.

Especially storm season. That and less people around

5. It eases the anxiety.

No expectations.

Daytime feels like I’m expected to do productive life things.

Nighttime, all I have to do is be quiet and no one expects anything else from me.

I can knit or read for hours and not feel like I’m “wasting the day.”

4. If people just aren’t your thing.

Day people are all asleep. Stores aren’t crowded. Less traffic.

I always do my grocery shopping late at night, so much more peaceful.

I just turn on my headphones and wander around a close to empty store.

3. There is downtime for everyone.

I think I was always a night person vs a morning person.

But it only got to very much be the case after I started working in high-stress jobs with long hours. Where despite being exhausted, I would still stay up for a few more hours into the night than I should have just to watch TV or read or clean or anything. It was my way of carving out at least a few hours of my day that were entirely mine to control and to do what I wanted to do, even if I knew it would make me miserable in the morning.

(I also know for a lot of people the gym can be that period too, and even though I was obviously under no obligation to go to the gym and always felt better after, it never really felt like “me” time as much as something I still felt like I had to do to stay in shape)

2. Nothing is a waste of time.

You have no obligations and no one expects anything of you.

You can stare at a wall for three hours or count blades of grass on your lawn and you don’t feel like you’re wasting time.

i’ve started doing stretches outside in my yard at 1am and i just love the sound and feel of night— the owls hooting, the coyotes howling, the calm of the wind.

I love the stars and the moonlight, it’s like magic to me for 30 minutes

1. You can just relax.

Does anyone else feel anxious that they need to be doing something productive while the sun is out? At night I feel relaxed. Office is closed. Everyone is asleep. No one is going to bug me, and there’s nothing I can do about particular problems even if I wanted to, so no one is going to mind if I’m just here chilling out doing nothing… right?

Only time I’ve really been able to get work done since the pandemic started is at night. My parents have a dog that barks a lot and even with (cheap) noise cancelling headphones, I can still hear him. Before covid, I could at least go somewhere quieter to study. When he and my parents are asleep, I know he won’t be barking. Of course, I can’t do that if I need to be in a call, so I either need to mute my mic and get flack for not participating much, or let everyone hear him bark constantly.

I can definitely see the appeal, but with kids and school and a job, there are only a lucky few who can pull it off.

Are you a night owl? Early bird? Tell us your favorite part of the day in the comments!

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July 2, 2021

Night Owls Talk About the Things They Love About Being Awake All Night

Well, I guess technically there are three kinds of people, because there are always those who would rather be night folks but are forced by society to operate in daylight hours. Boo for them.

If you’re a day person and wondering what it is that night people love so much about the dark, here are 18 people willing to share their very favorite things.

18. It just smells different.

Night air has a different smell, especially in Spring. Flowers, rain, wet earth… all smell different at night to me.

I feel the same about night winter air, particularly when it’s snowing. Everything is calm and quiet, with a slight glow from lights being reflected between houses and clouds, and the soft sound of snowflakes hitting the ground. I used to stand at my bathroom window for ages in the middle of the night, leaning on the windowsill and breathing in the crisp cold air that just smells like snow (if you know, you know), watching the snow fall, with the occasional snowflake making its way through the screen to hit my face.

Such a sense of peace, it slows down my brain and I can stop thinking for awhile, just enjoy the silence and totally relax. Best way to wind down for a good sleep, nothing can match it. I miss that.

17. It would be easier to work from home in the middle of the night, for sure.

I can do whatever I want without anyone interrupting me.

I wish I lived alone in the middle of nowhere so whatever ruckus I make wouldn’t bother anyone.

I have more energy at night than at daytime.

16. Even some flowers come out to play.

I have flowers that bloom at night, so I love to sit on my back porch in the middle of the night, listen to the crickets chirp, and seeing the moonlight reflect off of my garden. 0

There’s nobody else around, it’s quiet, and it’s the only time I feel at peace.

During the day I feel like I need to be productive, there’s traffic and people and kids playing and tons of stuff to do, but like right now, 1:30am, I can sit on my porch and just be.

15. Which is hard to find these days.

Nobody else is awake. It’s true privacy.

Cruising around town at some odd hour of the night is a serene experience. It’s almost surreal.

I do this pretty often. A lot of late nights at the studio or other places and then I’m on my way home at 2 or 3am, enjoying the peaceful drive.

It’s really something else.

14. The pull of the moon.

The peace and quiet, it’s cooler ( temperature wise ) and I love the moonlight shining in my room.

It’s the peace for me. Nothing is more relaxing than being alone to recharge and just exist. No entertaining or compromising, just you doing you

It’s like the inside version of a breath of fresh air.

I prefer the porous rock to the giant searing ball of hatred in the sky.

13. Peace abounds.

the general lack of people. I work 3rd shift, and unlike my daywalking cohorts, I can listen to a podcast and do paperwork in relative peace because there’s a solid 3 hours in the middle of the night where I am left the heck alone.

I work 1930-0800 with a small crew and can pop in earbuds or whatever. Then on days off, I could be found running on one of the random country roads around my house at 2am but it’s rare anyone is out there.

I usually just run in the moonlight and only turn on my headlamp if a car is coming. I like my solitude.

The pandemic has been just fine on me.

12. Just enjoy the present.

The calmness, the serenity.

The night drive with windows open, no music, just the sound of my tires hitting the ground.

Man i could hear the brakes sound, i could hear the wheel turn.

Night time is like, we forget the problem of the world and just enjoy the present.

11. As long as your neighbors sleep.

It’s so quiet. And peaceful.

It feels like during the day the world is so busy and chaotic. At night it’s all zen.

This is why I want a house… my neighbors in the apartment complex are so damn loud. On one side is a twitch streamer and she’s screaming at her games until 4 or 5am most days. Above me is a couple that works opposite shifts so there’s always someone awake listening to music, vacuuming, doing the dishes, or… moving furniture around I guess, in the middle of the night.

If I leave my bedroom window open for some cool air, I’ll probably end up hearing the couple across the way fighting in their bedroom, which then makes other people’s dogs start barking.

I really miss being able to stay up a bit late to get some peace and quiet. Now I gotta turn on all the fans and a white noise machine to drown everything else out enough to sleep.

10. Unrequited love.

The stars.

I’ve got a big crush on stars.

9. The wildlife is adorbs.

The quiet, the lack of people, the wildlife is more active.

There are possums (Australian possums) living in our roof, and at night they like come out and sit on the verandah railings. I love leaving the curtains open so I can watch them play. They’ve all got names, they’ve got their own personalities and quirks.

There’s a family of wombats living in a burrow under the garden shed, and a couple of wallabies that visit at night. We also get visits from flying foxes, owls, tawny frogmouths.

8. It’s a different world.

The calmness and quietness of the surroundings, especially when places that are usually crowded are completely empty.

7. The nighttime sounds are soothing.

I just love the serene feeling during the night.

The gentle sounds of crickets are calming to the ears.

6. Lots of heaven-gazers, here.

The night sky is a huge sell for me.

Especially storm season. That and less people around

5. It eases the anxiety.

No expectations.

Daytime feels like I’m expected to do productive life things.

Nighttime, all I have to do is be quiet and no one expects anything else from me.

I can knit or read for hours and not feel like I’m “wasting the day.”

4. If people just aren’t your thing.

Day people are all asleep. Stores aren’t crowded. Less traffic.

I always do my grocery shopping late at night, so much more peaceful.

I just turn on my headphones and wander around a close to empty store.

3. There is downtime for everyone.

I think I was always a night person vs a morning person.

But it only got to very much be the case after I started working in high-stress jobs with long hours. Where despite being exhausted, I would still stay up for a few more hours into the night than I should have just to watch TV or read or clean or anything. It was my way of carving out at least a few hours of my day that were entirely mine to control and to do what I wanted to do, even if I knew it would make me miserable in the morning.

(I also know for a lot of people the gym can be that period too, and even though I was obviously under no obligation to go to the gym and always felt better after, it never really felt like “me” time as much as something I still felt like I had to do to stay in shape)

2. Nothing is a waste of time.

You have no obligations and no one expects anything of you.

You can stare at a wall for three hours or count blades of grass on your lawn and you don’t feel like you’re wasting time.

i’ve started doing stretches outside in my yard at 1am and i just love the sound and feel of night— the owls hooting, the coyotes howling, the calm of the wind.

I love the stars and the moonlight, it’s like magic to me for 30 minutes

1. You can just relax.

Does anyone else feel anxious that they need to be doing something productive while the sun is out? At night I feel relaxed. Office is closed. Everyone is asleep. No one is going to bug me, and there’s nothing I can do about particular problems even if I wanted to, so no one is going to mind if I’m just here chilling out doing nothing… right?

Only time I’ve really been able to get work done since the pandemic started is at night. My parents have a dog that barks a lot and even with (cheap) noise cancelling headphones, I can still hear him. Before covid, I could at least go somewhere quieter to study. When he and my parents are asleep, I know he won’t be barking. Of course, I can’t do that if I need to be in a call, so I either need to mute my mic and get flack for not participating much, or let everyone hear him bark constantly.

I can definitely see the appeal, but with kids and school and a job, there are only a lucky few who can pull it off.

Are you a night owl? Early bird? Tell us your favorite part of the day in the comments!

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