Good things to know

In a pre-pandemic post, “What to say when you don’t know what to say,” I made a big list of some of my favorite conversational shortcuts that I like to drop to keep conversations from being needlessly confrontational or boring. Stuff like: “It wasn’t for me” when somebody asks you what you thought of something

Many people have lost the basic skills, but with this list of old fashioned skills that kids need to know your kids will grow into independent adults.

Whether we're talking about politics or the animal kingdom, learning something new can require a fair amount of time and effort. Luckily, we don't always have to read lengthy scientific papers. Some people do it for us. And not only that — they narrow down everything to a few bullet points and illustrate them to help our minds remember.