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 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ageism-discrimination or prejudice based on age-is a troubling fact of life in many parts of the world. Recognizing the problem as a major one, WHO has launched a global initiative focused on the development of "age-friendly" communities. Other organizations are pursuing similar efforts: AARP is committed to "disrupt the [negative) narrative" of aging, while the United Nations has labeled ageism as nothing less than a serious human rights issue. While ageism is regularly directed at young people, it is especially prevalent with regard to older people. In the United States, ageism can be most easily detected in the workplace; older adults are often excluded as candidates for jobs solely because of their age. It is fair to say that ageism can be said to be embedded in American culture at an institutional level, something that plays out in both personal and professional relationships with younger people. Curiously, the...

 The Power of EQ: A 40-Year Study Reveals Key to Children's Success The strongest predictor of financial success was cognitive control, stronger than IQ and stronger than the wealth of the family they grew up in. What 40 years of data says about raising successful kids Analyses of the Dunedin data have found that most troublemakers grow out of juvenile delinquency, that mental health problems are more common than previously believed, and that early puberty is particularly stressful for girls. It's a grab bag of fascinating results, but which is the most useful for parents hoping to give their kids the best shot at a good life? Perhaps the incredible importance of building kids' emotional intelligence for later-in-life success. The best predictor of kids' success? Emotional intelligence Parents often stress about their kids' academic performance, work ethic, and behavior toward others. Those things are clearly important. But according to the Dunedin study, none of th...

 We Don't Heal, We Let Go Carl Jung Pain only hurts the person carrying it. "We don't really heal anything; we simply let it go" he said. Iconic psychologist Carl Jung said something that flipped my idea of healing from pain. If healing is not getting over something, what did Jung mean? He thought we don't solve the past or erase pain. We simply release them. We let go of the things we're holding onto - resentments, fears, guilt, and old stories that no longer serve us. It sounds simple. But Jung's wisdom is life-changing. Most people hold on to the past because, in a complicated way, they feel it's part of them. They've built identities around experiences that took a part of them away. They hold onto things, feelings, or memories that hurt and keep replaying them over and over again. It's like being stuck in a loop. "People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar...

 No, most narcissists do not change, in fact, they just get worse with age, because narcissistic personality disorder is a deeply ingrained and pervasive pattern of behavior, and it's often resistant to change, and while some narcissists may be able to mimic empathy, or pretend to be interested in others, it's often just a facade, and beneath the surface, they're still driven by their own selfish desires, and their need for power, control, and admiration. It's also important to remember that narcissists often use manipulation, and coercion, to get what they want, and they can be incredibly charming, and charismatic, when it suits their purposes, but beneath the charm, they're often ruthless, and exploitative, and they'll stop at nothing to achieve their own ends, and to feed their own ego. As narcissists get older, they often become even more entrenched in their own narcissistic tendencies, and they may become even more isolated, and disconnected from others, as...

 Practicing the Subtle Art of Detachment Why taking a step back is as necessary as moving forward From everything that I recall about my life so far, I can say one thing with absolute certainty. I have been an extremely passionate person. Passionate about everything. Be it life in general, work, friendships, relationships. Bustling with energy, I have always liked to give my heart, my soul, my mind, and my energy completely into things that matter to me. I take the leap and I go all in like there is no middle spot. And that always seemed to work for me. I was always on the high wave, getting things done, maintaining the happiest relationships and believing with certainty that I could achieve absolutely anything. Until, I reached a day when the things that really mattered to me were at a point of collapse and I collapsed along with them. And my story is not really unique in this sense. Mental fatigue and burnout is almost like the epidemic of the century. Some of the brightest peopl...

 Prolonged Screentime May Lead to Depression Cyberbullying, social comparisons, recognition seeking, and impact on self-image spending more time on social media leads to anxiety and depression 4 or more hours of daily screen time linked to more anxiety and depression in teens, data shows. Teens getting four or more hours of screen time each day are more likely to experience anxiety and depression, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. In a brief shared by the agency Wednesday, data showed about half of teenagers aged 12 to 17 had 4 hour or more of daily screen time between July 2021 and December 2023. 22.8% had 3 hours of daily screen time, 17.8% had 2 hours, 6.1% had 1 hour, and only 3% had less than 1 hour. For the brief, teenagers reported their own screen time use during a typical weekday, excluding time spent doing schoolwork, the authors noted. During the same time frame, about 1 in 4 teens who reported 4 or more hours of daily screen time ...

  Practice Cambridge IELTS 018 Reading Test 02 with Answer READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on  Questions   1-13  which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. Stonehenge For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over the many mysteries of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument that took an estimated 1,500 years to erect. Located on Salisbury Plain in southern England, it is comprised of roughly 100 massive upright stones placed in a circular layout. Archaeologists believe England’s most iconic prehistoric ruin was built in several stages with the earliest constructed 5,000 or more years ago. First, Neolithic* Britons used primitive tools, which may have been fashioned out of deer antlers, to dig a massive circular ditch and bank, or henge. Deep pits dating back to that era and located within the circle may have once held a ring of timber posts, according to some scholars. Several hundred years later, it is thought, Stonehenge’s buil...

Practice Cambridge IELTS 15 Reading Test 04 with Answer READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. The return of the huarango The arid valleys of southern Peru are welcoming the return of a native plant The south coast of Peru is a narrow, 2,000-kilometre-long strip of desert squeezed between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. It is also one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth. It hardly ever rains there, and the only year-round source of water is located tens of metres below the surface. This is why the huarango tree is so suited to life there: it has the longest roots of any tree in the world. They stretch down 50-80 metres and, as well as sucking up water for the tree, they bring it into the higher subsoil , creating a water source for other plant life. Dr David Beresford-Jones, archaeobotanist at Cambridge University, has been studying the role of the huarango tree in landscape change in the Lower Ica Valley ...