People who enjoy criticizing others.

A narcissist is a personality type that likes to devalue others to show his importance, he criticizes in order to appear more intelligent, more significant, more powerful in the eyes of others. But is he really like that or is it just a front? Most likely a front. Most likely, he was underestimated as a child, and he is now taking it out on others. If a person really is a narcissist, it is impossible to change him, he will constantly manipulate you, criticize and devalue you.

I'm going to write you a letter.

The more complicated our life becomes, the more difficult it is for us to contain ourselves. Anger and aggression are extremely destructive feelings and for the person carrying them the most. Suppose you are plagued by a feeling of irritation and even hatred for a certain person. How do you cope? Let's write him or her a letter! The essence of this technique is that you write a letter to the person you are angry with. Let yourself go - write EVERYTHING that has accumulated in you, what you think about this person, what you feel towards them. Express everything as it is, everything that is on your mind, without limiting yourself in expressions. After you are done, you can read everything again, after which you tear the letter and throw it away.

Why is it important to set and protect your personal boundaries?

Because these are your UNIQUE ways of living, your experiences, your unique thinking and your unique emotions. This is your unique “self”. And it must be carefully protected and taken care of. If you don’t set your personal boundaries you won’t have a personal life either, you wouldn’t be yourself. You wont fulfill your potential and live the way you dreamed. It is when you build your boundaries that your strength, your thoughts, your true feelings, your future - will return to you, which you will see firsthand. After you regain them, you will enjoy harmony, happiness and experience sense of contentment in life.

Your focus for the year.

When planning out your year, month or week I strongly recommend setting yourself a goal - a focus. That is going to be something your attention is always drawn to. Setting yourself more than 2 or 3 focuses is pointless. Pick and follow the most crucial one. Example: You have a school project due in March, but you haven’t even started working on it. Set yourself a focus for February - PROJECT. This way, using a day planner, you’ll know what errands you should accentuate and how to go about your day more efficiently in regards to your goal. In other words, you can plan out your whole year around 2 or 3 important goals (focuses).

Pen is mightier than the sword…

During a heated argument people can say a lot of things which could sour or plague one’s relationship with another. Many people genuinely don’t understand what it was they said that could have been so offensive. “I told my wife her patty cakes were horrible and so was her hair! So what? It’s the truth!» «I told my husband out of spite that I have someone to compare him to. He was somewhat nicer, too. So he slammed the door! What is wrong with men these days? Bighead!” Now imagine every word you speak is a big, sharp kitchen knife. It’s dangerous if you pick it up and start swinging it in front of people. You might hurt somebody. Injure them badly or even kill them. Especially when that person trusts you and doesn’t expect it. In fact, despite the above analogy, there’s an accurate saying, which goes: “Words cut deeper than a knife”. Use the knife to prepare delicious holiday dishes instead!

No year reviews, just rely on yourself.

It's actually very difficult, because we are more willing to trust anyone but ourselves. "Who am I to believe myself?" "Believing myself, I'm bound to be wrong." That's the way most people reason and that’s why choose to believe others. As if others have something that insures them from making a mistake. No expertise will ever guarantee you anything. Shit happens to everyone. Mistakes help you grow and make you stronger.

Up to 1.35 billion people could lose their hearing due to too loud music on headphones.

The researchers analyzed more than 30 scientific papers on this topic over the past 20 years. In the studies analyzed by scientists, a total of about 20 thousand people participated. It turned out that in 24% of cases, listening to music with headphones can be called dangerous. In the case of concerts, this figure reaches 50%. The researchers also found that listening to loud music was associated with "changes in hearing thresholds." This is due to the fact that sensory cells are damaged in humans, and it takes years to restore them.

The causative agents of leprosy can speed up the recovery of the liver.

Scottish scientists observed the South American armadillos and found that one of the strains of leprosy (leprosy) penetrates into the animal's liver and accelerates its growth. Perhaps the bacterium can be used to regenerate this organ.

San Francisco decided to pay benefits to transgender people.

They will be paid 1.2 thousand dollars a month for a year and a half. A guaranteed income will help reduce social inequality. Now the authorities are accepting applications from those wishing to receive benefits. Participants of the program will also be provided with medical and psychological assistance. In the future, non-binary, gender non-conforming and intersex black or Native Americans, as well as Hispanic pensioners, sex workers and other categories, will receive a guaranteed income.

Scientists decided to create a protocol of actions in case of a meeting with aliens.

John Elliot, a researcher at the Scottish University of St. Andrews, decided to unite around himself scientists, amateur ufologists, lawyers, journalists and representatives of other professions to create an up-to-date protocol. The Post-Detection Hub will focus on scanning signals and looking for potential extraterrestrial messages, as well as combating misinformation on the subject. The document will prescribe how to respond to alien signals and interact with them in case of contact.

Find out what you would look like in other historical eras.

The MyHeritage genealogical project has created the AI Time Machine service - “an artificial intelligence time machine”. The neural network analyzes 10-25 of your photos and generates images that show you in images from other historical eras. You can use the service for free. Suitable photos of different sizes and from different angles. The result will be ready within two hours.

The most popular password in 2022 was "password".

Password manager company NordPass has released a report stating that the word “password” has become the most popular password in 2022. The company analyzed passwords in 30 countries. The word password was most commonly used in Australia, the UK and India. The second most popular password option was the combination of numbers "123456". It has been the most common password in the world for the last two years. Most often, this combination is used in Brazil, Indonesia, Italy, Chile, Canada, Colombia, Hungary, Malaysia and several other countries.

Youtuber has created an automatic bartender in the form of a side table and integrated it into Alexa.

Now the voice assistant stirs up cocktails for him on command. The system is as follows: the glass itself is lowered into the compartment on the lift, then the alcohol is mixed in the required proportions. Of the minuses: you have to add ice and wash the dishes by hand.

The life expectancy of bees has halved in the last 50 years.

The University of Maryland decided to check what is happening in the world of honey bees. It was revealed that in the 70s of the last century, bees lived for 34 days, and now - only 18.

Supercar Rimac Nevera set a speed record for electric vehicles.

The car was dispersed to 412 kilometers per hour. Up to 100 kilometers, the car accelerates in less than 2 seconds, and is currently the fastest on the planet.

A new definition of the second will appear in the SI system in 2026-2030.

The current definition of the second associates it with a certain number of transitions (9.192 million) between energy levels that cesium-133 ions make inside atomic clocks when interacting with electromagnetic waves. In recent years, the quality of measuring instruments and the accuracy of atomic clocks have greatly improved. This makes scientists think about the introduction of a new concept of a second, based on other measurement methods. Nine approaches, based on different types of atomic clocks and frequency standards, are currently claiming this role.

Ideal woman. 7th place - Taurus.

Taurus really wants to be a girl-girl: dresses, rings, “oh, I didn’t touch anything, it’s on its own.” And in general, she not only succeeds, but it turns out excellently: while the Taurus young lady sits and beautifully claps her eyelashes, everyone around is in full confidence that the reference woman is she. But, unfortunately, the young lady-Taurus cannot sit all her life. And when walking, something starts to ring. Treacherously.

2 female zodiac signs that do not know how to save. Leo.

The Leo woman will never save on herself, as she is used to maintaining the image of a wealthy person. Income for her is the most important and important issue, because Leo loves luxury very much. If Leo cannot lead a solid lifestyle, he will try his best to splurge, trying to impress others. Leo will not miss the opportunity to spend significant financial resources on an expensive thing to show off in society. This sign knows how to make money. He will work hard to get his hard-earned money, and then quickly spend it on entertainment events and high-end cosmetics. It is incredibly difficult for Leo to save money and keep a reasonable budget. Even if he tries to do this, after a while he will still put his hand into the piggy bank to buy another branded item.

How different zodiac signs take revenge. Capricorn.

Like Virgo, Capricorn is quite difficult to piss off so much that he decides to take revenge - he does not exchange for petty offenses, and he himself will piss anyone off. However, if this does happen, beware. Outwardly, Capricorn will be as cold-blooded as usual. You will hardly guess that you hurt his feelings. But at this time, clouds are already gathering over your head. Capricorn's revenge is often compared to the antics of Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes, and this comparison is very close to the truth.

How to keep men of earth signs of the zodiac? Virgo - there is no limit to perfection.

You can keep Virgo with practicality, pedantry and the desire for high relationships. He loves cleanliness and order, but if the chosen one is just as stiff, then the marriage will turn into a mutually beneficial cohabitation. He can avoid showing feelings in public, try to be restrained, so he needs a woman nearby to give him inspiration. Virgo loves to criticize and perfect the girl next to him, you can’t ignore his opinions, but complete submission will not bring happiness. The man is smart, so most of the claims can be got rid of with the help of dialogue.