Would you rather tell someone your weight … or the balance in your bank account? According to a survey by investing app Acorns, 68 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 44 say they'd rather talk about their weight than money. (Moneyish)
They've "literally" had enough … A bar in New York City is banning customers who say the word "literally" … Continental, a dive bar in the East Village that’s famous for selling five shots "of anything" for $10, has decided it has had enough with the overuse and misuse of the word "literally." A sign posted in the bar's window reads: "Sorry, but if you say the word ‘literally’ inside Continental you have 5 minutes to finish your drink and then you must leave. If you actually start a sentence with 'I literally' you must leave immediately! This is the most overused, annoying word in the English language and we will not tolerate it. Stop Kardashianism now!" (Grub Street)
Exercise can make you happy …but only if you do it enough. When you work out, your brain perceives exercise as stress and puts you into "fight or flight" mode, releasing endorphins to block feelings of fear or pain. If you're out for a run rather than, say, being chased by a lion, those endorphins make you happy. But studies reveal that working out three times a week isn't good enough to make that happy feeling last. You need to work out for at least 20 minutes every day to keep those good vibes going. (Best Life)
Text neck is a real problem … Text neck – neck problems caused by looking down at our phones – is no joke. Here are the hard facts: The average human head weighs about 10-12 pounds, but when we bend our neck to text, check Facebook, or otherwise look down at our phones, the gravitational pull on our head and the stress on our neck increases to as much as 60 pounds of pressure, according to a report published in the Spine Journal. This leads to loss of the curve of the cervical spine (your neck). In other words, spending hours upon hours looking down at phones is messing with our necks … and could result in pain and other issues down the road. (NY Times)