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Having “No Filter” At Work Is A Good Thing, Actually

For those of us who were fortunate enough to keep our jobs, the pandemic changed the workplace in so many ways — for better and for worse. And one of the unintended effects has been the beginning of the end of the workplace filter. Similar to but different than a workplace "persona,” (essentially a caricature of yourself, which you present to your colleagues) I see a workplace filter as that mechanism we use to strain out our idiosyncrasies and anxieties and emotions, leaving a veneer of humiliating-if-sometimes-essential “professionalism.” It's the verbal apparatus that allows you to answer the question "How was your weekend?" with "lovely, thank you" instead of "horrific, my dog died." Refinery29

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Don't Worry: Megan Fox Says She And Machine Gun Kelly Drink Each Other's Blood 'For Ritual Purposes Only'

You know that early infatuation stage of a relationship where you can’t keep your hands off each other and everything your partner does is still cute and you start naming your future children in your brain and it’s all so overwhelming and intense that you both just start guzzling each other’s blood? Yeah, me neither. Jezebel

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BeReal Is The Newest Social Media App To Promise Authenticity. But Does It Deliver?

BeReal claims to be “not another social network.” But it really is just another social network. BeReal might not have filters or FaceTune, but it’s still phony. Users can retake their BeReal posts as many times as they’d like within two minutes, allowing them to pose or fix up their appearance. I’ve often heard my friends say “Get in my BeReal photo! I want to look like I’m doing something interesting.” Betches

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This App Will Make You Question 67% Of Your Investment Decisions

Two-thirds of investors regret impulsive or emotional investment decisions. That’s why more than $1 trillion is managed by “quantitative” hedge funds who use algorithms to invest. But unless you’re a Python Prince or an Excel Evangelist, the magic of quant investing has been out of reach. Until now. Composer is the first platform that lets you invest in or build quant-strategies, no Ph.D. required. Their breakthrough drag and drop technology unleashes serious financial firepower and it’s 100% free to use. So stop investing with your gut and put the power of quant in your portfolio today.* [Partner] *See important disclaimer

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We Asked Relationship Therapists All Our Burning Questions About ‘The Ultimatum’

The premise of new reality TV show ‘The Ultimatum’ is the definition of chaotic — and maybe even toxic? And we weren’t entirely sure whether this was a healthy way for couples to get on the same page regarding lifelong commitments (we’re thinking not?!), which is why we reached out to two relationship experts to answer all our burning questions regarding The Ultimatum, aka The Dating Show From Your Nightmares. Cosmopolitan

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