👃 Sleep smelling 🍺 Booze newz 🛑 H.A.L.T. method

👃 Sleep smelling 🍺 Booze newz 🛑 H.A.L.T. method

Ya know how you sometimes smell something and are transported to a powerful memory? Like cotton candy and that time you uncontrollably sobbed when your friends left you at the town fair?! Well, a new study found that smelling various odors not only conjures memories, but, when done while you sleep, it improves your overall memory!
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August 11, 2023
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I saw Barbie on Wednesday night. Pretty good!

It got me thinking about toy-related movies. They're all either good or great - I don't think I've seen a downright bad one. Toy Story? The Lego Movie? Small Soldiers? Ted?

All solid stuff! I would even watch Transformers 15 (or whatever they're on now) in a pinch.

That being said, "Big Toy" is getting cocky with its new slate of planned films. How and why does one make a compelling story out of Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots? How...but mostly...why?

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STORY OF THE WEEK
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Ya know how you sometimes smell something and are transported to a powerful memory? Like cotton candy and that time you uncontrollably sobbed when your friends left you at the town fair?!

Well, a new study found that smelling various odors not only conjures memories, but, when done while you sleep, it improves your overall memory!

In the study, 43 participants not suffering from memory loss were divided into two groups. One group received a natural oil diffuser and seven powerful fragrance cartridges: rose, orange, eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, rosemary, and lavender. The control group got "sham" cartridges.

Over the course of six months, all participants were instructed to diffuse a different cartridge before going to bed, emitting either pleasant odors or almost nothing at all for two hours while they dozed off.

By the end of the study, the adults with the scents showed a remarkable 226 percent improvement in cognitive performance, evaluated via a word learning test, and backed-up by imaging that revealed strongly functionality in a brain pathway associated with memory.

"The idea is that [smelling in your sleep] keeps the memory centers of your brain in good condition throughout life, and perhaps prevents memory loss later in life," says study co-author Michael Leon, a professor of neurobiology and behavior at UCLA.

Am I the only one who is completely flabbergasted by these findings? Do we all start blasting lavender oil at 10pm on a nightly basis? What if I don't like lavender oil?

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IN OTHER NEWS
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More research suggesting even super low alcohol consumption isn't great has emerged. A new study just found that even one drink a day meaningfully raises blood pressure.

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New results of a large-scale trial found Wegovy, one of the brands of the controversial weight loss drug semaglutide, appears to have substantial heart health benefits. It reduced risk of heart attack by 20%.

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A new study found, when they aren't staring at their arms, most people incorrectly report when they have or don't have goosebumps. We also get goosebumps without realizing it fairly often.

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Looking to level up your skincare routine? According to new research, lifting weights is great for your skin health. Proteins involved in skin-rebuilding work faster for the weightlifters.

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Brain activity as a toddler may predict IQ at 18 and beyond. When we're young our brains prune neural connections; scientists think a lack of emotional support and cognitive stimulation causes over-pruning.

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HACK OF THE WEEK
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Humans make bad decisions when in a physiologically compromised state. For instance, if you punch me in the arm and then share an objectively awesome idea, I'm unlikely to think the idea is awesome.

I might even tell you it stinks!

Thus, when faced with a major life decision, try using the H.A.L.T. method. Ask yourself if you're Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.

If the answer is "yes" to any of the four, resolve that compromised state before you make your move!

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SHOWER THOUGHTS
  1. In limbo, raising the bar is the same thing as lowering the bar.
  2. In about 120 years the world will be occupied by an entirely new set of humans.
  3. Shapes don’t have opposites.
  4. Weird how some gym-goers will expend the effort to lift a huge amount, but then be too lazy to put it all away afterwards.
  5. The internet wasnt really announced. It just sorta came into existence.
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QUOTE / TIL / WORD / TRIVIA

Walter Anderson: "The most sincere compliment we can pay is attention."

 

Today I learned that 47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022. (more here)

 

encomium [ en-koh-mee-uhm ] - noun
a formal expression of high praise
The president greeted the returning hero with an encomium

 

Q: Fissures, vents, and plugs are all associated with which geological feature?
A: (see below next section)

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TWEET OF THE WEEK
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TRIVIA ANSWER: Volcanos.

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