mental-health
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💰🤖Loneliness Inc: How Businesses Are Profiting From Social Void 🤖💰
A Chinese app went viral recently, reflecting the isolation of modern-day living. Named “Are You Dead”, the app requires users to check in on the app every day. If several days are missed, the app automatically notifies the emergency contact. The app even introduced a subscription fee before being removed from app stores. Is this… Continue reading
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How To Combat Social Media Addiction
Australia became the first country to recently ban children and teens under 16 from using social media. While there are pros and cons to the policy (you can read in the previous post), a surface-level ban is unlikely to be successful. Think of any recent ban on plastic, alcohol, or books… and you will get… Continue reading
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Can A Social Media Ban Really Work?
I hate to disagree, but I disagree with Australia banning social media for minors. In December 2025, the country became the first in the world to implement a social media ban on under-16s. Children and teens are blocked from accessing 10 social media apps — including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Platforms found in violation face… Continue reading
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Boost Resilience with Proactive Mindset
In “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Covey differentiates between proactive and reactive individuals. Proactive people focus on what they can control, leading to personal resilience and growth, while reactive individuals blame external factors. The text encourages recognizing what can and cannot be changed, fostering emotional balance. Using concentric circles to visualize concerns helps… Continue reading
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Over 24 years of experience developing software to support multi-million dollar revenue scale and leading global engineering teams. Hands-on leadership in building and mentoring software engineering teams. I love History as a subject and also run regularly long distances to keep myself functional.
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