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Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo, Says It Needs to Open a "Third" Covid ICU
There are too many people dying right now at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO, in Greene County, the epicenter of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases. As of this writing, there are 146 covid cases at Mercy Hospital, 16 deaths so far this week. One death too many.
Local Missouri Health Officials Have Been Begging Governor Mike Parson for Help to Fight Recent Surge
He's taking his time and mulling it over. Governor Mike Parson of Missouri shared on Twitter this week that he and his wife received the vaccination that protects from Covid-19 back in the spring. All the while, the Governor has been pushing back on promoting vaccinations for his constituents, towing the Republican party line to impede the Biden Administration's outreach to increase the vaccination rate to head off the Delta variant, an even more deadly strain of the virus.
Two California Neighborhoods Take Nine Spots on the Top Twenty Best Neighborhoods to Live in the United States
California is where innovation and excellent weather meet. Which are both represented in the two neighborhoods on this list. It isn't surprising that two neighborhoods in California take up nine slots on the list of the best neighborhoods to live in the United States.
California Takes Ten Spots on the Top Twenty Best Neighborhoods to Live in the United States
Photo by Sterling Davis on UnsplashPhoto by Sterling Davis on Unsplash. If you are lucky, you live in California. Yes, each state in this beautiful nation has something unique to boast about. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado have those Rocky Mountains. There's nothing like the red brick-colored mountains in Arizona and New Mexico, sometimes with bits of snow atop. The South also has warm weather and beaches. The east has New York City. What more could you want if you have NYC?
Tim Ferriss Excels in the Art of Active Listening
Listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast for an hour or two is like taking an accelerated masterclass on life. As a student of his podcast for only the last few years, I’ve listened to him drill his guests on sleep, nutrition, health, HIIT training, how psychedelics heal trauma, essentialism, mindfulness, blockchain, grief, sexual abuse, forgiveness, and all kinds of emotional healing.
11 Things That Zap Your Energy and Take You Away from What’s Essential
There’s something liberating about having nothing left to lose. The only way to describe it is a feeling of awakening. Aliveness. A physical connection to everything around you that had been previously camouflaged by disappointment and resentment.
How to Increase Wealth so Your Future Self Thanks You
I’ve been learning about money my entire life — one of those dorky kids with a coin collection, plastic sleeves and all. You’d slide the coin in and label it. I had a whole book full. Basically, I’ve always loved money and the safety it brings.
How to Live a Wholehearted Existence When There Are so Many Balls in the Air to Juggle
Five strategies for tranquility. Balance is a useless goal. How can we be great parents, partners, lovers, friends, great at our jobs all at the same time? When we have so many essentials to juggle, we often feel like we are falling short in one area and killing it in another.
What You Need to Know If You Want a Lucrative Online Writing Gig
Making money from home using marketable skills like writing and blogging is possible in the creator economy. Thanks to social media platforms like NewsBreak, making a substantial side-hustle income from doing something you love, like creating, is possible. If you commit to going all in, it’s possible to make a full-time income. Not overnight, of course. Some rare birds succeed quickly, but they’re the exception, not the rule.
How to Get the Most out of Your Writing Hours and Produce Large Amounts of Content
Have you ever wondered how professional writers produce large amounts of content when you’re struggling to get one blog post written, edited, and published for the week? I used to wonder that same thing. It took me forever to write one piece I felt was good enough to share.
How to Live Well and Look Good While Doing It
Scientists in biological sciences are working on life extension — what you can do to stop the aging process. Photo by JJ Jordan on UnsplashPhoto by JJ Jordan on Unsplash. Is aging necessary? Aging is the leading cause of death — not cancer, not disease — but aging. I’m against it. I want to get old, but not grow frail. Scientists behind a phenomenon known as “biological immortality” are searching for a way for humans to become old without becoming decrepit.
How to Be a Content Creator While Maintaining Your Sanity
Photo by cottonbro from PexelsPhoto by cottonbro from Pexels. We’re all creators. Some of us put our creations online and make a good living. Others create for the sheer joy of it. There are millions of people on the internet looking to consume thought-provoking content making there a no better time to work for yourself, be the principal player in your life, set your own schedule, determine your income, and decide what you have of value to offer up to the world.
Growth Powered by Meme Culture Is Something Smart Investors Are Paying Attention To
Photo by Pixabay from PexelsPhoto by Pixabay from Pexels. Watching and buying crypto is interfering with my writing schedule. It’s all I think about. There hasn’t been an opportunity to make this kind of return since The California Gold Rush. That said, there is risk involved in everything in life.
7 Strategies to Become the Writer You Want to Be
Photo by Markus Winkler on UnsplashPhoto by Markus Winkler on Unsplash. There is no better medium of expression from one person to another than writing provides. Taking writing seriously for the last year and a half has changed my life. I’m making good money from this side hustle I love. I’m growing as a writer, gaining confidence from successes, allowing me to reach for more opportunities in the content creation domain.
What It Takes to Be a Content Creator in Today’s Creator Economy
The next generation’s fortunes are going to be made from media or code. We are in the creator economy. We are creators. Or can be. Some of us create content, while some of us consume it. How many people do you know who don’t have a social media account?
How to Hack Happiness (Build Habits to Contentedness)
Don’t take yourself so seriously. You’re just a monkey with a plan. — Naval Ravikant. Happiness isn’t something you find. Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop. The other choice is misery. You choose to be happy, and you work on it through habits. It’s like building a writing muscle, or any muscle. You decide what is important to you and then prioritize it.
This Is the Type of Person Who Writes Ten Blog Posts a Week
he next generation’s fortunes are going to be made from media or code. We are in the creator economy. We are creators. Or at least the opportunity is there for everyone to create. All you need is the internet and a computer. Even my grandmother is on YouTube.
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