Comment What's weird... (Score 1) 104
Eventually insurance companies will only offer insurance to those who aren't likely to need it at all.
And if you don't need it, why buy it?
Eventually insurance companies will only offer insurance to those who aren't likely to need it at all.
And if you don't need it, why buy it?
The actual study: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fd...
The data doesn't break down the usage type. The psychological impact of shopping is going to be different than, say, doom scrolling on social media.
If you're going to lump all internet usage together you might as well say *communication* does not harm mental health.
It comes with practice.
The book The Elements of Style helped me.
"Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity."
That one bit of advice from the book has served me well.
It's funny how these "experts" don't give advice that actually works regardless of macroeconomic conditions.
Such as (in no particular order):
1. Ignore idiots on the internet
2. Avoid debt
3. Avoid highly speculative "investments"
4. Live within your means
I wonder exactly what kind of charities he has in mind if that didn't get on his radar.
It's the ones he can put his name on, like Bezos Earth Fund.
How useful this kind of analysis is will depend on the employee role.
I work for an IT consultancy. Most of my day-to-day communication is using the client's systems (chat, email, meetings), not my own company's.
On my own company's systems, most of my chat messages are to my huge team, with announcements that save them time and reduces the need for meetings.
The data these systems are not gathering will tell different stories.
Did you know that if you took all the economists in the world and lined them up end to end, they'd still point in the wrong direction?