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Scientific American
Is there a plus side to mental labor?
“Contrary to the popular belief that managing the invisible family load is entirely negative, we found potential benefits. Some people told us that they “enjoy and get benefit from being the ‘leader’” of their family, “find joy in caring for” their families and that it brings them closer to their family members,” writes business professor Julie Wayne. “On average, people find a sense of meaning and purpose when taking on more of the remembering and deciding work of cognitive load, fostering a sense of enrichment in their family and greater satisfaction with their family lives. This doesn’t mean the emotional load is not hard or frustrating, but people may also experience benefits from doing the cognitive load.
March 31, 2025
Canary Media
Trump announces worldwide tariffs as fears of global recession & trade war grow
“I do think that we are headed for a recession, and an inflationary/stagflationary one at that,” said Mark Vail, a political economist at Wake Forest. “The sad thing is that the recession and the spike in inflation that is certain to come if these tariffs are implemented and maintained will be entirely self-inflicted.”
April 2, 2025
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