Andrew McCluskey

Having someone who unconditionally accepts and believes in you

You’ll be paired with a peer supporter who will accept and love you regardless of who you love, the color of your skin, what you believe, what you’ve done, or what’s been done to you.

Contrary to what we might expect, the study found that the link between economic growth, as measured by GDP per capita, and life satisfaction weakened as countries became more affluent. In other words, once a certain economic threshold is reached, additional wealth does not significantly boost happiness.

it’s like the growing pains of a child, necessary for the survival of all the other aches to come.

Russians understand Americans’ single color “blue” as two distinct shades – light blue and dark blue.

In 1985, Nike held a 24-hour shoe design contest. Nike was struggling. Their stock dropped 50%. They had to lay off people. Adidas, Converse, and Reebok were all selling more shoes. So in a panicked attempt to find creative talent, Nike held a shoe design contest. The winner was a corporate architect named Tinker Hatfield. “Two days after the... See more

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