Ally Hirschlag

Branded Content Editor at The Weather Channel

May 18, 2020

The Soft Skill Every Hiring Manager Is Looking for Now

“The higher one’s EQ, the better one is able to manage their reactivity and operate from a position of strength,” says , an executive and personal career coach who’s also a clinical therapist. “This is grounding, keeps you out of panic mode, and…

May 13, 2020

How Nextdoor neighbors are helping each other get through the pandemic

Life during the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for everyone, both the sick and the healthy. But despite the hardships people are facing on a daily basis, many have also performed incredible acts of kindness for those in need. When it…

May 11, 2020

We All Need to Get Better at Waiting

Being present means slowing down and paying attention to what’s going on right in front of you. That might sound easy, but it’s more challenging than you think. Say, for example, you’re waiting for the results of a medical test. There’s a…

Apr 20, 2020

14 stoner movies to watch on Netflix while high

April 20, a.k.a. the unofficial holiday honoring the practice of smoking marijuana, can be celebrated all sorts of ways. The more affluent weed enthusiasts may smoke joints using 24-karat rolling papers. Others may simply take off work and attempt to…

Apr 13, 2020

Your Work Relationships Need TLC Too

It’s not that surprising, then, that a recent found that a distributed work environment is a breeding ground for discord. When communication is stilted, connections can atrophy. And with everyone operating in their own little work bubbles, employees…

Apr 13, 2020

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Quiz: Chekhov Quotes, or Texts from Dad during a Global Pandemic?

1. Any idiot can face a crisis—it’s day-to-day living that wears you out. 2. Your mother and I played a game of table football yesterday. She won. 3. If you’re afraid of loneliness, don’t marry. 4. Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as…

Apr 2, 2020

Why Messy People Get More Done

This is not to say that all geniuses embrace mess, but some of them certainly seem to have benefited from it. One explanation for this is that people who prefer order also tend to stick to the “rules” and thus have more trouble thinking outside the…

Apr 2, 2020

Why Messy People Get More Done

It may be hard for fellow neatniks to believe, but messier people tend to have an productively harnessing creativity. Steve Jobs was a notoriously messy person who, in his pre-Apple days, was even sloppy on . Albert Einstein developed the theory of…

Mar 7, 2020

Washington Post

Naps don’t work for everyone. Genetic differences are why.

Everyone likes a good nap now and then, right? Whether you nod off during a boring movie, or rest your head on your desk at work for 20 minutes or so to fight the afternoon slump, naps can revitalize you in a major way. One study even showed they can…

Feb 27, 2020

Next stop, hydrogen-powered trains

F From the platform it looked like any other British commuter train. But as several hundred passengers climbed on board the steel-bodied carriages at Long Marston, they were met with an unusual sight. In one of its cars, passengers were encouraged to…

Feb 20, 2020

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How to Spot a Toxic Thirst Trap Before It Lures You In

Thirst traps. They’re the cornerstone of Instagram, or really any platform where not-so-subtle photos of strategically positioned body parts can be flaunted. We’ve all set them. We’ve all fallen victim to them. They’re just sexy little Easter eggs…

Feb 18, 2020

Kanker payudara juga bisa menimpa pria, deteksi dini 'harus dilakukan'

Sabuk pengaman yang melintang pada dada Pete Passanisi terasa tidak nyaman. Setiap dia masuk mobil dan menyilangkan sabuk pengaman dari bahan nilon, rasa sakit akan menohok pada sisi kiri dadanya. Awalnya dia mengira ototnya tertarik atau asam…

Jan 26, 2020

Why breast cancer genes need to be rebranded

T The seatbelt across Pete Passanisi’s chest felt uncomfortable. Whenever he got in his car and pulled it across, pain shot across the left side of his chest where the nylon belt touched. At first, he thought it was just a pulled muscle or heartburn,…

Jan 15, 2020

Washington Post

Too much screen time? Even a small family ritual can help combat overuse.

Every day after school when I was a teenager, my family performed this quirky little ritual of standing in the kitchen, snacking and talking about our day. It evolved from our mutual love of snacks, and from our shared hatred of having to put things…

Jan 10, 2020

The Soft Skill Every Hiring Manager Is Looking for Now

“The higher one’s EQ, the better one is able to manage their reactivity and operate from a position of strength,” says , an executive and personal career coach who’s also a clinical therapist. “This is grounding, keeps you out of panic mode, and…

Dec 30, 2019

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The 30 Dumbest Moments of the 2010s

This past decade was… a special one, wasn’t it? Regardless of your political views, gender, race, or detergent-pod preference, I think we can all admit that the 2010s were practically bursting at the seams with stupidity. From Florida Man’s reign of…

Dec 20, 2019

Why the distance between Chicago and Colombia is no obstacle for this grandma and granddaughter

Quinn Hendershot and her grandma have always been super close. She's lived nearby in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois for Hendershot's entire life. When she was 13 and her father suffered a brain stem stroke, her grandma moved in with her…

Dec 17, 2019

A poetry-sharing exercise helped this teacher support a student struggling with suicidal thoughts

April McNary, a teacher at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona, has always believed in the transformative power of reading and writing. The honest conversations that are sparked by this creative work, she says, are some of the most valuable to…

Dec 17, 2019

A poetry-sharing exercise helped this teacher support a student struggling with suicidal thoughts

April McNary, a teacher at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona, has always believed in the transformative power of reading and writing. The honest conversations that are sparked by this creative work, she says, are some of the most valuable to…

Nov 13, 2019

The moving reason this teen's modeling wish was fulfilled

In many ways, 18-year-old Idaho native, Hank Cazier, is like any other teenager you've met. He loves chocolate, pop music, and playing games with his family. He has lofty dreams of modeling for a major clothing company one day. But one thing that…