People really like getting stuff delivered … A new survey found that people think Amazon has the most positive impact on society out of any major tech company.
Here are the Top 5:
- Amazon -- 20 percent
- Google -- 15 percent
- Apple -- 11 percent
- Facebook -- 10 percent
- Microsoft -- 7 percent
Is forest bathing the key to health and happiness? Japanese forest bathing -- shirin-yoku -- is the practice of spending time in nature, particularly among trees. Basically, it's taking a walk in the forest and taking in all the senses of nature. Studies have found that forest bathing has a positive effect on both your physical and mental health -- from boosting your immune system to reducing stress and depression. Can’t get to a forest? You can get some of the same benefits from going to your local park of filling your home with plants. (Business Insider)
Bad texts worse than bad sex … A new survey by dating site Plenty Of Fish found that 58 percent of singles said bad grammar in texts was a bigger turn-off than bad sex. And stay away from the eggplant emoji -- which 75 percent of singles said was a turn-off. Other emoji turn-offs were the peach (49 percent) and fire (32 percent). The wink (55 percent) and kiss emojis (43 percent) were the top flirty emojis for the singles surveyed. (Moneyish)
Cringe-worthy office lingo … "Thinking outside the box" ... "Giving it 110 percent" ... "Pushing the envelope." According to a new survey, more than 70 percent of us are guilty of using these cringe-worthy office lines … and the other 30 percent of us are annoyed every time we hear them!
Here are the some of the most cringe-worthy phrases used at the office (from a list of 40):
- Give 110 percent
- Think outside the box
- Hammer it out
- Heavy lifting
- Throw them under the bus
- Pushing the envelope
- Win-win situation
- Blue-sky thinking
- Synergy
- Low-hanging fruit
- Take it to the next level
- Barking up the wrong tree
- Let's ballpark this
- Run this up the flagpole
- Back to square one
- Paradigm shift
- Elephant in the room
- Raise the bar
- Drill down
- Deep dive
- Skin in the game
- Touch base
- Play hardball
- Don't reinvent the wheel
- Kept in the loop/I’ll loop you in
- The bottom line
- Team player