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Lifestyle Information Service Issue #8529, 03/16/26 Editor: David Hirsch
NO OSCAR CURSE The “Oscar Curse” is a popular superstition. Once someone wins one of the prestigious awards their professional career goes down the tube. Not true. An investigation found that Oscar winners appear, after winning, in more films than Oscar nominees, who, in turn, appear in more films than non-nominees. The researchers conclude that this result suggests that the Oscar curse is just a Hollywood myth. Source: Psychology Today, 3/15/26
GREEN’S COMING UP Get your green clothes and beer supply ready: St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. This year, St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated tomorrow (3/17). St. Patrick’s is celebrated on the same day each year to commemorate the death of St. Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland. Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
LOVE NUMBER How many times in his or her life does the average person fall in love? Most people experience passionate love only once or twice in their lifetime. Twenty-eight percent have been passionately in love once and 30 percent twice, while 17 percent report three experiences and 11 percent four. Fourteen percent say they have never fallen in love. Source: Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
NO SNOOPING If you are in the habit of checking out the medicine cabinet when you are at someone else’s home, you might want to stop it. Some hosts put glass marbles in their medicine cabinets to catch snoopers in the act. The marbles will scatter around the bathroom and make a lot of noise for your host and all other guests to hear. Source: Modern Etiquette for a Better Life, by Diane Gottsman
IS THE END NEAR? Is the end near? A lot of people think so. About one-in-three Americans believe they are currently living in the end times. That is not a fringe position held by a handful of doomsday cults. It cuts across Evangelical congregations, climate activist circles, Silicon Valley boardrooms, and rural prepper communities alike. Source: Journal of Personality & Social Psychology
PARENT ATTACK A surprising number of kids hit their parents. A third of young people reported hitting, kicking, or throwing objects at their parents at least once between ages 11-24. Age 13 is peak risk, with 15 percent of middle schoolers reporting parent-directed violence in the past year. Source: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
DESK SHRIMPING When you’re working at your computer do you find your shoulders have practically risen to your ears, your neck has jutted out and you’re hunching to get closer to your screen? It turns out there’s a term for that — “desk shrimping.” Desk shrimping can cause injury in the elbow, wrist, hip, neck or back. Source: Cornell University
OLD BEFORE YOUR TIME Are you always dealing with people who make your life more difficult? They’re aging you. People who are surrounded by others who hassle them are found to have an older biological age than they should. Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists
NO SMILING When you get a passport picture there are strict rules that you cannot smile. Why can’t you smile? Blame technology. Facial recognition software cannot identify someone who is smiling, so we’re told to look like someone took the last slice of pizza. Source: Passport-Photo.Online
SPRING MOOD Spring is here this Friday (3/20) and that means a mood change for some people. With Spring’s increased daylight, warmer weather and outdoor activities, serotonin is stimulated and can lead to a “feel good” experience. Spring can also trigger anxiety and changes in mood if you have any health issues associated with warmer weather. Source: WorkForSolutions.com, 3/15/26
MIRROR EFFECT Guys, here’s a way to see if a woman is really interested in you: the Mirror Effect. Notice if she subtly mirrors your body language – a similar posture, leaning in when you do, or even matching your gestures. This unconscious act of imitation is a powerful sign of connection. It shows she feels comfortable with you. Source: MSN Discover, 3/15/26
SURPRISE DEPRESSION CURE Depressed? Get off your butt and move. Light-to-moderate exercise reduces depression symptoms to the same extent as psychological therapy and may have a similar impact to medication. No single type of exercise stands out, although variety is more effective and resistance training beats aerobic exercise alone. Source: Cochrane Reviews, a research site
STEP ON THE SCALE Get on your scale today, and again tomorrow. A study from the University of Minnesota found that daily weigh-ins may be the key to shedding pounds. Women who followed that strategy lost twice as much weight over the course of two years than those who stepped on the scale weekly. Avoiding scales entirely was linked to weight gain. Source: Shape, 3/15/26
READ MORE Read more. It’ll help your brain. People who regularly read magazines, newspapers, and books, play games, go to museums, and do other brain-oriented activities like nightly crossword puzzles decrease their risk of brain degeneration. The mental stimulation creates new connections between brain cells. People who frequently engage in these activities are about 50 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and memory problems. Source: Women’s Health, 3/15/26
BABIES KILL SEX Here’s something to remember if you’re considering having children – you could be seriously threatening your sex life. One in ten couples has not had sex by their baby’s first birthday and four in ten haven’t had sex by the four-month mark. Why don’t women have sex after the baby’s born? A lot of reasons, including anticipated pain, fear of getting pregnant again, hormonal changes that accompany breast-feeding, exhaustion, sleep deprivation, postpartum depression, and aversion to the slightest touch. Source: Esquire, 3/15/26
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