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� � � � � � You Can Learn to Be Photogenic - The Atlantic    Hollywood invented the idea that some people naturally look better on camera. Don’t believe it. In 1925, a new, highly desirable trait was invented. Press reports hailed a new Hollywood star: Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, an Austrian noble and tennis champion, who was rumored to be appearing in a film from the megaproducer Samuel Goldwyn. What made the 39-year-old Hollywood material? “He is photogenic,” Goldwyn told a reporter. Newspapers quickly credited the producer with coining a new word. As it turned out, von Salm-Hoogstraeten’s acting career did not take off, but Goldwyn’s turn of phrase sure did. Now, nearly a century later, photogenicity is essential to the vocabulary of the selfie era. A photogenic person, common thinking goes, looks effortlessly good in a photograph. On social media, photogenicity has become a kind of currency: the intangible “it” factor that can lead to a high follower count. As a result, articles now promise to unspool the secrets of photogenicity; people on TikTok have been taking random stills from their videos to apparently determine whether they’re photogenic. For the rest of us, the concept might serve to justify an aversion to selfies (we’re not unattractive; we’re just not photogenic). Continued here � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Hamas's Hostage-Taking Handbook Says to 'Kill the Difficult Ones' and Use Hostages as 'Human Shields' - The Atlantic    The document, which I obtained from an Israeli official, also suggests that Hamas did not plan to take hostages back to Gaza. A hostage-taking manual that an official in the Israel Defense Forces told me was recovered in the aftermath of the Hamas attack suggests that the group’s hostage-taking on October 7 did not go according to plan. Right now, more than 200 hostages are thought to be in Hamas’s hands in Gaza. The manual suggests that the group at first intended not to spirit all of them into Gaza, but instead to take them hostage where they were found inside Israel, possibly for a protracted standoff. The Atlantic obtained a copy of the manual from an IDF official, who vouched for its authenticity and who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the materials. Israeli President Isaac Herzog had earlier referred to the document in an interview on CNN, calling it “an instruction guide, how to go into civilian areas, into a kibbutz, a city, a moshav [agricultural co-op].” He said it described “exactly how to torture them, how to abduct them, how to kidnap them.” Continued here � � � � � � Empowerment and the Meaning of Life - Psychology Today    As the lines between real and fake blur, Americans increasingly chase the idea of authenticity. The first step may be to consider self-knowledge, truthfulness, and other building blocks on the road to personal growth. Posted June 9, 2023 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Think of the things that have the most profound influence on life and how little control we have over them. Continued here � � � � � � 4 Simple Ways to Make Yourself Really Happy in 10 Minutes or Less, Backed by Harvard Research - Inc.com    The Application for Inc.'s 2024 Female Founders 250 Is Now Live! Here's How to Craft a Winning Pitch Want More Engaged Employees? Let Them Meditate on the Job With Deepak Chopra, This Startup Says What makes you genuinely happy? There could be a wide range of answers ranging from closing a big sale or investment, reaching a mountain summit after an arduous hike, or eating a perfect ice cream cone on a hot summer day. But according to what may be the longest-running scientific study of happiness, the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which has been going on for 85 years, the biggest determinant of genuine. long-term happiness isn't wealth, or accomplishment, or even pleasure. It's the relationships we form with the people in our lives, in our workplaces, and in our communities that bring us the greatest happiness in the long run. Continued here

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