I got sober thanks to a monthly shot of a drug that helps stop my craving for alcohol. I lost 70 pounds in the process.

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Jeff Horton lost 70 pounds in weight after quitting alcohol.

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I was Twitter's head of content strategy. Bluesky has the edge over Threads to be the new Twitter as people leave X.

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Gordon MacMillan was the head of content strategy at Twitter before it became X.

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I'm a Microsoft manager. AI reduced my time spent on coding by 70%, but that doesn't mean I work any less overall.

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A 37-year-old manager at Microsoft says AI has reduced the time he spends on busywork — but the rush to scale AI has also resulted in more deadlines.

Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri

I set up a free-range playdate for kids in our area. Parents take turns watching the group, and we don't hover over them as they play.

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Sara Pecora took this photo from a distance during her shift as the one parent at the playground.

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I've been a teacher for 27 years. When ChatGPT first came out, I was terrified; now, I let my students use it to write essays.

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Kelly Gibson is a high school English teacher in Oregon.

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I was adopted into a white, middle-class family and never felt like I belonged. It impacted how I show up at work.

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My 11-year-old walked less than a mile away from home. I was arrested and charged with reckless conduct.

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Brittany Patterson with her son, Soren, 11.

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My 3 years at Tesla were the best and worst of my life

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Amanda Manley says her breaking point at Tesla was when she returned from maternity leave.

Amanda Manley

We got married at a luxury resort in Thailand. If I could go back, there are 5 things I'd do differently.

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Bride and groom kissing at wedding at Rosewood Phuket.
Ellie Furuya and her now-husband chose to have a destination wedding in Phuket, Thailand.

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I helped Tom Cruise and other celebrities divorce, but I've been happily married for 38 years. I've learned that dates — and postnups — can be key to marital bliss.

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