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articles: 148
total claps: 92,982
top claps: 25,977
avg read: 4.9 min
paywalled: 125
active: 2023-11-26 → 2026-07-29

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PSY · Psychology · 36 😂 · Humor & Satire · 25 CUL · Culture & Media · 22 LIT · Literature & Writing · 19 💑 · Relationships · 17 🔒 · Cybersecurity · 17 ✍️ · Writing & Creative · 17 🚀 · Self Improvement · 15

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#psychology ·29 #humor ·15 #mental-health ·15 #life-lessons ·14 #e3 ·13 #self-improvement ·13 #culture ·10 #nrwillick ·9 #e³ ·9 #politics ·9

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JO Joshua Mason · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

How to Spot a Liar in 3 Questions (Without Them Knowing)

The secret to detecting deception isn’t about body language — it’s about “Cognitive Load.”

Dec 11, 2025 · 5 min read · 25,977 claps paywalled #psychology #this-happened-to-me #advice

How to Spot a Liar in 3 Questions (Without Them Knowing)

MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

How to Think Like a Cop — Lessons Learned From 30 Years

Three reasons I sit with my back to the wall

Jul 21, 2025 · 6 min read · 7,978 claps paywalled #life-lessons #police-stories #personal-safety

How to Think Like a Cop — Lessons Learned From 30 Years

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JO Joshua Mason · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

I’m a Detective — Do This When You Think Someone Is Lying to You

Including the 3 things most people do that make it worse

May 19, 2026 · 5 min read · 3,408 claps paywalled #psychology #self-improvement #leadership

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JO Joshua Mason · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

The Old School Interviewing Technique That’ll Make You Dangerous

And why most people don’t know it exists

Jun 04, 2026 · 4 min read · 2,510 claps paywalled #psychology #self-improvement #communication

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

When You Say Everything Happens For a Reason

This is what I think you actually should mean

Apr 27, 2026 · 3 min read · 2,327 claps paywalled #psychology #technology #science

When You Say Everything Happens For a Reason

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

I Am Now Officially Too Old To Behave Myself

Sometimes the temptation is too great to ignore

Jul 16, 2026 · 5 min read · 2,191 claps paywalled #psychology #humor #mischief

I Am Now Officially Too Old To Behave Myself

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DA Dan Piraro · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Do You Think a Lot of Modern Art is Bullshit?

Let us count the ways

Jun 21, 2026 · 8 min read · 1,940 claps paywalled #modern-art #art #artificial-intelligence

Do You Think a Lot of Modern Art is Bullshit?

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JO Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life! · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Let’s Scream ‘Welcome In’ at Customers and Bury ’Em In Surveys

When will businesses start focusing on the right things?

Feb 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,750 claps paywalled #culture #retail #humor

Let’s Scream ‘Welcome In’ at Customers and Bury ’Em In Surveys

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JO Joshua Mason · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

7 Phrases That Sound Reasonable but Are Actually Red Flags

You’ve heard all seven — here’s what they’re actually doing

Jun 21, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,673 claps paywalled #psychology #communication #this-happened-to-me

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JO Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life! · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Eww, You Browse for Books Online?

I’m not a contrarian, I’m just clinging to small pleasures

Jun 04, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,636 claps paywalled #psychology #book-recommendations #books

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Who Is the Most Powerful Person on Earth?

I have a theory

Sep 15, 2025 · 4 min read · 1,551 claps paywalled #power #politics #writing-humour

Who Is the Most Powerful Person on Earth?

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DA Dan Piraro · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

How to Avoid a Horror Show Marriage

Is there still time to back out?

May 22, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,405 claps paywalled #comics #humor #marriage

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

How to Use a Medium Kicker to Your Advantage

A simple way to make your articles look more professional — and feel slightly smug doing it

Jul 30, 2025 · 2 min read · 1,283 claps #kicker #medium-formatting #medium-advice

How to Use a Medium Kicker to Your Advantage

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

The Auction That Made Everyone Sit Up and Take Notice of Banksy

It’s only natural to panic when a £1 million piece of art is shredded before your eyes

Jun 15, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,265 claps paywalled #banksy #art #money

The Auction That Made Everyone Sit Up and Take Notice of Banksy

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Are You a Follower or a Character in a Fairytale

Once upon a time, there was a man and his dog

May 21, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,245 claps paywalled #parable #fiction #making-a-point

Are You a Follower or a Character in a Fairytale

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Building Things, Fixing Things or Knowing How the World Works

What will make you (or your kids) the most money?

Jul 06, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,124 claps paywalled #money #economics #how-the-world-works

Building Things, Fixing Things or Knowing How the World Works

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BO Boots Davidovitch · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Not Your Grandma’s Protest: How to Make Real Change

A Great Party: The Revolution Will Be Polite

Feb 05, 2026 · 6 min read · 978 claps #power #culture #social-change

Not Your Grandma’s Protest: How to Make Real Change

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BA Barb Dalton · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

A Bewildering Moment While Clothes Shopping

What’s happened to customer service?

Feb 24, 2026 · 4 min read · 966 claps paywalled #customer-service #paris-fashion-week #clothes-shopping

A Bewildering Moment While Clothes Shopping

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OS Oscar Rhea · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

The King of the Swings

Don’t wait too long to let go

Jul 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 951 claps paywalled #childhood #drug-addiction #this-happened-to-me

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

The Great Thing About Britain Becoming America’s 51st State

Depends on whether you value money, murder rates or being able to see a doctor without remortgaging your house

Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min read · 919 claps paywalled #hypothetical-situation #america #britain

The Great Thing About Britain Becoming America’s 51st State

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DA Dan Piraro · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Suicide by Stupidity

In the End, Natural Selection Will Get Us All

Jul 15, 2026 · 7 min read · 918 claps paywalled #politics #comics #art

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UV Uvebruce · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

A Moment in Time. Restaurant Edition.

I’ve owned a few businesses. No other business I know covers the bases like a restaurant. But the real issue is — the boss is always…

Feb 28, 2026 · 8 min read · 894 claps paywalled #restaurant #staff #life-lessons

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MA Malky McEwan · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Some Books Are Better When Savoured

And this is one of them

Jun 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 890 claps paywalled #books #bill-bryson #savoring

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KA Katharine Valentino · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Are You One of the Many Americans Who Are Thinking of Jumping Ship?

American “exceptionalism” is turning into American “abyismalism”

Oct 25, 2025 · 5 min read · 829 claps paywalled #american-exceptionalism #expat #trump-dictatorship

Are You One of the Many Americans Who Are Thinking of Jumping Ship?

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DA David Asch · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

When You Gotta Go, Don’t Go to Starbucks

Should private restrooms serve anyone in need or only paying customers?

Mar 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 659 claps paywalled #running #compassion #humanity