<![CDATA[Stories by Hooria Akbar on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@hooriaakbar6?source=rss-516c976634d0------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*QQ1E5_AZ48tdjaHT6tSSew.jpeg Stories by Hooria Akbar on Medium https://medium.com/@hooriaakbar6?source=rss-516c976634d0------2 Medium Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:33 GMT <![CDATA[The Sharenting Crisis: How Posting Your Kids Online Puts Their Future Privacy at Risk]]>

Parents share their children’s milestones, funny moments and personal stories online. But what happens when those children grow up and…

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We sometimes see advertisements for things we have only just talked about. It feels like our phones are listening, but the reality of…

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]]> https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/the-digital-clues-we-leave-behind-e9bddd4b349a?source=rss-516c976634d0------2 https://medium.com/p/e9bddd4b349a Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:51:11 GMT 2026-11-11T14:37:42.126Z <![CDATA[Why Does Our Brain Suddenly Go Blank When We Enter a Room?]]>

The doorway effect explains why walking from one room to another can sometimes make us forget what we were about to do.

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]]> https://medium.com/everyday-being/why-does-our-brain-suddenly-go-blank-when-we-enter-a-room-4ce8eb348d87?source=rss-516c976634d0------2 https://medium.com/p/4ce8eb348d87 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:13:32 GMT 2026-11-10T06:13:32.539Z <![CDATA[Did You Know… Tom Was Originally Named Jasper?]]>

Before he became half of the famous Tom and Jerry duo, the mischievous cartoon cat went by a completely different name: Jasper.

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That new word, familiar face, or particular car seems to appear everywhere. But has the world changed, or has our attention?

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The psychology of waiting, comparison, and why the line next to us always seems to move faster.

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Employees are becoming more vocal about workplace frustrations, challenging old expectations, and questioning what professional commitment…

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]]> https://medium.com/writers-whispers/quiet-quitting-is-no-longer-so-quiet-f6a28cbd3530?source=rss-516c976634d0------2 https://medium.com/p/f6a28cbd3530 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:36:25 GMT 2026-11-03T09:36:25.670Z <![CDATA[The Places That Made Me Who I Am — A Writing Challenge]]>

Some places become part of our stories, even after we leave them.

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From gold-backed money to digital tokens, how did we learn to trust something we cannot touch?

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The orange carrot we know today wasn’t always the norm. Carrots once came in multiple shades.

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