Category: Transpicuous Life Tips

• Excuse me, your Screen is Showing

  I have been researching the effects of teens and screen use, mostly cell phones. A survey of 13 to 17-year-olds released by the nonprofit Common Sense Media found that 95 percent of U.S. teens have mobile devices. 70 percent of them check social media several times a day, up from 34 percent in 2022. In the United States, children…

  Lori O’Gara

  April 7, 2023

  Lifestyle, Purpose, Transpicuous Life Tips

  Family First, Life Lessons, Priorities, Relationships, Self-awareness, Technology

• Goals Not Resolutions

  I dislike New Year’s resolutions. How many times have you made a resolution that ended in a fiery disaster? It is not your fault. Resolutions are a form of “cultural procrastination,” according to Timothy Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Canada. Humans assume willpower is a character trait you’re either born with…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 16, 2023

  Dreams, Indie Author, Lifestyle, Purpose, Transpicuous Life Tips

  Adulting, Authenticity, Change Your Life, Choices, Courage, Determination, Dreams, Emotional Intelligence, Everyday Life, Happiness In Life, Life Goals, Life Lessons, Motivation, Priorities, Self Discipline, Self Improvement, Self-awareness, Time, Truth, Weight Loss

• What’s in a Word

  I am all about words. My husband calls me his word girl. If I see an item in a store with words, I don’t care what language; I want it. I like the ascetics of words, the feel of words, the sound of words, and the emotions of words. Words come to us when we…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 15, 2023

  Indie Author, Lifestyle, Purpose, Transpicuous Life Tips

  Life Lessons, Respect, Self-awareness, Writing Life