Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Graduates, the old playbook was written for a world that no longer exists. The pace of change has finally exceeded our ability to adapt to it. Because AI changes everything, everything must change. Just this past week, graduates booed two commencement speakers for mentioning AI. That tells us where we are. We’ll come back to that. The short version, in case you don’t read the rest: after we meet our basic needs, put love first. Love is the bullseye of life and the truest measure of wealth. With that, graduates of Generation AI, here are: 10 Principles to Thrive in…

THE MRS. WOLF SHOW: “A friendly housewife, an unsuspecting salesman, and a live studio audience. What could go wrong?” Director’s Bio: Drew Highlands (Writer & Director) is a film and stage actor, director, writer, and producer. His debut short film, In the Water, an autobiographical coming-of-age story, was selected for 13 film festivals, including the Florida Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, and HollyShorts, winning Best Dramatic Short at the Poulsbo Film Festival. In the Water was released on the indie platform Film Shortage, where it has garnered over 7 million views. He’s currently in post-production on his latest short, 143, starring Lauren Weedman…

Chase Burns struck out nine over six innings and lowered his ERA to 1.83 in another terrific start for the Cincinnati Reds in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.Burns (6-1) allowed only Trea Turner’s solo shot in the third as he helped the Reds end a three-game losing streak and move back above .500 (25-24).Bryce Haper scorched a line drive off Burns with two outs in the sixth. Burns collected the ball and threw out Harper at first base to end the inning.Burns ran off the field on his own and headed straight down the dugout…

Co-authored by Nick Lane. This post is part two of a three-part series. “Men are only after one thing.” “There are no good women left.” “All marriages are doomed to fail.” These kinds of self-narratives can seem common after spending hours online. Social media algorithms systematically push relationship misinformation that frames current or potential partners as adversaries. There’s also been a broader shift in people’s desire to date. Today, roughly half of singles say they have no interest in a relationship at all. This led us to ask whether social media could be playing a role in the current romantic…

Many people today carry a quiet guilt they rarely talk about openly. They feel guilty for laughing while others are grieving.Guilty for resting while others are struggling.Guilty for taking a break from the news.Guilty for enjoying ordinary moments while painful things continue happening somewhere else in the world. Sometimes even joy feels interrupted by awareness. A notification appears.A headline flashes across the screen.Another tragedy emerges.Another crisis.Another reminder that suffering exists continuously, somewhere, all the time. And slowly, rest can begin to feel irresponsible. The Pressure to Stay Emotionally Engaged We live in a time where awareness is often treated as…

Arsenal have officially secured the Premier League title after Manchester City’s draw at Bournemouth handed the Gunners an unassailable four-point lead with just one game remaining. Mikel Arteta’s relentless side can finally celebrate a historic triumph that brings an end to over two decades of agonizing near-misses and north London heartbreak.Record This Season: Set-Piece KingsArsenal’s march to the crown has been defined by tactical discipline and an unprecedented efficiency from dead-ball situations. The Gunners officially established themselves as the undisputed set-piece kings of English football this season, breaking records by scoring their 18th Premier League goal from a corner routine.This lethal trait…

Shudder just officially announced that their anthology series, Hell Motel, will return for a new season. Titled Hell Motel: Murder at Red Mountain, the new season is currently in production and stars Devon Sawa! The series comes from Slasher series creators Aaron Martin and Ian Carpenter, and we have the first details and photos from Murder at Red Mountain: Set at a mountain resort known for eliminating people’s inhibitions and amplifying their desires, Hell Motel: Murder at Red Mountain continues to reveal the chilling consequences of surrendering to our darkest impulses amidst the unique Cold River landscape. As guests and staff go missing without explanation and…

Spend a few minutes scrolling through posts about AI, and you’ll see a divide. On one side are warnings about hallucinations, errors, and the risks of relying on a system that can sound confident while being wrong. On the other is a growing comfort with using it for just about everything — drafting, planning, even making decisions — sometimes with surprisingly little scrutiny. That divide makes it seem like the main question is how much weight we should give AI’s recommendations. But that may not be the right question. Across two recent studies, my colleagues and I looked at how…

Curry Barker’s Obsession is hardly an original ideaI am not the target audience for Obsession. It’s clearly made for a certain subset of 20-somethings (and maybe some people in their 30s and 40s who think they’re still in their 20s — we all know two or three of them.) But it’s obviously a film that resonates with a lot of people. Curry Barker’s flick was purportedly filmed for about $1 million (and I’m going to stress the word purportedly here VERY hard) and on its opening weekend it grossed approximately $23 million. In case you forgot how math works, that’s profit…

As I wrote previously, dating and relationship conversations can feel embarrassing and anxiety-provoking. Those feelings arise because we want something from a romantic partner, but we don’t want to make things awkward by asking them for it. To solve this dilemma, Kunkel, Wilson, Olufowote, and Robson (2003) studied the concerns that made individuals uncomfortable asking a partner for something (face threats), as well as the strategies they used to discuss things more comfortably (face-saving strategies). Following their findings, in this post, we’ll explore the concerns that might hold you back from intensifying your romantic commitment with a partner (i.e., discussing…