If you’ve been feeling stressed lately, you’ve got plenty of company. A study by the American Psychological Association found that about 63 percent of U.S. adults reported experiencing stress, thanks to anything from the state of the nation’s economy and healthcare system to national violence and crime rates … among other things. 

Of course, some stress is absolutely normal, perhaps even vital. But living with prolonged stress can be psychologically and mentally debilitating. Now, we aren’t doctors here — if you’re very concerned about your stress levels, we recommend seeking medical help. But if you’re dealing with lower levels of stress, there are some handy ways to manage it.  Read more…

More about Books, Bath, Subscription Services, Subscription Box, and Mashable Shopping

Source: Mashable | Subscription Box of the Week: Bubbles and Books

Facebook’s annual developer conference, F8, is underway, and it’s all eyes on Zuck.

The Facebook CEO opened the conference with a keynote address on Tuesday. He squared off with the elephant in the room right away: what Facebook plans to do to rebuild the user trust that was destroyed by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

That’s why Zuckerberg spent the first several minutes of his keynote detailing changes Facebook is implementing — some old and some new in the wake of the controversy. Notably, it seems Facebook is finally admitting that its users have not had the control they should over the data Facebook collects on them — something Zuckerberg stopped just short saying in Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony. Read more…

More about Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, F8, Cambridge Analytica, and Facebook F8
Source: Mashable | Everything Mark Zuckerberg had to say about data privacy at F8