Things to think about

Unpopular opinion: I don’t think your life has to have a purpose, or you a grand ambition; I think it’s okay to just wander through life finding interesting things until you die. I think this goes for art too; you can just make the kind of art you find interesting and you don’t have to plan some great arc to your literary career.

Are you sitting down right now? I hope so.

01. 437737 means Herpes in online dating. Apparently if a person puts that number in their profile it means they have herpes and they want to let people know without getting embarrassed.

Research the Rice experiment. Power of words.

Andrew Rader, PhD, is a lot of things. The man is a SpaceX mission manager, MIT-credentialed scientist, game designer, author... And he's also a history fan. In fact, he's so fascinated with the subject, he even created a Twitter account to share the weirdest and most wonderful history-related content he stumbles upon.

19 Pictures That Will Make You Say "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BRAIN" #funny #memes #happiness #lol

Whatever you do, don't think about how your tongue feels in your mouth. You're thinking about it, aren't you?

Living in a highly achievement-oriented society, it's often quite hard to enjoy things just for the sake of doing them. We inevitably face this inner urge to be good or even perfect at them. Though, is that always a good thing? Turns out, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut had some truly powerful insights surrounding this topic.

We’ve featured all sorts of humor here on Bored Panda. From photos of animals doing hilarious things and dad jokes (two of my favorite!) to geeky science jokes and even some darker memes that you feel guilty for laughing at. However, right now, we’re in a very good but mellow mood and think it’s time for some easy-going memes and gentle humor to make you smile (and perhaps even chuckle a bit). It’s all about feeling wholesome today, folks!