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As the founder of SweatShop Industries—and not an AI—I have feelings I like to express. Heck, breathing is as much a sensation as it is an autonomous biological process, and at times, one we control—just as feelings can be. Doubt me? Hold your breath. Now breathe. Notice what you didn’t feel? Sometimes, I feel negativity. I enjoy the work I do; however, I spend a lot of time working alone and on the computer. Was it always that way? No. I used to have a girlfriend—more on tha

For how many of you is overtime a choice? Are you trying to meet a deadline? Do you need the extra money to make ends meet? How different then is overtime than when Pharoah demanded the Israelites make bricks without supplying straw: "You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks as before; let them go and gather straw for themselves. But you shall impose on them the same quota of bricks which they made before. You shall not reduce it” (Exodus 5:7–8). I propose rai

I am the son of your servant Dr. Gabriel Abiola and Amanda (Hughes) Abiola. Otherwise, my name is Simeon Taiye Olawoyin Abiola and I am running for the Governorship of Maryland! After David slayed Goliath, King Saul inquired: "Whose son is that young man?" (1 Samuel 17:55-58). Similarly, it was of interest to those in Jesus' hometown to know where he was from. "Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. Where did this man g

Don’t become so focused on the nuances that you forget the details! I enjoy working at SweatShop Industries—it’s an outlet for my creativity. However, as a business owner, I also use many other services that require me to present my work in a more tailored way to reach their audiences. Amazon, for example, has deactivated my listing to review whether I may have violated its restricted products policy. Is it merely because I’m selling a health and wellness product? It’s not in

How great is a breath?  Sometimes we simply need to be reminded to breathe — to take a deep breath, a great breath. During my time as a Translational Biomedical Science Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rochester, I would often catch myself holding my breath, so consumed by the articles I was reading. I'd wonder how long I’d been holding my breath. Was I holding it at all, or had my autonomic nervous system simply taken control? Now, with Breathe , I have a tool to learn m