Maria Shinta, Author at The Life OF A Digital Nomad

I Used Google for Everything for 30 Days, and Here’s What Happened

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutesSo as a long-form experiment regarding online life, I decided to cut myself off of online services and products that aren’t Google-owned or operated for a month. [...]

Amazing Benefits of Sesame Oil (+5 Refreshing Recipes)

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe hear a lot about the benefits of olive oil and the dangers of hydrogenated oils, but what about sesame oil? This vegetable oil is often considered a staple [...]

8 Common Yet Ignorant Ways To Comfort A Person

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen someone opens up to us about the struggles they are facing in their life, it can be tough trying to avoid the same tired old platitudes. When we [...]

10 Things Your Kids Can Learn Online

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Internet opens the whole world to a wealth of information and entertainment. However, many kids use only the entertainment part of it. However, there are [...]

How Different It Becomes When You’re Following Your Heart But Not Faking Yourself

Maria Shinta March 14, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe all have one or two of those big dreams inside of us—the ones we’ve had since we were young but somehow haven’t had the time, [...]

Tag Your Friend Who Always Makes These 30 Photography Mistakes

Maria Shinta March 14, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 2 minutesTaking a photograph can look deceptively simple. We all have had trouble getting the perfect shot, and some of the time, we end up with images that [...]

Depression Isn’t A Choice, It’s A Kind Of Brain Damage

Maria Shinta March 13, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter years of debate, researchers finally determined that persistent depression causes brain damage, and not the other way around. Neurologists previously had hypothesized that brain damage was [...]

Surprising Research Explains Why Women Need More Sleep Than Men

Maria Shinta March 13, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutes“A typical 75-year-old woman has a comparable brain age to a 70-year-old man. We are unsure why. The fact that a woman’s brain tends to get more [...]

I Used Google for Everything for 30 Days, and Here’s What Happened

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutesSo as a long-form experiment regarding online life, I decided to cut myself off of online services and products that aren’t Google-owned or operated for a month. [...]

Amazing Benefits of Sesame Oil (+5 Refreshing Recipes)

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe hear a lot about the benefits of olive oil and the dangers of hydrogenated oils, but what about sesame oil? This vegetable oil is often considered a staple [...]

8 Common Yet Ignorant Ways To Comfort A Person

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen someone opens up to us about the struggles they are facing in their life, it can be tough trying to avoid the same tired old platitudes. When we [...]

10 Things Your Kids Can Learn Online

Maria Shinta March 15, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Internet opens the whole world to a wealth of information and entertainment. However, many kids use only the entertainment part of it. However, there are [...]

How Different It Becomes When You’re Following Your Heart But Not Faking Yourself

Maria Shinta March 14, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe all have one or two of those big dreams inside of us—the ones we’ve had since we were young but somehow haven’t had the time, [...]

Tag Your Friend Who Always Makes These 30 Photography Mistakes

Maria Shinta March 14, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 2 minutesTaking a photograph can look deceptively simple. We all have had trouble getting the perfect shot, and some of the time, we end up with images that [...]

Depression Isn’t A Choice, It’s A Kind Of Brain Damage

Maria Shinta March 13, 2016 No Comments

Surprising Research Explains Why Women Need More Sleep Than Men

Maria Shinta March 13, 2016 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutes“A typical 75-year-old woman has a comparable brain age to a 70-year-old man. We are unsure why. The fact that a woman’s brain tends to get more [...]

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