Due to Covid-19, it may be a while before Sipos is sentenced but his arrest is a

4 min readNov 26, 2020

Using genealogy to crack cold cases is becoming a more frequently used method across the U.S with the identification of the Golden State Killer in 2018. That year alone, 28 cases were solved using familial DNA and the number is rising. In 2019, GEDmatch.com updated its privacy agreement, where users have to opt-in to give law enforcement access to their information.

The need to prioritize the people in your life who matter most has never been greater than in quarantine: Everyone is going through something, and your friends and family need your unfettered support. Besides which, one can only do so many Zoom happy hours. So I started a Google Sheet and called it “Friends and Lovers.” I began with five tiers, but over the coming weeks, as I added people who popped into my head, I found it necessary to create micro-tiers. I ended up with 15 categories.

These days, of course, screens are pretty much all we have. But even long after this era of Zoom is past, Google Drive can help you nurture your relationships by making it easier for you to invest your time and energy in the people that matter most.
Find places in your life where there is way too much going on. How many podcasts do you listen to? How many books are you simultaneously trying to read? How many bloggers do you follow? How many side-hustles do you have? How many startups are you trying to start?
People with high emotional intelligence understand that just because something feels bad doesn’t mean it is bad. So they treat themselves instead with compassion and kindness when they feel bad.

That’s where Google Sheets comes in: Just set up a Sheet with the names and birthdays (and graduations, and anniversaries) of the most important people in your life. When you spot something that you think would be a great gift for someone you love, jot the idea down in a gift ideas column next to their name. Then use Zapier to connect the sheet to your calendar so you get a reminder two or three weeks before the big day, or manually set up alerts, and pop into your gift planner to see the gift ideas you’d already marked down. Gosh, you’re so thoughtful!

Whether you’re considering going into business with someone, getting married, or hiring a coach, it’s crucial that you’re able to spot the signs of low emotional intelligence early.

In any case, a common sign of low emotional intelligence is that people criticize themselves for having difficult emotions. They think it’s bad or wrong to feel afraid. They think it’s shameful to feel sad. They think it’s a sign of weakness that they get angry.

Find places in your life where there is way too much going on. How many podcasts do you listen to? How many books are you simultaneously trying to read? How many bloggers do you follow? How many side-hustles do you have? How many startups are you trying to start?

Because many emotions like fear or sadness feel bad, it’s easy to think they are bad or that we are bad for feeling them. This often happens to people who were punished or ridiculed for expressing emotion as children.
Using genealogy to crack cold cases is becoming a more frequently used method across the U.S with the identification of the Golden State Killer in 2018. That year alone, 28 cases were solved using familial DNA and the number is rising. In 2019, GEDmatch.com updated its privacy agreement, where users have to opt-in to give law enforcement access to their information.
Some people with very low emotional intelligence simply refuse to talk about their feelings. But more commonly, they just aren’t very good at it. Often they use vague or metaphorical language to describe how they feel — “I’m just a little stressed” or “I’m pissed off.” Sometimes they intellectualize their emotions, using abstract and conceptual language to avoid describing how they really feel — “I’m just kind of overwhelmed.”

☝️ Level up: Zapier is a tool that lets you connect different web services, such as Slack, Dropbox, and of course Google’s suite of services. I use it to link Google Sheets to my calendar and other parts of my online life.

Due to Covid-19, it may be a while before Sipos is sentenced but his arrest is a

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