Tone Breistrand
Bio
Hi there! I am a Norwegian writer living in London. I like to write about love, Disney and finding happiness.
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Why LGBT+ People Shouldn't Have to Come Out
It annoys me a lot that members of the LGBT+ community often are assumed straight or cis until they tell people otherwise. That they're expected to come out to inform people of their identity. It's almost like a ritual of validating themselves as regular human beings.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Humans
39 Quick-Fire Historical Moments From the Month of August
Our history is everything. It contains all the difficult part of our existence, our achievements, our highlights. It's our story. Here are 39 quick moments from history, that had different impacts on the future.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Lifehack
Why You Should Always Wear a Helmet
I’m always shocked when I see people cycling without helmets on in such a busy city as London. I don’t understand why they don’t want to protect their head in case something happens, which can't be ruled out with this many people sharing the road. I used to not wear one as well. I was among the group of people who counted on accidents not happening. Please, don’t be as dumb as I was.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Longevity
Being Happy as Single
You don't need a partner to be happy. One of my pet peeves is hearing people say things such as "Single people know deep down they're not happy because they're not in a relationship". This is wrong on so many levels, and an unhealthy attitude for one. Being single doesn't mean sad Valentine's Days and lonely nights. It's not like being in a relationship is always the end goal, and time spent as single is just time inbetween happiness or time spent waiting for your next partner to enter your life. Your time is too precious to be spent waiting for someone to come and make you happy.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Humans
8 More Disney Movies to Make Your Day Better
My one go-to thing for making myself feel better when I'm down, is Disney movies. If I'm feeling emotional I try to avoid movies with really sad parts or where something very traumatic happens. Here's a list of eight movies I've deemed as "safe" to watch on a bad day (slight spoiler alert).
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Geeks
15 More Movie Soundtracks for Increased Productivity
It's not always easy to be productive, but one thing that is a huge help to me is to play movie soundtracks in the background. I like to put together a list of a variety of moods and paces, with tracks from all kinds of different productions. These are 15 of my top picks of tracks that are great for helping you get through whatever task you have in front of you.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Beat
Pet Peeve: Wasteful YouTube Culture
I would be a hypocrite if I just randomly started bashing YouTube, as I love watching content and also make my own videos weekly. It's a great platform where people can express themselves, share experiences, educate, perform activism and much more. What I don't like about YouTube are the wasteful trends that keep popping up. It's frustrating to see that people produce content that is clearly bad for the environment, and even worse, the viewers seems to love it.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Geeks
10 Historically Impactful Events from July
As I've said before, I think it's important that we continue to remind ourselves of and appreciate our history. There are many events that had huge impacts on our world and societies, and made changes that still benefit us to this day.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Lifehack
The 10 Most Fun Shrine Quests in Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a game I just can't get enough of. I love exploring the open world with its different locations and climates, the wide variety of enemies to fight and the long list of quests. Today I'll specifically talk about shrine quests. Most of these are technically optional, but if you want to do all 120 shrines you're gonna have to delve into them. It's hard for me to even fit ten of them into one category, as they involve different kinds of challenges and lengths. These are ten of the most fun, interesting or entertaining (or all of the above) shrine quests from Breath of the Wild (spoiler alert!).
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Gamers
When Your Friends Have Kids
Being in your 20s (and probably also 30s) is strange in many ways. The people in your friend groups are all at different stages. Some are focusing on travelling, some are working hard on building a career whilst others are starting to settle down. It can be a big contrast between some of you buying houses and some of you living alone in your rented flats. One of the biggest changes that'll happen during your friendship is some of you having children (of course not everyone decides to have kids). It's definitely something you need to adjust to, and here's a quick summary of my experience, as well as some advice.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Humans
What Not Recognising Faces is Like
I have face blindness, which is a condition that makes it hard for me to recognise faces. Most people don't believe me when I tell them about it, so I try talking about it openly to raise more awareness. It's real, and it affects me on a daily basis. Just a disclaimer, people with face blindness have it at different degrees, and I'm talking only from my own experience. This is not what it's like for everyone, but this is how face blindness is for me.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Longevity
Fix Yourself Instead of Hurting People
There is a quote I keep seeing go around that says "do whatever the f*ck you want, just don't hurt people". It shouldn't be hard for everyone to live by this. There are way too many people who treat other humans as if they're disposable, and they're only around for their amusement or satisfaction. You don't have the right to use anyone, and considering the feelings of others and how your actions affect them should always be among your top priorities.
By Tone Breistrand4 years ago in Humans