Angela Haupt

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Health and Wellness Editor and Writer at TIME

Reporting on health + wellness @TIME

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The Single Best Type of Apology

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: Javier Zayas Photography—Getty Images)Sorry to overwhelm you, but there are lots of different types of apologies. Some are heartfelt; others are inflammatory. Some are just meaningless uses of the word “sorry”—a language habit we should all try to fix so that true apologies carry more weight.
8 Ways to Respond to an Apology Besides 'It's OK'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: Credit: SDI Productions/Getty Images)Not all apologies are created equal. While a good one can’t always fully undo the damage that’s been done, apologies help people on the receiving end feel validated, emotionally heal, and even ease a desire for revenge, says Seiji Takaku, a professor of psychology at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, Calif., who has researched forgiveness.
What a Hyperfixation Really Is

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: urbancow/Getty Images, ozgurdonmaz/Getty Images, Sparrow and Snow/sparrowandsnow via Canva.com, Ibnatul Ula—Hadiiiben's Images via Canva.com)If you’re really into the TV show you’re bingeing, you might spend an entire weekend afternoon tearing through episodes—taking stretch breaks or refreshing Reddit or ordering takeout while you’re at it. Now, imagine taking it up a level.
The Two Words to Say When Someone Comments on Your Hygiene

1 week ago | sg.style.yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Angela Haupt11 April 2025 at 10:46 am·2-min readCredit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: vovashevchuk/Getty Images, African Geek via Canva.com)Hearing that you smell really stinks. If somebody wrinkles their nose and tells you it’s time for a shower, or subtly slides a mint your way, you might become defensive. Yet that’s not the best way to proceed.
The Two Words to Say When Someone Comments on Your Hygiene

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: vovashevchuk/Getty Images, African Geek via Canva.com)Hearing that you smell really stinks. If somebody wrinkles their nose and tells you it’s time for a shower, or subtly slides a mint your way, you might become defensive. Yet that’s not the best way to proceed. “The first thing you should do is thank them,” says Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert and host of Netflix’s Mind Your Manners. Gratitude? For insulting your hygiene?
How to Bring Up Someone’s Bad Hygiene Without Offending Them

2 weeks ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

Commenting on someone else’s hygiene is one of the more delicate conversation topics. You are, after all, critiquing a person’s body and health habits. But it’s a thorny road to go down: Hygiene issues can stem from medical or even financial issues.
How Realistic Was the Poisonous Fruit on 'The White Lotus'?

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Stefano Delia/HBO—Stefano DelìaThe White Lotus creators started planting seeds about Thailand’s deadly pong pong tree in the very first episode. “What am I supposed to do here all week without my phone?” a petulant Saxon asked hotel worker Pam. “Eat a bunch of fruit?” Even then, Pam’s response clearly foreshadowed future events: “We do have a lot of amazing fruit here, but I wouldn't eat that,” she responded.
10 Creative (and Healthy) Things You Can Do With Beans

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Yevgen Romanenko—Getty Images, Aleksandr Zubkov—Getty Images, Oksana Schmidt—Getty Images, Marc Dozier—Getty Images, Xuanyu Han—Getty Images, Flavio Coelho—Getty Images, Tess Trunk—Getty Images)If you’ve ever spent time pondering what to do with that can of beans in your pantry, you’d be better off wondering what you can’t do.
11 Questions to Ask on a First Date

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Peter Dazeley—Getty Images)You could spend the hours before a date obsessing over your hair, makeup, or outfit. Or you could channel that energy into brainstorming what to ask the stranger you’re splitting a basket of breadsticks with to figure out if you might want to eat dinner together forever.
How to Tell If You're a Hostile Punctuator

3 weeks ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

Before you write off punctuation as little more than a dot, a line, or some combination of both, consider: A period can end a conversation—or an entire relationship. One too many question marks can make the recipient ask themselves if they really want to keep talking to you. Forgetting an exclamation point can spark the wrong kind of excitement. As digital communication has evolved, punctuation’s job description has gotten more demanding.