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Life or personal life or human existence is an individual human's personal, private career (including, but not the same as their employment career), and is a common notion in modern existence. There are service industries designed to help people improve their personal lives via counselling or life coaching.

In the past, before abundance and technology, a person's life consisted almost entirely of survival of both self and community; food needed to be harvested and shelters needed to be maintained. There was little privacy in a community, and a person was identified by their job.

In modern times, many people have even come to think of their personal lives as if they are separate from their work. Work and recreation are distinct; one is either on the job or not, and the transition is abrupt. Employees have certain hours they are bound to work, and work during recreational time is rare. Many people think of their personal lives as separate from their work. This may be related to the continuing specialization of jobs and the demand for increased efficiency, both at work and at home. A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard."

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Breastfeeding is the practice of a woman feeding an infant (or sometimes a toddler or a young child) with milk produced from her mammary glands, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking instinct allowing them to extract the milk.

While many mothers choose to breastfeed their child, there are some who do not, either for personal or medical reasons. Breast milk has been shown to be very beneficial for a child; however, as with other bodily fluid transfers, some diseases and medicines can be passed from the mother to the infant.

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The Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing with accompanying notes by Leonardo da Vinci made around the year 1490 in one of his journals. It depicts a naked male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square.