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There's More to Life Than Being Happy
Meaning comes from the pursuit of more complex things than happiness.
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5 Innocent Things That Science Says Make People Hate You
Your many glaring personality flaws aside, sometimes the deck is just plain stacked against you for reasons you would never expect.
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Does Constant Googling Really Make You Stupid?
Preliminary data suggest that all those tweets, status updates and other digital distractions may actually stave off cognitive decline.
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Don’t Regulate Guns. Regulate Who Can Get Them.
To beat the NRA, don’t focus on guns. Focus on keeping them away from dangerous people.
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11 Common Words You're Probably Mispronouncing
Ever feel embarrassed when you don't know how to say a word? Don't be. Even the most fluent English speakers—and, ahem, political figures—stumble. Besides, pronunciations change over time. See if you've been mispronouncing these common words.
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Five Intriguing Facts About People Who Live To 100
A growing number of Americans are living to age 100. Nationwide, the centenarian population has grown 65.8 percent over the past three decades, from 32,194 people who were age 100 or older in 1980 to 53,364 centenarians in 2010, according to new Census Bureau data.
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Self-control is boosted by gargling sugar water
A new study says that in order to have better self-control, all you have to do is gargle sugar water.
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I’m Mentally Ill, I Love Violent Video Games, And They’ve Never Made Me Feel Like Killing Anyone
When it was reported that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre were big fans of Doom, the original first person shooter in the eyes of many, I dismissed the idea that violent video games could have been responsible for inspiring the event.
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Your Elusive Future Self
Are you going to love Taylor Swift just as much in 10 years as you do now? Sure, you might think, I'll be basically the same person then, with roughly the same preferences, values, and personality traits.
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The Psychology Behind the Importance of Failure
Almost every week, we find new ways to remind you of the importance of embracing failure because it's such a good learning experience. While that remains true, accepting the common possibility of failure helps you, too.
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Poor sleep can make you take your partner for granted
A recent psychological study's results showed that poor sleepers have a tougher time feeling appreciative of their partners, and really knowing their true value.
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MDMA could be effective in treating PTSD
Illegal drug commonly known as ecstasy reduces post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, doesn't harm memory and concentration, or induce drug abuse, researchers find.
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'I Wanna Eat You Up!' Why We Go Crazy for Cute
What happens when you can't handle the cute.
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Why Do We Want To Squeeze Cute Things?
Seeing something cute actually does bring out aggression in us, according to a paper presented at Society for Personality and Social Psychology's annual meeting in New Orleans last Friday.
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The Power of body language
Body language is very powerful, you can say more than you imagine just to use your body and moves.
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Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail
A new study explores what happens to students who aren't allowed to suffer through setbacks.
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Is Suicide Contagious?
Suicide can spread in unexpected ways.
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Why You Always Wake Up Early After a Night of Drinking
Lots of people have a little booze before bed to help them get to sleep — but while a night cap may help in the dozing-off department, too much alcohol can actually do a number on the overall quality of your shuteye.
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Pig Out In The Winter Or When Money's Tight? Blame Evolution
Why do we reach for that handful of M&Ms and other high-calorie treats under stress? In prehistoric times, such gluttony was probably a useful response to scarcity. That "feast before famine" instinct is less helpful in modern times, when obesity is a bigger health risk than starvation – but evolution hasn't had a chance to catch up.
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Empathy appears highest amoung middle-aged women
Need a shoulder to cry on or an ear to hear your story? According to new research, your best bet is to share your feelings with a woman in late middle age.
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