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So, do you want your life to be happy, or do you want it to be meaningful? It turns out, they are not the same thing. A study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology sorted out the difference between a happy life and a meaningful one by conducting a … Read More
Positive feedback isn’t always helpful; it’s how bosses get you to work longer than you want to, how girlfriends get you to do things that you don’t want to, and how cons work in general. Fortunately, if you practice mindfulness, you’re going to be less affected by positive feedback. In … Read More
So, think that Mittens loves you in the same way as, say, your child? Or a better pet, like a dog? Well, science says nope. [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEepVLQjDt8[/youtube] ___ Photo courtesy of Doug88888.
I once had a teacher who admitted that she’d happily take a bribe for a better grade, but the bribe would have to be big enough for her to retire to an island in the pacific. Not much of a realistic possibility for high school students, but, according to new … Read More
Humble underwear may be more dangerous than you’d think; men and women are willing to pay more for stuff after handling it, and women take more risky gambles to boot. In what is perhaps the most creative study of the year, researchers in the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that … Read More
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