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Problem Doctors like simple indicators that can predict a patients’ overall health and risk of dying, like rate of exercise or blood pressure. Reality Your grip might be a better indicator of your overall health and risk of dying than rate of exercise or blood pressure. Method Unlike most past … Read More
Problem You think you’re a pretty smart guy. Reality Nobody is as smart as they think they are. Not you. Not me. Definitely not this exemplar of the sovereign citizen movement. In fact, your use of Google may be making you think you’re smarter than you really are, according to … Read More
Problem Online dating might be convenient, but you also don’t know whether or not you’re talking to some old lady in Michigan—and you’ve got to think that the women you’re trying to hit on have the exact same problem. Reality Turns out, the more ‘enhanced’—that is, airbrushed, well-lit, lots of … Read More
Problem You’re a self-described procrastinator. Reality You’re more likely to have heart problems, according to a study published in the Journal of Behavioural Medicine. Method Researchers gave a group of people with heart problems (hypertension and cardiovascular disease) and a group of healthy people personality questionnaires. Results The people with … Read More
Maybe you’re under the impression that, when your girlfriend is upset about what you would consider a problem, she’d like you to solve it. You poor, poor man. If only it were that simple. She doesn’t want your solutions. She doesn’t even want you to say, “gee, that sounds so … Read More
