3 Simple Rituals That Will Make You A Fantastic Parent
ou know how it goes. You want this little person to do the thing and they won’t do the thing and somehow zero-point-two-seconds later you're in the midst of a tear-filled screaming match in the hair care aisle at CVS. You start thinking about how your real kid may have…
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New Neuroscience Reveals 7 Secrets That Will Make You Persuasive
ou can painstakingly show somebody tons of bulletproof evidence and present flawless logical arguments but often they still won't change their mind. What gives? The problem is that the human brain is not a purely rational computer. And when we ignore that, even the best of efforts to convince others…
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How To Solve Relationship Problems: 5 Secrets From Research
very relationship has problems. And they lead to arguments -- which often don't go anywhere and just make things worse. One solution is couples therapy. It's a very good solution, especially if you want to solve things by getting divorced. From The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples: In fact,…
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This Is How To Deal With Passive Aggressive People
e’ve all dealt with it. The subtle manipulations. Always angling to get what they want, but still looking like a little angel. Making you feel like you're the problem or like you're crazy -- but you can never quite prove it... Then you read something about how to deal with…
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This Is How To Be Charming: 5 Secrets From Research
eing charming. Is there a more enviable quality? We'd hate charming people if we didn't love them so much. I've covered how to be sexy and cool but charming, well, that's a whole 'nother beast. And what a beautiful beast it is. We're going to pull together the research from many, many... well, far too…
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This Is How To Easily Make Your Relationships Awesome: 4 Secrets
elationships are important. Like, more-important-than-Vitamin-C important. Scurvy is no fun but a lack of relationships might kill you faster. From The Relationship Cure: A study of people living in Alameda County, California, for example, showed that people who had close friendships and marriages lived longer than those who didn’t. This…
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This Is How To Increase Emotional Intelligence: 5 Powerful Secrets
motional Intelligence. Another "it" theory of the moment. The media's panacea of the week. Another great thing we all need -- that nobody seems to be able to clearly define. I swear I'm going to do a book of psychology buzzword mad libs ("My mindful grit is emotionally intelligent due…
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This Is The Easy Way To Save Money: 6 Powerful Secrets From Research
e'd all like to have more money. (That stuff is really useful, ain't it?) Being worried about makin' the bacon can end your marriage, skyrocket your blood pressure, and even cause your brain to malfunction. From Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter: Money is…
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