Improve Your Life: 10 Things You Should Do Every Day
) Get out in nature You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. (Actually, there's research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person. 2) Exercise We all know how important this is,…
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Why do bad moods increase self-defeating behavior?
d moods sap your willpower which leads to greater risk-taking: Increased risk taking may explain the link between bad moods and self-defeating behavior. In Study 1, personal recollections of self-defeating actions implicated bad moods and resultant risky decisions. In Study 2, embarrassment increased the preference for a long-shot (high-risk, high-payoff) lottery over a low-risk, low-payoff one. Anger had a similar effect in Study 3. Study 4 replicated this and showed that the effect could be eliminated by making participants analyze…
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These Types Of People End Up More Successful And Make More Money
lf-discipline is a better predictor of success than IQ. Happiness translates into success and happier people are more successful. Just don't be too happy. Gay men have 12 percent lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15 percent higher personal incomes than heterosexual men and women. Nice guys make less money, rude people have higher credit scores and being ethical can hurt your income. Taller people make more money and it's because they're smarter. Thin women make more money. Weight has…
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12 Ways To Easily Eliminate Stress
cording to one study, the stress management technique that worked best was deliberately planning your day so that stress is minimized. The trick to not worrying about work stuff while at home is to make specific plans to address concerns before you leave the office. The difference between a fun challenge and stressful work is often just a feeling of control. The best way to reduce job stress is to get a clear idea of what is expected of you.…
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Night Owls vs. Morning People: Here’s Who Comes Out Ahead
eir personalities are definitely different: ...morning types are attracted to concrete information rather than abstract thinking and like to rely on logic rather than intuition. They tend to be introverted, self-controlled, and eager to make a good impression on others. In contrast, evening types have a far more creative outlook on life, are more prepared to take risks, are more independent and nonconforming, and are a little impulsive. Night owls are smarter. And male night owls do better with the…
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Humor Can Improve Your Life: 5 Secrets Backed By Research
mor is our brain's way of rewarding us for correcting errors in our thinking. It improves our mood because it takes brainpower to decode the joke and having to think kills bad feelings. Humor can make you more persuasive because humor mentally disarms people. Women find funny guys attractive because a sense of humor = intelligence. In fact, you can predict how many women a man has slept with by how funny he is. Reliving moments that made the two…
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The Simple Secret To Happiness Most People Get Wrong, Backed By Research
cus on increasing the amount of good stuff in your life vs. reducing the amount of bad stuff. Studies show that it really is the little things in life that make us happy. Researchers often tout the happiness-increasing powers of both religion and exercise. One of the lesser known reasons why they're so effective is because both provide regular, frequent boosts. You may be focused on a big goal, something that you're sure will make you super-happy for a long…
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Here’s The Secret To Amazing Naps
re are 5 ways to improve your naps: If you're a morning person, the best time to nap is around 1 or 1:30PM. If you're a night owl, nap later, around 2:30 or 3PM. The best naps are under 45 mins or 90-120 mins. Anything in between is likely to give you that groggy feeling. Naps don't mean you're lazy: A NASA study showed that in-flight naps improved subsequent performance by 34% and overall alertness by 54%. To make sure…
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