How To Make Your Kids Smarter: 10 Steps Backed By Science
ve explored the science behind what makes kids happier, what type of parenting works best and what makes for joyful families. But what makes children -- from babies up through the teen years -- smarter? Here are 10 things science says can help: 1) Music Lessons Plain and simple: research show music lessons make kids smarter: Compared with children in the control groups, children in the music groups exhibited greater increases in full-scale IQ. The effect was relatively small, but…
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Seduction, Power and Mastery: 3 Lessons From History’s Greatest Minds
at can we learn about human nature and the way the world works from reading history? This has been the territory of Robert Greene. He is the New York Times bestselling author of 48 Laws Of Power, The Art of Seduction, and Mastery, among other books. Combining the lessons of thousands of years, what do you learn about the fundamental subjects of seduction, power and mastery? I called Robert to find out. Seduction What's at the root of seduction? Surprise. Robert…
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How To Be Cool: 5 Research-Backed Tips
o Hasn't Wanted To Be Cool? We've all wanted to be cool. But research shows that it's not merely a shallow desire. Cool makes a difference in life. For instance, charismatic leaders bring out people's best. Via The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism: If you’re a leader, or aspire to be one, charisma matters. It gives you a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining the very best talent. It makes people want to…
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How To Raise Happy Kids – 10 Steps Backed By Science
hen you ask parents what they want for their kids, what's usually the most common reply? They want their children to be happy. Via Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents: ...the well-being of children is more important to adults than just about anything else--health care,…
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Interesting People: 7 Things They All Have In Common
ve posted a lot of research from experts on getting people to like you, being influential and having great conversations. What's the best way to use all this information to be more interesting? 1) First, Don't Be Boring Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. Look at it like the Hippocratic Oath of conversations: Do no harm. We're all terrible at realizing when we bore others because, well, we all think we're just fascinating. The #1 tip for never boring…
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How To Be A Better Parent: 3 Counterintuitive Lessons From Science
cerpts from my interview with Po Bronson, New York Times bestselling author of NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, about how to be a better parent. 1) Peer Pressure Can Be A Good Thing Myth: Peer pressure is always bad, just leading kids to drinking, drugs and vandalism. Fact: The same instinct that makes some kids so vulnerable to peer pressure also makes them better students, friends and, eventually, partners. Po Bronson: The same kids who were very vulnerable to peer pressure…
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How To Have A Great Relationship: 5 Words You Need To Remember
ve posted a lot about the research behind what makes relationships work -- and not work. How can you remember what all these studies have to say? Just keep the 5 R's in mind: Right Real Rapport Relate Review Let's break them down. Fight Right You might think it would be great if you could have a relationship with zero arguing. But marriages with no arguments are 35% more likely to divorce. Via 100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships: Married…
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20 Simple Secrets Of Happy Families – All Backed By Science
bsp; Where You Live Matters Via 100 Simple Secrets of Happy Families: People who are highly satisfied with their neighborhood are 25 percent more likely to be highly satisfied with their family life. -Toth, Brown, and Xu 2002 Open Communication Is A Must Via 100 Simple Secrets of Happy Families: The less open the communication between adults and children, the more pessimistic the children are likely to be and the less likely the children are to feel secure in their family relationship.…
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