Can gossip be a good thing?
Definitely. It helps police bad behavior in a social network and relieves stress. Via Eurekalert: For centuries, gossip has been dismissed as salacious, idle chatter that can damage reputations and…
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This Is What Your Relationships Are Worth In Dollars:
Having a better social life can be worth as much as an additional $131,232 a year in terms of life satisfaction: There is substantial evidence in the psychology and sociology…
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Why do grandmom’s cookies taste better than anyone else’s?
Intentions change how we experience things. Kindness does soothe pain and increase pleasure. Via Eurekalert: A nurse's tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and…
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5 Ways You Can Make A Great First Impression
Name-dropping doesn't work. Flattery and mimicry do. Trying to seem smart makes you seem stupid. What you say about others says more about you. Mistrust is self-fulfilling. Expect that others…
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Do you end up liking what your Facebook friends like?
No. The exact opposite seems more likely to be true -- we look at our friends tastes to figure out what not to like. Via Boston Globe: One of the…
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What’s the best thing to have after a heart attack?
A happy marriage. Married people were 2.5 times more likely to be alive 15 years after a coronary bypass. Happily married people were 3.2 times as likely to still be…
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What personality trait should you seek in a spouse?
Conscientiousness was the trait most associated with long, happy marriages: In this study of 125 heterosexual long-wed couples, we examined both spouses' personality traits and relative differences in partner perceptions…
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These Are The Factors Associated With Sexual Satisfaction
What was associated with sexual satisfaction? young age a sexually unreserved and a nonreligious childhood home early start of sexual life high education sexual assertiveness considering sexuality important in life…
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