How to Be Happier Without Really Trying
The meeting was supposed to be boring. In 2019 a bunch of academics and think tank policy folks were gathered for what should have been an uneventful conference of long-winded PowerPoint and bad coffee. Sadly, it would not stay that dull and predictable… The presenter finishes his talk. A colleague comments…
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New Neuroscience Reveals 7 Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally Intelligent
If you were in Dare County, North Carolina, in September of 1902 you would have seen two men next to a large piece of machinery yelling at each other. And you probably would have thought that whatever it was these guys were trying to do, it wasn’t going to work out.…
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This Is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day
Living a good life means managing your time. Problem is, we don’t understand time at all. Go ahead, explain time to me; I’ll wait. (Eric hums to himself and drums fingers on the tabletop.) Don’t blame yourself. To be fair, the nature of time has been a matter of some debate…
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This Is How To Make Emotionally Intelligent Friendships: 6 Secrets
Friends are important. Yeah, yeah, I know: the only thing surprising about that is nothing. But how important are friends really? They’re critical for happiness. (I’m not even gonna quote stats on that one because you know it’s true.) Let’s up the stakes a bit, shall we? Julianne Holt-Lunstad reviewed 148…
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New Neuroscience Reveals 5 Rituals That Will Make You An Awesome Parent
2020. Yeesh. I was starting to wonder if the reason we’ve never had time travelers visit us from the future was because humans just aren’t around that much longer. In the mind-frying insanity of the pandemic, it might seem like the most relevant parenting book is Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” But, truth…
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New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally Intelligent
None of them had died thus far. The raptors and trolls of the jungles of Zul’Gurub were simply no match for the group. And now the 20 elite Warlocks and Hunters descended into the dungeon. But their greatest enemy was ready for them… Hakkar the Soulflayer, a winged serpent, stood over…
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How To Help Your Kids Find Their Calling In Life: 4 Secrets From Research
In prior centuries, life was simpler for young people. Not necessarily better, mind you, but definitely simpler. You knew where you were gonna live for the rest of your life, what you were gonna do and had a pretty good idea who you might marry. Meaning and purpose in life were…
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New Neuroscience Reveals 5 Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally Intelligent
How are you feeling? These days it seems like there are only two answers: "Fine" and "Busy." After all, if you did say everything that's on your mind, you'd get strange looks from that barista for the rest of your life. And it's no better at work, where the room for legitimate…
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