This Is How To Make Close Friends: 4 Surprising Secrets From Research
orget pandas. Close friends are the real endangered species these days. That's a painful thing. And I don't mean "sad-painful." I mean "broken-arm-painful." At least that's how your brain sees it. Your grey matter experiences social pain the exact same way it does physical pain. So much so that Tylenol actually…
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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 Find Joy: 4 Simple Secrets To The Good Life
Older and wiser." You're on board with that, right? Sure. But what if I said "older and more joyful?" That probably doesn't click in the same way. Physically, getting old sucks. From Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old: At ages eighty-five and…
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This Is What The Best Teams And Families All Do: 3 Rituals From Research
hat makes a team effective? Is it trust? Cooperation? "Chemistry"? You have no idea. Don't worry -- neither did I. Kinda terrifying, isn't it? We're all part of friendships, work teams, and families and we don't really know what builds trust, unity, or makes a group effective. Luckily, one very…
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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 How To Overcome Anger: 5 Powerful Secrets From Mindfulness
here's a voice shouting. Takes a second before you realize it's yours. You feel energized. Righteous. Driving every point home. It's like the climax of a courtroom drama and you're the hero... Too bad you're saying a lot of stuff you're definitely going to regret in twenty minutes. But, hey, at…
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This Is How To Make Emotionally Intelligent Friendships: 6 Secrets
e all want good, close friends. Problem is, while high school sure had gym class, it didn't have "Emotional Intelligence 101." So what part of emotional intelligence is critical for friendships? Emotional intimacy. From Breaking the Male Code: Unlocking the Power of Friendship: Sociologist Ray Pahl states that friendships today are based…
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This Is The Fun Way To A Meaningful Life: 3 Secrets Backed By Research
ometimes we all feel anxious. Sometimes lonely or disconnected. Sometimes unhappy, and maybe even a little crazy. You know what might fix all of this? Would you believe me if I said... a war? From Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging: The positive effects of war on mental health were first noticed…
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