Are you more likely to die on your birthday?
s. It's 14% more likely you'll die on your birthday. (Hat tip: Christian Jarrett) Via The Independent: It emerges that we are 14 per cent more likely to die on our birthday, according to new research based on a study of more than two million people. The authors of the study blame what they have called anniversary reaction hypothesis, or birthday blues, with stress playing a significant part. Causes of birthday deaths included heart attacks, stroke, cancer, falls and suicide.…
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10 things you need to know about relationships:
Science has found things that predict whether men and women will fall in love. 2) They also know what predicts cheating. Sometimes it's as simple as stress. 3) That might be more truth than you're ready for. And we don't really want truth from our friends. 4) They know what factors are associated with divorce. 5) We're more likely to forgive mates if they're better looking than we are. 6) A man's smile doesn't mean the same thing as a…
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10 things you need to know about persuasion:
Negotiating is an essential skill. Being underpaid can kill you. 2) Have a drink after you close the deal. When you're negotiating, give them coffee. 3) Attractive people should negotiate differently than ugly people. 4) Sometimes you should command. Other times your should ask. 5) Use rhetorical questions to be more persuasive. And you do want to be more persuasive, don't you? 6) There are tricks for making your voice more influential. 7) Ass-kissing is good for your health. Flattery works. But you…
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10 things that you need to know about sex:
You can probably tell how sexual a woman is just by looking at her. 2) In fact, you can probably tell how orgasmic she is by how she walks. 3) And if she is more sexual, she's also more likely to be bisexual. 4) So few women pay for online porn that a female name on a credit card used to subscribe to a site gets the submission flagged as fraudlent. 5) Is this going by quickly? Time flies when you're reading…
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10 things you need to know about productivity:
in 25K+ readers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: 1) The secret to getting more done is to make things automatic. 2) Progress motivates us more than anything else. 3) But we know a lot more than that about motivation. And there's a quick trick when you need to hustle ASAP. 4) Men and women use their time at work differently. 5) When you give the boss info, use numbers. 6) Control over our schedule stops us from getting tired…
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10 things you need to know to be happier:
in 25K+ readers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: 1) The three keys to happiness are pleasure (stuff that feels good in the moment), meaning (belief/religion/philosophy), engagement (friends.) 2) Exercise and religion both make us happy and it's because they provide small boosts to well-being on a regular basis. 3) Money isn't going to make you much happier. It might make you unhappier. 4) Be a selfish boss by making sure your employees are happy. 5) You're probably still shaking…
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Is getting help from others the key to a long life?
. Giving help to others is. Via The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study: We figured that if a Terman participant sincerely felt that he or she had friends and relatives to count on when having a hard time then that person would be healthier. Those who felt very loved and cared for, we predicted, would live the longest. Surprise: our prediction was wrong. Although other studies have shown that people who…
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Can you tell a lot about someone just from looking at their shoes?
bsp; Yes. Someone's age, gender, income, and attachment anxiety can be determined at an above chance level just by looking at photographs of their shoes. Surprisingly minimal appearance cues lead perceivers to accurately judge others’ personality, status, or politics. We investigated people’s precision in judging characteristics of an unknown person, based solely on the shoes he or she wears most often. Participants provided photographs of their shoes, and during a separate session completed self-report measures. Coders rated the shoes on…
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