Do tattoos mean sex?
bsp; People with tattoos and body piercings have sex at younger ages, have sex more often, have more oral sex, and are far less likely to be religious. Introduction. Body piercing and tattooing are accepted by a growing number of teenagers and young adults as a way of self-expressing. Some authors suggest association between body piercings/tattoos and early sexual initiation, higher number of sexual partners, or risky sexual behaviors. Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate sexual behaviors…
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Are men more attracted to dumb-looking women?
bsp; The always interesting Jesse Bering breaks down a new study over at Slate: Ask a straight man, “How do you like your women?” and it’s unlikely he’ll answer, “Dumb and sleepy.” But according to new findings, these characteristics—and any other traits suggesting that the lady isn’t particularly alert—are precisely what the human male has evolved to look for in a one-night-stand. And: On the other hand, the more psychological and contextual cues—pictures of dimwitted- or immature-seeming women, for example,…
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Why are others better at predicting your behavior than you are?
bsp; When you think about what others will do you look at what they've done in the past. This is often very accurate. When predicting your own behavior you think about what you aspire to be. Um... not quite as accurate. Peer predictions of future behavior and achievement are often more accurate than those furnished by the self. Although both self- and peer predictions correlate equally with future outcomes, peers tend to avoid the degree of overoptimism so often seen…
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Are stories the secret to changing our lives for the better?
bsp; Timothy Wilson, author of Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change and the excellent Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious, talks about how the process of "story-editing" can help us improve our lives: The idea is that if we want to change people's behaviors, we need to try to get inside their heads and understand how they see the world—the stories and narratives they tell themselves about who they are and why they do what they do.…
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100 things to make you look at the world differently:
llow @bakadesuyo 10 things you need to know about productivity 10 things you need to know about relationships 10 things you need to know about persuasion 10 things you need to know to be happier 10 things that you need to know about sex 10 ways to be more intelligent (or not nearly as dumb) 10 things you need to know about attraction 10 proven ways to be more creative 10 fascinating facts about beauty 5 ways to reduce stress…
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5 things you didn’t know about deception:
llow @bakadesuyo 1) You can tell how smart your child is by how early they start lying. Also, it's harder for us to detect lies as we age. 2) Sexually open-minded people are better at reading faces. 3) Sadly, we lie most to those we are closest to. 4) Believing in a caring, forgiving god makes you more likely to cheat. 5) Deceiving others increases self-deception. In fact, over time we may become our lies. Follow me on Twitter here or get…
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How to get through work today without killing anyone:
llow @bakadesuyo 1) There are tricks for not procrastinating and being more productive. 2) Spend a little less time focusing on your performance and little more time trying to be happy. Happiness can boost productivity and lead to success. 3) It's not the work. It's how you perceive the work. Learn how to avoid stress. 4) Be nice, even to people you don't like. At the very least, go tit-for-tat. 5) Take it easy. Worrying about losing your job brings…
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5 things you didn’t know about your brain:
u make up your mind about someone in as little as 100 milliseconds. Humor is the brain rewarding us for finding errors and inconsistencies in our thinking. You can tell if someone will get dementia by looking at their face and the size of their head. Amazing sex can cause amnesia. There are a number of other rules the brain works by. Join 45K+ readers. Get a free weekly update via email here.
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