5 tricks for beating procrastination:
bsp; Make more specific plans. Just setting a date and a time when you're going to do something makes you more likely to follow through. Or just write down the steps necessary to do the work. Use short, painless dashes of effort. Just have at it for five minutes and feel free to watch the clock. Chances are you'll realize it's not so bad. Forgive yourself when you do procrastinate. It will help you get productive. Hey, even procrastination researchers…
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What simple thing kills many relationships?
lack of excitement. The research points again and again to how important thrills are: What reignited passion in long term marriages? Doing exciting things together. Think a pleasant evening is all it takes? Researchers did a 10 week study comparing couples that engaged in "pleasant" activities vs "exciting" activities. Pleasant lost. What can improve the sex in a relationship? Try a roller coaster together. Anything that stimulates your central nervous system also gets you going sexually. Why would doing…
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5 things you didn’t know about swearing:
earing can reduce pain. It works best if you're someone who doesn't curse frequently. Swear words emotionally affect the listener more than normal words and make them more likely to remember what you say. Teenagers' favorite swear word? It's "fuck" by a landslide, and moreso among females than males. "Shit" is the runner up. Swearing can make you more persuasive. It's true, asshole. Bothered by my swearing in this post? You shouldn't be. Offensive words don't really harm anyone. Join…
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Does seeking happiness lead to loneliness?
e more you value happiness, the more lonely you feel. (Hat tip: Robin Hanson) Few things seem more natural and functional than wanting to be happy. We suggest that, counter to this intuition, valuing happiness may have some surprising negative consequences. Specifically, because striving for personal gains can damage connections with others and because happiness is usually defined in terms of personal positive feelings (a personal gain) in western contexts, striving for happiness might damage people’s connections with others and…
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Do Twitter users masturbate more often?
a OKCupid (hat tip: Gus Lubin at Business Insider): Join 25K+ readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts: 10 things that you need to know about sex 10 things you need to know about attraction 10 fascinating facts about beauty
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Does your name affect everything in your life?
bsp; Your name can affect your grades in school and how isolated or inferior you feel: Via Richard Wiseman's excellent book 59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute: Previous work has shown that people with names that have positive associations do especially well in life. For example, teachers tend to award higher essay grades to children who they believe have more likeable names (Rose, for instance), college students whose names have undesirable associations experience high levels of social isolation,…
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Do gentlemen prefer blondes?
d Saad has an interesting review of research showing that, yes, men are more likely to approach blondes. The study sought to "determine whether the same woman would be differentially approached by men at one of three nightclubs as a function of whether she was a brunette, blonde, or redhead (hair color was manipulated using dye)". The results? Blonde Brunette Redhead Nightclub 1 26 …
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Should you trust your conscious or unconscious mind to make the best decision?
e factor is whether you've eaten recently. When the brain is well-fueled, conscious decision making should lead the way. Unconscious decision making works just fine without glucose so it should be relied upon when you're hungry. Via BPS Research Digest: For the participants with low sugar, their ratings were more astute if they were in the unconscious thought condition, distracted by the second nature film. By contrast, the participants who'd had the benefit of the sugar hit showed more astute…
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