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Could This Be The Secret To Happiness?
Scientists have been chasing the secret to happiness for years: Is it to do with spending less time on social media, learning more languages or having more sex? Maybe it’s geographical or about maintaining richer relationships and keeping…
The Science of First Impressions: The 2 Things that people Immediately Determine About Us
Whether it is approaching someone at a bar or walking in the door to a job interview, people are judging us nearly constantly. These first interactions and impressions are critical to the success or failure of the meeting.
There is an…
The Benefits of Knitting for your Mind, Body, and Soul
I have a friend of mine that is very much into knitting. The fact that he is a welder by trade made this a little strange to me, but he loves it and eventually I will quit asking him how the "baby bootie business" is going. According to…
6 Mental Habits that Make You More Susceptible to Feeling Depressed
We've all been lead to believe that depression is a condition that exists in our brains that we have no control over. In a recent study, 87.4% of people surveyed said that they believed that depression was likely caused by a chemical…
Looking for Brains? 6 Research-Backed Signs of Above Average Intelligence
There you are, quietly enjoying yourself at a social function of some sort, and from across the room, someone catches your eye. Carefully you approach, eloquently engage the person in conversation, put on your best smile, and your best…
Stephen Hawking’s Beautiful Advice For Those Who Suffer From Depression
World-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking is known for the nitty-gritty of theoretical physics and providing us with complex yet invaluable insights into space and time.
He has also been sharing his expertise in more emotional matters. In a…
How Singing Can Help Heal Thyroid Disease
Russian Doctor, Dr. Oler Torsunov gives advice to everyone who has a problem with the thyroid - Sing! It is especially good for patients with reduced thyroid function. He says that by opening the throat (or throat chakra) patients can …
5 Ways That Siblings Truly Enhance Our Lives
No one person on this planet can drive you as crazy or love you completely quite like a sibling, especially a younger sibling. As we grow up, the relationships with our siblings changes and develop. Siblings that were seemingly mortal…
6 Subtle Signs that You Might Actually be an Introvert
One of the most common distinctions people make about themselves is between being and introvert or an extrovert. In a conversation the other day, I found myself waffling back and forth between which of the two I really thought I was. In…
“I Have a Dream”: 25 of the Greatest Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
Few speeches in American history have stirred the collective heart of the country quite Like Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech in 1963. Everyone remembers the line, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day…