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Mallika's Tips For Men #7 : Don't whine, don't beg, don't make a girl feel guilty about anything;) Strong, confident, funny wins every time.

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The evolutionary origin of depression: Mild and bitter | The Economist
Mild depressive symptoms can therefore be seen as a natural part of dealing with failure in young adulthood. They set in when a goal is identified as unreachable and lead to a decline in motivation. In this period of low motivation, energy is saved and...

Study: choir prefers being preached to by 2:1 margin - Ars Technica
There are two competing ideas on the process that governs the formation and maintenance of beliefs: 1) people maintain a belief because they have limited access to opposing beliefs, or 2) because they actively filter information in a way that avoids...

SSRN-Preferences for Psychological Enhancements: The Reluctance to Enhance Fundamental Traits by Jason Riis, Joseph Simmons, Geoffrey Goodwin
Four studies examined young healthy individuals' willingness to take drugs intended to enhance various social, emotional, and cognitive abilities. We found that people were much more reluctant to enhance traits believed to be highly fundamental to...

Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side | U.S. | Reuters
"I think we can multi-task when it comes to our cultural icons," said Jefferson. "We can live simultaneously with their enormous talent, be it a Michael Jackson, or a Marlon Brando or a Judy Garland or an Elvis. And we can live with the...

The Mask of Sanity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I would like to read this book, if I can get my hands on it.

How To Read and Interpret Body Language
Body language or nonverbal communication is a strong and often neglected form of communication. Although we instinctively use gestures to signal emotions, we are barely aware of it. Yet, we subconsciously react to these signals when we see them in...

Stress Management Tips: Fearful Thoughts In Anxiety: Category: Psychology, Wellness, Stress Management Word Coun.. http://bit.ly/RtueV

Caught In Play - How Entertainment Works on You | Peter Stromberg
Does entertainment disguise something?For all that has been written on individual pop icons and sitcoms and the liberating or oppressive power of popular culture, basic questions remain unanswered. What do we know about the overall effect of living in...

slacktivist: Falling flat
And but so anyway, I told them, that is what I think happened to Pop. That is what I think will happen to us all. One day you and I will be out of time and we cannot conceive or comprehend what that means any more than the poor Linelanders can understand...

The Problem With Self-help Books: The Negative Side To Positive Self-statements
"As the authors concluded, "Repeating positive self-statements may benefit certain people [such as individuals with high self-esteem] but backfire for the very people who need them the most.""

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Dane Rudhyar & Carl Jung
We're going to look at a connection between Dane Rudhyar's chart and Carl Jung's chart using the B.I.D.E. Interpretive System.The connection is the 25th degree of Aquarius and holds Jung's Saturn and Rudhyar's Moon. That particular degree is within...

The Psychology of Mental Toughness: People often seek therapy when they feel overwhelmed, out of control, or una.. http://bit.ly/s57cB

A rare instance where it's not better to be bilingual
some researchers have found that bilinguals are better at certain tasks than non-bilinguals. One example is the Simon task, where two objects are flashed on the screen side-by-side. Respondents might press a button on the left when one of the objects is...