Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Lionel Fifield
How many of you have felt stress, anger, resentment, and a range of other emotions when you felt that somebody had not given you what you thought they should have given you. Some of us have a deep-seated belief that...
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- Written by: Julie K. Staples and Daniel Mintie
In recent decades researchers have made great strides in understanding physical pain. It now seems that we experience much of the physical pain we do because our brains calculate that this sensation is important to our overall security and survival. Pain protects us from potential damage, or motivates us to attend to and repair damage already done.
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- Written by: Michelle Starkey
In the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, every day the Wicked Queen would ask "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" As long as the mirror said that she was the most beautiful of all women, all was well in her world.
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- Written by: Alison Fernandes
When we think of the future, it very naturally seems to be ‘open’ – a realm of unfixed possibilities, awaiting the choices we make now. But are we right to think about the future this way?
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- Written by: Harrison Tasoff
Thinking of the well-being of our romantic partners before our own may be hard-wired in our brains, according to new research.
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- Written by: Sarah Garfinkel
Have you ever been startled by someone suddenly talking to you when you thought you were alone? Even when they apologize for surprising you, your heart goes on pounding in your chest.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell
Recently, for the first time, I planted zucchini in my garden. At first I thought people had exaggerated... But now I have discovered something. You may check your garden in the afternoon and see some small...
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- Written by: Kurt Greenbaum
Dynamic pricing can generate unintended consequences by changing the behavior of customers, according to a new paper.
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- Written by: U. Melbourne
New research outlines a four-step plan to develop students’ connection to their learning environment and achieve an ideal state for learning: “flow.”
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- Written by: Ashley Morgan
Toxic masculinity remains a pervasive issue, impacting both men and women in various ways. While traditional views of masculinity often glorify aggression and dominance, contemporary discussions, spurred by movements like Time's Up, challenge these norms and call for a more inclusive understanding of masculinity that allows for emotional expression and vulnerability.
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- Written by: Susan Campbell, Ph.D.
A good way to let go of unconscious beliefs and to see yourself more honestly is to examine the secrets you keep from others. Consider this: the fact that you have secrets is the same thing as affirming, "If people really knew me, they wouldn't accept me".
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- Written by: Susan Campbell, Ph.D.
Exploring the secrets we keep can reveal unconscious beliefs and fears that hinder authenticity. By sharing these secrets in a safe environment, individuals can experience healing and acceptance. Exercises designed to confront and integrate these fears can foster transparency and promote deeper self-acceptance, ultimately leading to a more genuine way of living.
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- Written by: Jenny Graves
There are many cultural and social factors involved in making a baby into a man or a woman. But biologically speaking, sex starts when you’re just a tiny group of cells in your mother’s uterus.
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- Written by: Guy Joseph Ale
When we learn a new skill and continue to practice it, our brain cells establish connections that solidify that new activity in our muscle memory and in our body. That’s how later on we can do that activity repeatedly without paying attention to it. The flipside of this is that to unlearn a habit that’s become ingrained in us we have to demolish that network of connections
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- Written by: Chanapa Tantibanchachai
Our most recent run of luck influences our high-risk choices at the poker table or in our everyday lives, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Rebekah Boynton and Anne Swinbourne
Every year you set out determined to stick to your New Year’s resolutions. But year after year you fall off track and quickly abandon them. So why are resolutions so hard to keep?
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- Written by: David R. Hawkins M.D., Ph.D.
We may expect great transformations throughout human culture, as mankind becomes more responsible for its knowledge, and thus its deeds.
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- Written by: Christian Jarrett
It’s a question that’s reverberated through the ages – are humans, though imperfect, essentially kind, sensible, good-natured creatures?
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- Written by: Kara Gavin
A study of hundreds of brain scans sheds light on abnormalities common to people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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- Written by: Nardy Baeza Bickel
Between 60 and 80 percent of people surveyed have not been forthcoming with their doctors about information that could be relevant to their health, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Rachael Sharman
Most people are probably familiar with the classic fight or flight response to a feared stimulus.
