Does Kissing Lower Cholesterol?

June 18, 2010

Researchers wanted to know the answer to this question.  So they brought together a diverse group of 52 adults in committed relationships.  Half of this group was instructed to kiss more often for a full six weeks, the other half was not. After six weeks each person had their blood cholesterol measured and took a [...]

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How To Do Anything Better In Just 30 Seconds

June 17, 2010

Would you like to know a simple trick that can allow you to perform better in just a few seconds? The answer has to do with stereotypes. In one study researchers Jochim Hansen and Michaela Wänke from the University of Basel decided to test the effects of thinking about stereotypes to see how they affect [...]

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How To Gain The Critical Mindset Proven By Science To Make You Successful

June 16, 2010

Did you know that there is a critical mindset that’s proven to make you more successful?  I’ll tell you exactly what it is today and how to develop this mindset. This critical mindset was discovered by Carol Dweck of Stanford Univeristy.  She found that how you think about abilities like intelligence—whether they can be developed [...]

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How To Reduce Stress In 3 Minutes By Watching A Simple Video Study Shows

June 15, 2010

Did you know that you can relieve stress in minutes merely by viewing a short video? A report in the Journal of Environmental Psychology shows how. Researchers got 120 college students and had them watch a stressful accident prevention video which showed simulated mutilation among other stressful contents.  Each person’s stress level was then measured. [...]

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How Subtracting The Positive Can Make You Happier Today

June 14, 2010

A lot of research suggest that thinking about positive events in your life can make you happier.  And that the effect of these kinds of gratitude exercises diminishes if done too often as people adapt to the positive events (I discuss a creative solution to this dilemma below). The authors of a recent study write: [...]

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How To Increase Persistence In 60 Seconds

June 13, 2010

Would you like to know how to increase your persistence in just a few seconds? Research done by Ronald Friedman and Andrew Elliot at the University of Rochester shows how. They asked two groups of people to solve an unsolvable anagram.  One group was asked to place their hands on their thighs.  The other group [...]

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How A Simple Arm Movement Can Increase Your Creativity In Just 10 Seconds

June 12, 2010

Would you like to solve problems more effectively?  Or just come up with more creative ideas on demand? Research on how body movements affect the mind can show you how physical actions can make you much more creative. In one study published in 2002 by Friedman and Forster, researchers asked participants to complete various creativity [...]

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Improve Will Power In 30 Seconds With Scientifically Proven Method

June 11, 2010

Would you like to know how you can boost your will power so you can resist temptation and do the “right” thing in just a few seconds? It turns out that research into a concept called mental construal has the answer. Construal level theory suggests that people have more will power when thinking abstractly and [...]

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The One Belief Proven By Science To Make You More Successful

June 10, 2010

Yes the headline above is true.  There really is a belief proven by the past two decades of research into people’s beliefs about themselves that proves there is one belief that will help determine how the rest of your life turns out. Before I tell you what the belief is try responding with an “agree” [...]

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How To Avoid The Type Of Goal Proven To INCREASE Your Chances Of Failure… And The Kind Of Goal You Should Set Instead

June 9, 2010

There are at least five different types of what are called achievement goals by social scientists.  Some goals increase your chance of failing and some increase your chances of succeeding according to the research. I’m only going to discuss the two most important of these five types of goals.  The one that can help you [...]

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