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August 6, 2014

When Daydreams Become a Shocking Experience

Some people prefer self-electrocution to being alone with their own thoughts. Modern life's distractions have made it increasingly harder to disengage, so that being quiet with one’s own thoughts has come to feel strange. But being able to sit and think is necessary to plan for the future and remember the past.

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Published on August 06, 2014 14:52

June 16, 2014

10 Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Some subjects are worth mastering in order to succeed as adults. These lessons were the most common that recent grads regretted not having learning. But they are lessons that anyone can master at any stage in life.
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Published on June 16, 2014 18:03

10 Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Some subjects are worth mastering in order to succeed as adults. These lessons were the most common that recent grads regretted not having learning. But they are lessons that anyone can master at any stage in life.

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Published on June 16, 2014 16:03

June 2, 2014

���Baby Brain��� and Addled Mothers���To���Be

Mothers-to-be are open to all sorts of physical accidents. Are hormones to blame?
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Published on June 02, 2014 15:47

“Baby Brain” and Addled Mothers–To–Be

Mothers-to-be are open to all sorts of physical accidents. Are hormones to blame?

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Published on June 02, 2014 13:47

May 2, 2014

Why Millennials Can't Anticipate or Fend For Themselves

People in their 20s do not consider themselves adults. Helicopter parents prevent children from coping with setbacks and disappointments. How will this end?
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Published on May 02, 2014 18:08

Why Millennials Can't Anticipate or Fend For Themselves

People in their 20s do not consider themselves adults. Helicopter parents prevent children from coping with setbacks and disappointments. How will this end?

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Published on May 02, 2014 16:08

Why Millennials Can Neither Anticipate nor Fend for Themselv

People in their 20s do not consider themselves adults. Helicopter parents prevent children from coping with setbacks and disappointments.

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April 29, 2014

Deterrence: Bad Feelings Motivate Us More Than Pleasant Ones

Negative feelings control us more than good ones do. Understanding this can help avoid pitfalls in both finance and personal relationships, as well as eliminate second guessing.
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Published on April 29, 2014 16:12

Deterrence: Bad Feelings Motivate Us More Than Pleasant Ones

Negative feelings control us more than good ones do. Understanding this can help avoid pitfalls in both finance and personal relationships, as well as eliminate second guessing.

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Published on April 29, 2014 14:12