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How to Not Eff Up Your Partner’s Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday. Does anyone need to put that on their calendar? If you have a mom in your life and you haven’t already placed an order for flowers/made a dinner reservation/procured a card, now is the time to do so! If you are fortunate enough to have more than one mom in your life (say, your mom, the mother…

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How to Not Eff Up Your Partner’s Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday. Does anyone need to put that on their calendar? If you have a mom in your life and you haven’t already placed an order for flowers/made a dinner reservation/procured a card, now is the time to do so! If you are fortunate enough to have more than one mom in your life (say, your mom, the mother…

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Talking to Yourself Makes You Smarter, Not Crazy

You’d probably think someone who talks to themselves out loud is a little “off,” but they might actually be on to something. Talking to yourself is a great way to better understand what you’re learning.

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Talking to Yourself Makes You Smarter, Not Crazy

You’d probably think someone who talks to themselves out loud is a little “off,” but they might actually be on to something. Talking to yourself is a great way to better understand what you’re learning.

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How to Get Your Friends to Go Along With a Bad Idea

Sometimes you have a really bad idea, but you need friends to help you pull it off. Maybe it’s something that will benefit you but not them; or maybe you’ve all talked yourself into believing that this obviously stupid idea has some kind of upside.

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How to Get Your Friends to Go Along With a Bad Idea

Sometimes you have a really bad idea, but you need friends to help you pull it off. Maybe it’s something that will benefit you but not them; or maybe you’ve all talked yourself into believing that this obviously stupid idea has some kind of upside.

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When It Comes to Heartbreak, Placebos Are the Best Medicine

As Neil Sedaka once harmonized for all the boppin’ kids, breaking up is hard to do. If only he knew about this new study. It suggests you can bounce back fro a breakup just by believing you’re doing something to help yourself get over it.

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When It Comes to Heartbreak, Placebos Are the Best Medicine

As Neil Sedaka once harmonized for all the boppin’ kids, breaking up is hard to do. If only he knew about this new study. It suggests you can bounce back fro a breakup just by believing you’re doing something to help yourself get over it.

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I Deadlifted 275 Pounds by Focusing on the Process, Not the Goal

In August 2015, I boldly proclaimed that I would become a “deadlifting badass.” In my own world, that meant being able to deadlift 300 pounds. I struggled with 205 pounds at the time, so 300 felt like a dream goal, the kind a 4-year-old might blurt out. Then, last week I finally deadlifted 275 pounds for the first…

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Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Appealing

Put on your tin-foil hat, cover your webcam with a piece of tape, and wait for the imminent arrival of the lizard people because it’s time for some conspiracy theories. Over half of American adults believe in at least one wacky theory, but why are these absurd and complex ideas are so appealing?

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