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In the two-way dance of social interactions, there’s plenty you can do to act smoothly yourself — from smiling and giving good eye contact, to asking good questions and demonstrating genuine interest.But there are also ways to make…
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“Compound interest is the Eighth Wonder of the World. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.”Albert Einstein supposedly said that. Lots of quotes get attributed to him that he didn’t actually say, and this may be one…
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Teasing has almost entirely negative connotations these days. It is the word evoked by sullen-faced parents to describe a misfortune befallen their child: “Jimmy is being teased at school.” It is largely associated with bullying. It is…
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When Ernest Hemingway was working on the manuscript of a book about his safari in Africa, he played with a passage (which he later deleted) that listed all the things he loved and loved to do. He began with seeing, hearing, eating,…
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People have long been fascinated by their fellow humans’ daily routines — particularly the routines of the famous and successful.We feel there are likely habits common to high-achievers, which, if duplicated, would help us all elevate…
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Studies show that people remember the beginning of something, and the end of it, the best. The middle of it is recalled a little more hazily.Once a novel experience starts, your brain really starts focusing on what’s going on and quickly…
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Sundays can sometimes be a little lonely, gloomy, and boring; they drag on and spur melancholic rumination. This is especially true when the weather is cold and dreary. And even more true when you’re in college; you’re far from home and…
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One of the things that makes the James Bond books better than the James Bond films, is that while the latter mostly represent not-too-deep action-driven entertainment, the former are peppered with philosophical asides. Ian Fleming’s 007…
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