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Playing It Too Safe?
The Wall Street Journal: The child who insists on running up the slide at the playground is doing it for a good reason. Chances are he’s uninspired and trying to create more of a challenge
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Breaking habits
The Miami Herald: You want to lose weight, but you can’t pass by the pastries and pastelitos that pop up at every desk, every cubicle, every dining room table at this time of the year.
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Daydreaming really is the key to solving complex problems
The Telegraph: Daydreaming really is the key to solving complex problems, a new study has found. Some of the most important scientific breakthroughs ever made – by everyone from Einstein to Newton – came about
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An Indirect Damage of Terror Attacks: Higher Traffic Fatalities
The Atlantic: On Friday, convicted terrorist Adis Medunjanin was sentenced to life in prison for plotting an attack on the New York City subway system several years back. Public transit has been the target of
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Your Secret Weapon for More Self-Control
Men’s Health: Struggling to stay on task at work? Gargle some Gatorade. Swishing a sugary beverage in your mouth can help boost your self-control, says a recent study published in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers asked
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Proof math can be a real pain
Chicago Tribune: Sian Beilock is the author of “Choke: What the Secrets Of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To.” She recently co-authored a report that suggests that when a person
