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Why It Really Is Better to Give Than to Receive
The Wall Street Journal: The Beatles famously sang money can’t buy love. But can it buy happiness? Satisfaction? Appreciation? These questions surfaced in my mind the other day as I raced to finish—um, I mean
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Stuart Brown says play is more than fun
Anyone hoping for a career in education — regardless of whether or not they opt to study psychology — should consider Stuart Brown’s lecture essential viewing. No matter one’s age, the pleasures to be found
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How to Beat the Holiday Blues
ABC News: They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year. But for many Americans, the holiday season is the most hectic, most stressful and most demanding. “There’s the huge expectation to be jolly
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Awakening Your Inner Materialist
I don’t see myself as especially materialistic, and you probably don’t see yourself that way either. The fact is, I don’t know anyone who actually takes pride in acquiring more and more stuff, and many
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How will you remember 2011?
The year 2011 was a dismal time in American public life. The nation came close to defaulting and lost its AAA credit rating for the first time ever. The do-nothing Congress did—well, nothing. The GOP
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The perfect gift
The Boston Globe: The high season of gifts is now upon us, and it is time to face a few uncomfortable truths: You do not know what most of the people on your list will
