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Need to Solve a Personal Problem? Try a Third-Person Perspective
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Feelings of Entitlement Enhance Creativity
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The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
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Humans have innate grasp of probability
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The Process of Problem Solving
People encounter problems every day. Some problems, such as solving the daily Sudoku puzzle, are enjoyable, while others, like figuring out how to retrieve the keys you just locked in the car, are not. Although Visit Page
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Cheating is a Good Thing (Sometimes)
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