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Awesome Experiences Make Us Nicer
Discovery News: Awesome Experiences Make Us Nicer: Ever feel changed after watching an amazing sunset, or reaching the summit of a mountain or seeing the Northern Lights? There’s a reason for that, say psychologists. New
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Pressed for Time? Take a Minute to Feel Awe
LiveScience: If you’re feeling pressed for time, try hiking to a mountain vista or listening to a masterful symphony. New research suggests that the resulting awe may leave you feeling less rushed. Experiencing awe makes
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Helping others can give you free time: study
New Zealand Herald: If you’re always feeling there aren’t enough hours in the day, the answer could be to do a favour for someone else, say scientists. Despite the fact it involves giving up some
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How To Hate Your Job Less
Prevention: Remember that vocational test in high school that measured your career interests? You know, the one that told you to be an architect (which you then ignored and became a nurse)? Turns out they
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Give Time to Feel Less Time-Squeeze
Scientific American: Meetings, calls, kids, dogs, errands, exercise—and all those emails! Who doesn’t feel starved for time these days? But a new study suggests that you can feel like you have more time—by donating some
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Compassion Made Easy
The New York Times: ALL the major religions place great importance on compassion. Whether it’s the parable of the good Samaritan in Christianity, Judaism’s “13 attributes of compassion” or the Buddha’s statement that “loving kindness
