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6 Subtle Body Expressions That Tell You a Lot about a Person

Subtle body expressions reveal the true emotions of other people. You can often tell more about how someone is feeling by the way they act, rather than what they say. As John Napier said, "If language was given to men to conceal their thoughts, then gesture’s purpose was to disclose them." To…

The Habit of Everyday Reading Can Change Your Life – Here Is How!

Everyday reading can change you in amazing and unexpected ways. Don’t be fooled to think that reading is just a hobby. Picking up a book and venturing through the pages can change your life. Reading has benefits reaching beyond just gaining knowledge, but also improving your quality of life. Here…

Learning to Be Alone in a World of Constant Connection

Want to be more productive, focused and creative? Learning to be alone could be the answer - but ditch the cell phone first. There is no doubt that technology can be a useful thing. However, there are drawbacks to constant connectivity, one of which is that we are never really…

If You Are Always Late, You Are Probably More Creative and Potentially More Successful

According to science, if you are a person who is always late, you are more likely to achieve success later in life! We’ve all been in the situation of turning up late to important events. However, if you have the reputation of always being the last one to arrive, then…

Why Depressive Disorder Is a Real Epidemic in Modern Society and Non-Existent in Indigenous Cultures

Do you suffer from depressive disorder? Well, let’s hope you’re one of the small percent that does not. If you do suffer from depressive disorder, however, I’m sure you’re on a mission to overcome this illness in any way you can. Of course, you are, and I am too, for…

8 Obscure Emotional States You’ve Felt but Couldn’t Find a Name for

Have you ever been stuck for a word to describe some of your more complex emotional states? Which of the following 8 emotional states are you familiar with? 1.  Sublimation Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, used the term sublimation to refer to the redirection of the erotic drive (or libido)…