As a deep thinking introvert, it can be hard to understand your emotions. These rare words perfectly describe some of the ways introverts commonly feel. Sometimes it is hard to put a name to the emotions we feel. Luckily we can find rare words from the past and from other…
As we progress into the fall and winter of our lives some of our cognitive functions begin to sharpen and some began to decline. Do you feel your age? Most of us do not, but time catches up to us all at some point. What we could do in the…
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)…
Extroverts and introverts have vastly different perceptions of life - so different, in fact, that they often struggle to understand one another. And of course, they have a totally different understanding of common things, notions and words. Here are 5 common words and phrases that have totally different meanings for…
It never crosses your mind, but when you speak, you use some popular phrases, which in reality are the worst things you could ever say. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more…
Do you swear a lot? Is your vocabulary of swear words expansive? If so, you may have stronger general verbal skills than those who know few. Knowing a wide range of swear words has been connected to having good verbal skills, which can mean communication, language and general speaking. So…
Kato Lomb, despite holding a chemistry degree, was one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world. She could fluently translate into eight languages, and in general, knew and worked with 16 different languages. Who wouldn't want to get a few language learning tips from such a person! It is…
Do you know why children easily learn new things? Because they are constantly training their brains. Memory is a very powerful tool, but it becomes weak if it is not used for a long time. What can you do to enhance your memory and make your brain stay active and…
If you are using a desktop, before you start reading this text, look carefully at the keyboard of the computer you are using right now. Pay more attention to the left side, just under the key “1”. These first letters of the keyboard from left to right: Q, W, E,…
The term "electronic dictionary" has already become ordinary. Usually, it means a dictionary on your computer that in essence contains the content of a similar paper dictionary, equipped with convenient search tools. But in fact, electronic dictionaries can contain many productive ideas that are not popular in paper dictionaries. So…
