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Mind Hacks

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Mar 14, 2015

It's 3 a.m. and you're wide awake—your mind is running wild with worries, workplace stress, and panic about the day that lies ahead. How can you possibly slip back into sleep and snag a few more hours ...

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Mar 4, 2015

Job interview success can be a difficult thing to measure. Is confidence a job-winning trait? Or were the interviewer's questions not answered as fully as they had hoped? Maybe you weren't sure how yo ...

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Feb 28, 2015

Eye contact is key in conversations, job interviews, and honesty, and it can help you access others' thoughts and spot heavy drinkers. Locking eyes with someone can even help you fall in love, whether ...

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Feb 22, 2015

We've all been there: facing a lengthy, complex word that ignores the phonics we were taught in elementary school, unsure of not only its pronunciation, but also its meaning. These words, from autocht ...

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Feb 18, 2015

Willpower is a pretty significant word. It's the difference between sticking with a clean eating diet and diving face-first into a plate of brownies. It's what drags you out of bed on Monday mornings ...

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Feb 12, 2015

Are you a lawyer who's married to a computer programmer? Chances are you might not have even dated if you first met online.In a recent study of its users database, The Grade, a popular mobile dating a ...

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Feb 11, 2015

When you're expecting an important call or text, it's pretty annoying to hear or feel your phone go off just to find out it was your reminders app telling you that you need to buy more contact lenses. ...

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Feb 5, 2015

We all know that opening our work emails at home is a bad habit. Yet reading and responding to emails every time your iPhone dings is worse than you might realize. Not only are you extending the workd ...

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Feb 3, 2015

What type of person are you in group settings? Are you the social butterfly, eager to get to know everyone and interested in the people more than the setting? Or are you a wallflower, afraid to catch ...

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Jan 28, 2015

There's perhaps no statement more classic (and more annoying) than the "but" sentence. We've all heard it before: "I love you, but..."No matter what fantastic, complimentary remark came before the "bu ...