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Why Reflection Is Good For Well-Being
The Huffington Post: Make sure you take time to rest and reflect — new research shows it’s important for our well-being. The review of studies, published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, shows that
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It Pays to be a Daydream Believer in a Fast-Moving Age
Express UK: DON’T feel guilty if you ever find yourself staring blankly into space – a study claims that daydreaming is actually good for you. In today’s fast-moving world, the long-lost art of quiet reflection
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Do shifty eyes really mean you’re lying? Researcher says no, you’re just thinking
MSNBC: Whenever I’ve watched video of myself on TV, I think I look shifty-eyed. I’m asked a question and my eyes dart away from the camera into which I’ve been told to look. At the
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How Knowing a Foreign Language Can Improve Your Decisions
Scientific American: Researchers have sought to understand the range and limits of these emotional language effects. Lower proficiency and/or late acquisition of the foreign language seems to be a crucial constraint. For people who grew
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Just staring into space? Perhaps not – daydreaming helps children concentrate, and makes them perform better in tests
Daily Mail: Daydreaming could help children oncentrate – and even perform better in tests, researchers claim. The children also feel less anxious and more motivated to perform, according to a review of studies on the
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Daydreaming At Work Makes Us Better Problem Solvers
Business Insider: Entrepreneurs might be especially focused on productivity, but despite your best efforts to concentrate on your business, you’re probably not awfully consistent at it. You are human, after all, and various scientific studies