Psychology Social Animal

The Desire to Be Liked Will End You up Feeling More Rejected

Reading Time: 5 minutes Admit it, you feel good when other people think you’re nice. Maybe you were complimented by a stranger saying that you had a nice outfit. You felt good about yourself and you were happy for the rest of the day. We all like to feel like, whether by a stranger or a loved one. It …

Smartcut

Making Good Habits Stick Is Difficult, Here’s How To Make It Easier

Reading Time: 8 minutes Habits are the little things we do repeatedly, often subconsciously. They end up shaping our lives. Day after day, they make us who we are. Eat healthily and you get slim, exercise and you get fit, read and you get smart, etc. “Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become …

Personal

Book Summary: The Power of Habit in 2 Minutes

Reading Time: < 1 minute People tend to become entrenched in habits because it gives them something they desire. Bad habits can be tough to break because you get used to the rewards at the end of the habit loop. The key to changing any habit is to not resist the craving but redirect it. Keep the same cues and …

Psychology

Believing in the Perfect Love Is the Greatest Relationship Killer

Reading Time: 4 minutes The perfect couples know everything about each other completely. They can read each other’s minds. They always agree with each other. They want exactly the same things in life. They want to do the same thing, all the time. And they never fight. This is the perfect couple who is always happy. But that’s just …

Psychology

The Fear of Missing out Has Been Around Forever Even Without the Social Media

Reading Time: 3 minutes FOMO, the Fear Of Missing Out was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013. It has been a popular concept for the last decade or so—largely because of the corresponding rise of social media. Many people are now linking FOMO and social media but FOMO isn’t a new concept. It’s been around since almost …

Health It's So Random

How to Make Aging Unseeable and Even Reversible

Reading Time: 3 minutes Look at your hands. They’re one of the best predictors to tell you that you’ve been aging. Forget the wrinkles in the face, your hands tell a better story. They’ve once looked young and tense, am I right? Right now the skin may feel a little bit lose. Your bones might be popping out stronger …

Entertainment Psychology Relationships

The Best Date Night Movies That Guys Will Enjoy Just As Much As Girls

Reading Time: 8 minutes Watching a movie is a great way to spend time with your significant other, but not all movies are created equally. We go to the movies to be entertained, but that doesn’t mean that we watch films just for laughs. Good movies can inspire conversation and deepen the connection that we have with one another. …

Productivity

10 Smart Home Gadgets You Need To Live A More Efficient And Productive Life

Reading Time: 3 minutes Our smartphones have become the ultimate gadget to compliment our lives. There’s an app to help us improve almost any area of our life and we’re always curious to see how the latest phone can help make our lives more convenient. While having all this in our pocket is advantageous to our busy lives, we …

Health It's So Random

What You Eat Matters! Use Myfitnesspal to Keep Track Of Your Eating Habit

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s easy to remember what you had for dinner yesterday, but what if I asked you what you ate last Friday? Most of us have difficulty keeping track of our food choices. When you don’t record what you’ve eaten, it’s easy to overeat. Recalling what you had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is one thing, …

Psychology

A Stable but Predictable Relationship Is the Nightmare for All Lovers

Reading Time: 5 minutes You were once mesmerized by that smile. You got lost in those eyes. Just being near them was enough. And you just couldn’t get enough of them. He/she was like the most delectable piece of fruit. The perfect apple—the apple of your eye. Shiny, polished, deep-red perfection. All you saw in this world was only …