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10 Easy Things That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science. Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get it.

10 Easy Things That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science

So naturally we are obsessed with it.. I would love to be happier, as I’m sure most people would, so I thought it would be interesting to find some ways to become a happier person that are actually backed up by science. Here are ten of the best ones I found. 1. Exercise more – 7 minutes might be enough You might have seen some talk recently about the scientific 7 minute workout mentioned in The New York Times. It's Not Being Alone That Makes Us Lonely . ~ Jenna Backus. Via Jenna Backuson Apr 10, 2014 I recently took a much needed solo trip across the country.

It's Not Being Alone That Makes Us Lonely . ~ Jenna Backus

By no means was it a drastic Eat, Pray, Love situation, but I’m beginning to believe that may be necessary for my soul’s own sanity. I was 100 percent alone on this journey, partly because I strongly value my alone time, but mostly because I couldn’t find anyone to go with me and my flight voucher was about to expire. Former Eagles cheerleader now stars for Army. As a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader, Rachel Washburn toted pom-poms. As an Army intelligence officer with a special ops combat unit in Afghanistan, she carried an assault rifle and pistol. She was a pioneer on a special mission to relate to local women in ways that would be culturally inappropriate for male troops — including helping deliver an Afghan baby in a snowstorm. Washburn, 25, who recently returned from her second tour in Afghanistan, was honored Sunday night as a "Hometown Hero" by the Eagles at their home game against the Chicago Bears.

PREDICTIONS: USA TODAY Sports' Week 16 picks WATCH: Military dad surprises son at football game Cheerleader turned soldier? What is Visible.me? Motivation and Self Improvement - Fun Personality Quizzes/Tests - Self Help Quizes. It's a superb evening for quizzes!

Fun Personality Quizzes/Tests - Self Help Quizes

Quizzes or quizes (however you spell them) can help us to focus our attention on aspects of our personality. Some personal aspects we can change, other aspects seem quite fixed. Whatever- try these love & fun personality quizes to see where you might make a few changes in your life. E-IQ - Emotional Intelligence - examines your emotional responses: anger, love, hate, jealousy, guilt, sadness, and fear. Eliminate anger/ hate. Are you a real man? Spirituality Quiz - Spiritual (not religious) ideas prevent happiness for millions. Thinking Cognitive IQ - Few realize our cognitive thinking prevents happiness/ wellness. Personal Development ~ PluginID. Psychology studies relevant to everyday life from PsyBlog. Creative Disobedience: How, When, & Why to Break the Rules. Behavioral Psychology Blog — Sparring Mind.

Best Online Psychology Tests. Want to know what’s really going on in your own head?

Best Online Psychology Tests

The mental health Web site PsychCentral offers a list of the best online psychology tests. Some of these are used to collect data for research experiments, while others are skill tests or quizzes that offer personal insights. Here are a few of the best. 1. The Stroop Test. Personality Disorders. Psych Central - Personality Patterns. Based upon the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) Everybody is curious about their personality, so psychology to the rescue!

Psych Central - Personality Patterns

Our personality test is similar to the Myers Briggs (MBTI) and the Jung personality tests, and is based upon an open-source set of personality testing items. These items are based upon scientific research and will provide results typical of a five-factor model of personality. The five factors measured by this test are extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and intellect/imagination. Please remember that these are only personality traits or preferences -- they do not predetermine every action you prefer in every situation. This test consists of just 50 questions and takes about 7 minutes for most people to complete. THE MOZART EFFECT … AND BEYOND. BABBITT EFFECT: Child gibbers nonsense all the time.

THE MOZART EFFECT … AND BEYOND

Eventually, people stop listening to him. Child doesn't care because all his playmates think he's cool. BARTÓK EFFECT: Child becomes more and more dissonant. Has trouble maintaining harmony with his peers. Difficulty following rules. 101 Important Questions To Ask Yourself in Life. By Celes on Oct 30, 2010 | ShareThis Email This Post “The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.” – John Simone What questions do you ask yourself every day? Believe it or not, the kind of questions you ask determine the kind of life you lead. That’s because your questions trigger its own set of answers, which lead to certain emotions, which then lead to certain actions (or inactions), followed by results.

Some people like to ask questions like “Why am I so unlucky?” Tragedy and Hope Communications — In a time of irrationality, reason becomes illegal. Archetypes: Find Your Archetype & Discover Yourself. The 12 Common Archetypes. The 12 Common Archetypes By Carl Golden The term "archetype" has its origins in ancient Greek.

The 12 Common Archetypes

The root words are archein, which means "original or old"; and typos, which means "pattern, model or type". The Psychology of Beauty.