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How To Be Happy in a Relationship- 10 Habits of Happy Couples. The Six Best Ways to Decrease Your Anxiety. We all know the uncomfortable feeling of anxiety. Our hearts race, our fingers sweat, and our breathing gets shallow and labored. The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2010. The end of 2010 fast approaches, and I'm thrilled to have been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to write about the Top 10 psychology studies of the year. I've focused on studies that I personally feel stand out, not only as examples of great science, but even more importantly, as examples of how the science of psychology can improve our lives. Each study has a clear "take home" message, offering the reader an insight or a simple strategy they can use to reach their goals , strengthen their relationships, make better decisions, or become happier. If you extract the wisdom from these ten studies and apply them in your own life, 2011 just might be a very good year. 1) How to Break Bad Habits If you are trying to stop smoking , swearing, or chewing your nails, you have probably tried the strategy of distracting yourself - taking your mind off whatever it is you are trying not to do - to break the habit.

J. 2) How to Make Everything Seem Easier J. How to increase serotonin in the human brain without drugs. Great Books That Everybody Should Read At Least Once. Great books shift how you look at life and how you feel from when you pick them up to years after reading.

Great Books That Everybody Should Read At Least Once

The best books to read leave you tired but inspired – thirsty for more. The first library I stepped into when I was a mere 6 years old had a large slogan above the door: “Read to Succeed” There are so many amazing books out there with so much great knowledge and wisdom, that you’re cutting yourself short if you do not read at least one new book every month. Finding great books can be a bit of effort, so here is my list of books that everyone should read- Really the best books I have read in my life. Many are related to self improvement and personal development books, but since you are reading this article on Upgrade Reality (a blog about self improvement), these topics should be very welcome for you.

Simple « brh. Men Who Dress Like Men. Diplo - Set It Off feat. Lazerdisk Party Sex. Creator of Content, Animator of Ideas. So I’ve been watching some Game of Thrones with Sharon and last night as we watched the last episode of Season 3, I doodled this image out on the iPad.

Creator of Content, Animator of Ideas

Science & Nature. Politics.

Science & Nature

25 Most Incredible Photos of Our Universe. Photo – NASA/ESA Also known as the Bug Nebula, this interstellar cloud of dust and has can be found about 4,000 light years from the Earth.

25 Most Incredible Photos of Our Universe

The dying star in the middle of this fiery explosion is actually 200,000 degrees Kelvin. photo – Hubble Space Telescope Just like anything else in the universe, galaxies can collide into one another. The two captured above will eventually come to form one elliptical galaxy but the process will probably take over a billion years. While some galaxies just go ahead and crash into each other head on, others will try to steal one another’s stars first. Found in the Large Magellanic cloud, one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, this crowded cluster of young stars gives us a look into the intensity of the star formation process.

Modern Drunkard Magazine. Lucid. TeaClass: Tea education on your own schedule. Another 20 games that make you think about life. First we gave you five.

Another 20 games that make you think about life

Browse. The Drunken Moogle. The 7-Step Film Directing Formula. Projects / A Beautiful Mess D.I.Y Index. TEN SIMPLE KEYS TO PLOT STRUCTURE. Structure is something that every agent and executive in Hollywood talks about, and that all of us teachers/authors/consultants/gurus/whatever go on and on about, to the point that it can seem complicated, intricate, mysterious and hard to master.

TEN SIMPLE KEYS TO PLOT STRUCTURE

So I want present plot structure in a way that simplifies it – that will at least give you a starting point for properly structuring your screenplay without overwhelming you with rules and details and jargon. Here are what I consider ten key elements of structure – ten ways of looking at structure that will immediately improve the emotional impact – and commercial potential – of your script.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read. A Reddit.com user posed the question to Neil deGrasse Tyson: "Which books should be read by every single intelligent person on the planet?

Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read

" Below, you will find the book list offered up by the astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and popularizer of science. Where possible, we have included links to free versions of the books, all taken from our Free Audio Books and Free eBooks collections. Or you can always download a professionally-narrated book for free from Audible.com. Details here.

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33 Ways to Make More Time in Your Life For Music-Making. 1.

33 Ways to Make More Time in Your Life For Music-Making

Disconnect. Power down your computer–or if you absolutely need the thing for some reason related to your practice and studies, sever it from the internet by disabling wireless. 2. Banish Television. According to Nielsen, the average American watches thirty-four hours of television per week. 3. Lots of Jokes - Did You Know? Q.

Lots of Jokes - Did You Know?

Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? A.