100 Ways to Connect A couple of years ago, I wrote a very popular post about 100 thoughts on marketing . To me, the biggest and still unexplored opportunity with social media is that of helping make connections. Here are 100 ways to connect: The highly connective people, the "power networkers", are not those who mastered the tools, those who make perfect and know all the answers. How do you connect? 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. 3) How To Manage Your Time Better M. J.
Love Letter Displayed At Wedding 22 Years Later (PHOTOS) When Cathy Knorr and Trevor Webb tied the knot, their relationship came full circle -- and they had a middle school love letter to prove it. At their October wedding, the couple, who met during sixth grade in 1990, displayed a letter Webb wrote to Knorr in middle school urging her to go out with him. Photographer Aislinn Kate Rehwinkel snapped a photo of the letter and it was posted on Reddit on Tuesday. "Dear Cathy, I still like you and I still want you to go with me. I know Brad likes you. Please decide who you're going to go with. "DON'T LET ANYONE SEE THIS," it says at the top. Knorr told HuffPost Weddings that she did meet Webb at the end of the hall and they dated for two weeks. "He playfully reminds me from time to time, 'You broke my heart and dumped me for Alex Norris!'" Knorr and Webb eventually rebuilt their friendship, and remained best friends despite living in different cities after high school. Loading Slideshow Cathy Knorr Trevor Webb
Double Dates Are Standard On New Dating Website Online dating takes guts and gumption. It's not easy to put yourself out there and meet strangers for blind dates. San Francisco-based startup Tandem has recently launched a meetup platform that's changing the online dating structure that's in place. Tandem suggests two-on-two get-togethers instead of one-on-one dates to find love. Tandem's members designate a wing man or woman before asking another user — and his/her plus one — on a date. The startup's founders believe the double-date setup makes it easier for people to be themselves. "You bring a friend and they bring a friend," Tandem's founder Will Tungpagasit explains to Mashable . The worse-case scenario is the pairs don't connect romantically, Tungpagasit says. SEE ALSO: 10 Dating Apps to Help You Find True Love Tandem is also a great way to sway hesitant single friends to try online dating. Signing up is simple with a Facebook account integration, which pulls your main photo into your Tandem profile.