Recent research associates a large number of friends on Facebook with poor social skills and low levels of happiness. In today's world of social networking, we measure everything with the number of connections, friends, contacts. Doesn’t matter how the network officially calls our online friends, we always tend to add more friends to our network… Of course, not all people have the same…
Materialism is sold to us as the primary way to find happiness. We live in a consumer society gone mad. But it's experiences that count. It’s almost impossible not to fall into the trap of materialism. You’ve got to be made of strong stuff not to let it seduce you from time to time. You can try turning off the TV and be paying…
Do you live on your own? If so, you’ll probably identify with these 7 phenomena peculiar to single living: 1. You eat what you want when you want. Any cohabiting couple will tell you that for some reason, the question of what the couple wants to eat as a unit becomes a real daily burden. A problem of immense proportions. ‘What do you want to…
When you’re on a journey of personal development, the people you surround yourself with really count. Here are a few reasons why the people you surround yourself with can make all the difference: 1. You need people to push you up, not hold you down. It’s important to surround yourself with people who believe in you and your personal vision. When you want to…
Finding yourself is one of life's toughest challenges. So many people, young and old, seem to feel lost these days. We’re all fed these huge expectations about life and spend the first twenty years or so pursuing what we think is going to be a life of success and meaning. Then we find out that what we’re doing is feels anything but successful and…
Why should you date a person who accepts you the way you are? Well – the way you are can mean different things. There are a few possible scenarios. We should be clear about which one we’re in before proceeding. Scenario #1: You’re with someone who doesn’t accept you the way you are because you behave in an unacceptable manner. You have a…
Character traits really can make people less likely to suffer specific serious illnesses, according to a recent study. Holistic medical traditions, such as the Indian Ayurvedic tradition, have long associated character traits with health. Certain links made in these traditions seem to border on the superstitious, but there is now evidence from conventional science to confirm that behaviors and tendencies can have an impact on whether or…
Psychological dependence, which is found in many forms in human beings, is a component of addiction. Unlike physical dependence, which occurs in pursuit of a reward, psychological dependence develops from the fear of having something which seems to reduce pain taken away from us. Psychological dependencies can occur in relation to food, drugs, shopping, and even physical exercise. One of the most common areas…