Psyched for the Weekend
Rude Work Emails Can Make You Lose Sleep
A recent study found that rude work emails can actually lead people to have insomnia.
April 25, 2021
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Psyched for the Weekend
Frequently Cancelling Plans Last Minute Linked With Narcissism and Machiavellianism
Pretty much everyone has cancelled plans last minute. But some people do it a lot more than other people. And that’s because they don’t just cancel for logistical reasons (although they do), but they also cancel their plans with others with little or no notice because something more interesting or fun to do came along.
April 24, 2021
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Holding Someone’s Hand During Painful Emotional Processing Can Lessen Their Long-Term Emotional Pain
Participants who had their hands held while they processed painful memories had lessened pain versus those who didn’t.
April 18, 2021
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Science Says This Is What’s Most Important When You Reject Your Partner’s Sexual Advances
It can be extremely helpful to make sure you remind your partner that you love them and find them attractive — especially when turning down one of their advances.
April 10, 2021
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Nightmares Can Bring Increased Stress & Decreased Mood & Health the Following Day
A recent study found that when people had nightmares, it resulted not only in decreased mood and health the following day but also an increased physiological response to stress.
April 3, 2021
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Identity Confusion Drives People to Get Back With Their Exes
Turns out that there’s another way that breaking up with someone can really throw us for a loop: It can result in identity confusion.
March 20, 2021
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Being Exposed to Toxic Relationship Memes Can Warp Your Romantic Outlook
In today’s study, participants were shown romantic memes and then their romantic beliefs and relationship satisfaction were tested after this exposure
March 14, 2021
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Why You’ll Remember the Intense Times & the Breakup the Most
This is due to a little something called the “peak-end rule.”
February 20, 2021
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Do What You Love for a Living & You’ll Like It Less. Unless…
“Do what you love for a living, and you’ll never work a day in your life,” they say. It’s snappy. Inspirational. And that’s a big
January 17, 2021
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Science Says It’s Extremely Stressful Being Permanently Online
Even before the pandemic drove so many inside, I can tell you that an awful lot of people are pretty much always online. And it’s
January 16, 2021
