The Virtue of Fun

A recent study suggests that some 30% of Americans has trouble relaxing and putting work aside to enjoy vacation – and a handful of us…

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Divorce Ceremonies

When you plan a wedding, you might select the specific readings or poems to commemorate your love at the ceremony. You’ll invite friends and family…

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Time to Unplug?

A while back Tara Parker-Pope wrote a New York Times piece about the high toll of technology over-dependence that’s worth mentioning: With immediate access to…

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The Opinions of Others

A few weeks back, I blogged about new research that found, when searching for a relationship partner, we tend to gravitate toward people who are…

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Trust Your Hormones

Here’s a plot of a future James Bond movie: The evil female character is lulled into trusting Bond after he spikes her drink with oxytocin,…

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Superficial Inadequacies

Gawker recently reported that Men’s Health magazine was recycling cover stories – and selling readers nearly identical covers – with messages of physical inadequacy. Men’s…

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You’re Not Too Busy

Think you’re too busy to read a good book, have a quiet hour with your spouse or go to the gym five days a week?…

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