Here are this weekend's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment.
One of this week's notable article links is about how our pets pass illnesses along to us. Our pets give us endless pleasure - but, who would have thought our pets could make us ill. You might want to consider this, next time your "Mr. Muggs" jumps into bed with you. You might be surprised by what you read in this article. Its a good enough reason to take our pets for regular check-ups.
Have a great weekend!
John Medina, Ph.D.: Kids Lie Every 90 Minutes -- And That's a Good Thing! (VIDEO)
Kids are bad at lying, at least at first. In the magical fairy dust of the childhood mind, kids initially have a hard time distinguishing reality from fancy, which you can see in their eagerness to engage in imaginative play.
They also perceive their parents to be essentially omniscient, a belief that won't be completely destroyed until the 20-kiloton blast of puberty. The fuse gets lit early, though, around 36 months, when kids begin to realize that parents can't always read their minds. To their delight (or horror), children discover they can give their parents false information without its being detected. Or, as the Cosby story relates, they think they can. The child's realization that you can't always read his or her mind coincides with the flowering of something we call Theory of Mind skills.
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10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence
Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits. Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed
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How to Write Something Worth Reading
90% of writing published online isn’t worth the server space it’s stored on. This is due to lack of purpose and underdeveloped style. Many writers fail to take themselves seriously. Perhaps they underestimate the validity of their ideas or the power of the medium.
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PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
Stay positive.
You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.
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Judith Orloff MD: Who's the Emotional Vampire in Your Life? (VIDEO)
Their motto is "Me first." Everything is all about them. They have a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement, hog attention and crave admiration. They're dangerous because they lack empathy and have a limited capacity for unconditional love. If you don't do things their way, they become punishing, withholding or cold.
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Fruit and vegetables can alter skin colour
Consumers could have a new incentive to eat fruit and vegetables after a study found that eating heavily pigmented produce like carrots and plums makes people more attractive.
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The bottom line of "French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure" by Mireille Guiliano: food should be savored and enjoyed. Guiliano is right: we should continue to eat foods that we love, like chocolate and cheese -- just in small portions. Deprivation diets only work for a short time. Making room for a small treat every day can help you stick to an overall-healthy eating plan for the long haul.
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Angry Birds Cartoon In Works, Rovio CEO Says
Angry Birds addicts will soon have another place to get their fix: a cartoon show of the wildly popular game is in the works.
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Leo Galland, M.D.: Migraine Headaches: Food and Drink That Cause Headaches
Many factors may act as migraine triggers, including stress, odors, temperature and hormonal changes, but the single migraine trigger over which you have the greatest control is food.
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Warning signs you're about to get fired
Times are tough — you've heard the news, seen the unemployment numbers rise to double digits. Maybe some of your friends, family or even co-workers have been laid off, and you begin to wonder: Am I next? Here are eight signs you're about to get fired, and what to do to save your career.
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Study: Fatty acids can help ease PMS symptoms
Taking dietary supplements containing essential fatty acids can help reduce the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, according to the results of study by researchers at a Brazilian university.
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Top 10 Things That Make You Look Older | Style Goes Strong
I don't know any woman who will purposely wear something that makes her look fatter. But you'd be surprised by how many middle-age women wear styles that make them look older
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Is There a Longevity Personality?
The study shows that those who live the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be empathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings comport with what you would expect from evolutionary theory: those who are extroverted enough to make friends and help others are those who are going to be able to gather enough resources to make it through tough times.
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Pets May Pass Illnesses to Owners - Yahoo! News
According to a report published in the February issue of the public health journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, seemingly healthy pets can carry parasites, bacteria or viruses that cause mild to life-threatening illness in people.
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Teeth Whitening: 8 Home Remedies
A mouth full of white teeth not only makes your smile more beautiful, but it also makes you look younger.
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