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Sex makes the world go ‘round. Or at least it seems like it sometimes. You probably talk about it with a few close friends over drinks. Pop songs and television shows talk about sex all the time. Most people would say that sex makes them happy. Wouldn’t you agree? But sex doesn’t make us happy…

Most of us are way too busy. If only we could somehow add two extra hours to our day! It seems like no matter what we do, things just get busier and more hectic. Most of us look for ways to manage our time better so that we can more effectively utilize the available time…

We all want a happy life. After all, what could possibly be wrong with experiencing more joy? But many of us also want to have a meaningful life. To live our lives with a sense of purpose. To know the reason we’re here and to pursue it. Can you have a happy life and a…

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a formula we could follow that would guarantee success? Many of us think that there’s little we can do to determine our level of success. We attribute success to unchangeable factors at birth like intelligence. But it turns out that overall success isn’t quite so random and it’s…

Every one of us gets an occasional desire to make a change. Whether it’s losing weight, quitting smoking or developing a new fitness routine, we want to see results. 21 Days? You may have heard the phrase that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. But does it really only take 21…

Wouldn’t it be great if our hobbies did double duty and actually helped us become better people? The idea that our hobbies can benefit us is especially vindicating to those whose hobby is reading fiction. Fiction reading is not the most exciting hobby, particularly compared to more extroverted activities like team sports. A 2013 study…

It’s what we all want: a reason to wake up in the morning. Not just to celebrate that we’re alive, but to know the reason why. Having a sense of our reason for being means we are living life with a purpose. Would you believe that having a sense of purpose for your life provides more benefits…

You know how it is. All we want to do is the thing we’ve been wanting to do! But, after much contemplation, meditation, and rumination, we don’t. Again. What is the deal? Well, to be honest, change is hard. No matter how many resolutions we make, we often get in our own way. Our current self sabotages our future…