People Will Exercise For Cash: What Happens When Money Stops? (M)

The study involved over half-a-million Canadians who were paid to increase their step count over about six months.

The study involved over half-a-million Canadians who were paid to increase their step count over about six months.

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These Are The Best Psychological Treatments For Addiction (M)

Motivation is key to even a moderate short-term change — but this can still be beneficial to some people.

Motivation is key to even a moderate short-term change -- but this can still be beneficial to some people.

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What Being Realistic Or Pessimistic Reveals About Your Intelligence (M)

Human beings are mostly primed by evolution to be optimistic, but it is not always the best policy.

Human beings are mostly primed by evolution to be optimistic, but it is not always the best policy.

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The Best Excuse For Breaking A New Year’s Resolutions (M)

How to still look good if you are one of the two-thirds of people who give up on their New Year’s resolutions within a month.

How to still look good if you are one of the two-thirds of people who give up on their New Year's resolutions within a month.

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Has 20 Years Of The Internet Made Us More Miserable? (M)

Human beings have a tremendous propensity for misusing almost any and every technology ever invented.

Human beings have a tremendous propensity for misusing almost any and every technology ever invented.

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Why Positive Mantras Make Some People Feel Worse (M)

Positive mantras like “I am a lovable person” have long been a staple of self-help books. But do they work?

Positive mantras like "I am a lovable person" have long been a staple of self-help books. But do they work?

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The Simple Teaching Trick That Unlocks Memory Mastery (M)

A study finds that changing your mindset during learning directly impacts what you recall.

A study finds that changing your mindset during learning directly impacts what you recall.

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5 Wonderful Cognitive Advantages Of Being Bilingual (M)

The switches bilingual people are continuously making between languages may account for some of the cognitive advantages.

The switches bilingual people are continuously making between languages may account for some of the cognitive advantages.

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