How To Build Your Confidence

Perhaps the single greatest source of mental energy is positive interaction with others. Even if you were the class nerd in high school, it’s never too late to achieve social success. You can develop social confidence by following a few simple steps.

Schedule your social life: To hone your social skills you have to invest time [...]

The Psychology Of Panic Buying

At the eleventh hour Chelsea secured Spain star Fernando Torres for a staggering £50m. But why do people buy under pressure? The deal, which came just as football’s transfer window – a month-long opportunity to buy players – was about to end, has shattered the transfer record for a player moving between British clubs.

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‘The King’s Speech’ Is A Hit With Young Stutterers

A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or sinewy super heroes, hardly sounds like blockbuster box-office fare. But in a less flashy way, “The Kings Speech” is about a hero, one who battles an invisible enemy that torments nearly 70 million people around the world. In demystifying the little-understood speech impediment, the [...]

Should Babies Come With A Handbook?

A national campaign should be launched to educate people in the basic principles of parenting, a government-commissioned review concludes today. The initiative would be similar to a public health campaign and explain to parents the importance of the first three years of a child’s life in setting up emotional and academic foundations.

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Time To Quit? No Smoking Day 9th March 2011

Every January sees smokers make valiant attempts to give up tobacco, but often the stress of sticking to this date and other New Years resolutions make many attempts unsuccessful. That’s why No Smoking Day is such a powerful event for many people as it gives them the extra encouragement and motivation they need [...]

Are We Happy To Be Busy, But Born To Be Lazy?

If you ever watched the show “Fraggle Rock” from the 80s, you’ll remember that the Doozers were little creatures who spent all of their time building things. Unfortunately for them, the Fraggles–a far lazier critter–loved to eat the Doozers’ buildings (though not the Doozers themselves) and summarily crushed the product of the little creatures’ hard [...]