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New Implications for Happiness, Depression

The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.

Little Girl & Sunshine

“When will I learn? The answer to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle, they’re on TV!” —Homer Simpson

Happiness: That often elusive, no doubt illustrious, and definitely coveted human concept some spend their entire lives chasing has long been studied by the social sciences. Ironically, the sciences have looked at why people are downright miserable (clinical depression) rather than why some are obscenely happy. But before we discuss this topic further, let me introduce you to a new movement in the field of psychology: Positive Psychology (+P), a subfield almost solely responsible for the information that will be presented in this article.

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This article was posted about 7 months ago, first appearing on Dec 19, 2009.

Using More Than 10% of Your Brain

The following article was witten and published by William Szilveszter.

Here’s a neat suggestion by Dr. Tidio, from the University of Brienna. He says if you want to use more than 10% of your brain—which just so happens to be the amount the average person uses throughout their day—you should bang your head against your desk till you see, what he calls, “fuzzy rain.”

In a recent article published by Timid Minds, Dr. Tidio has discovered that exhaustive head trauma can increase neurogenesis (the growth of new neurones), and lead to an overall increase in brain-wave activity. “The brain reacts to trauma by increasing [its] structural density. Patients in our studies have shown lasting improvement in their cognitive abilities after just several “wallops” to the head using a surgical two-by-four.”

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This article was posted about 2 years ago, first appearing on Nov 05, 2007.