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Humans' aversion to change, combined with a fear of failing, leads to an apprehension so overwhelming we don't even try.

The ascetic trend out of Silicon Valley is an attempt to manipulate our brains' pleasure centers -- but not a particularly effective one.

Mirroring others' actions is an indicator of how empathetic we are.

Don't believe everything your grandmother tells you.

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New research out of the University of Texas at Dallas shows how the roots of emotional eating are laid in childhood, which may have long-term effects on healthy food habits. Psychologist Shayla C. Holub and Cin Cin Tan used clips 

Kids are creatures of habit, and one of the hardest habits to break is co-sleeping (or its equally frustrating cousin, the crawl-into-your-bed-in-the-middle-of-the-night habit). But fortunately, this can also work in a parent’s favor; by using kids’ natural inclination for routine 

Bad habits worry parents. We see our 4-year-old sucking his thumb and imagine him as an 8-year-old, getting teased by classmates. We see our 10-year-old biting her nails and have visions of her first interviewer noting down the habit with