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  1. Multitasking Makes You Feel Good

    May 4, 2012 -- Multitasking may hurt our performance, but we do it anyway both out of habit and because it makes us feel good, a new study reports. These feel-good benefits may help explain why we keep doing several things at the same time, even though other research has suggested this juggling act

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  2. Most Peaceful, Least Peaceful U.S. States

    April 25, 2012 -- For the 11th year in a row, Maine is the most peaceful state in America, according to the 2012 United States Peace Index report. The report, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace in Washington, D.C., also named Louisiana as the country's least peaceful state. It has hel

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  3. Our DNA May Help Decide How Nice We Are

    April 12, 2012 -- Are nice people born that way? Partly, a new study suggests, but genes don't tell the whole story. The new research adds to the evidence linking specific genes to kindness and generosity, but these traits were also influenced by views about whether the world was a threatening or no

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  4. Is Tax Day Dangerous for Drivers?

    April 10, 2012 -- Death and taxes may be more closely related than you think. A new study links the income tax deadline day to a rise in fatal motor vehicle crashes. So on tax day -- this year, April 17 -- make sure you buckle up, don't speed, and don't drive if you're tired, distracted, or have bee

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  5. Which Doctors Are Happiest? Healthiest?

    March 22, 2012 -- Which doctors are happiest? Which are healthiest? How many doctors are churchgoers? How many doctors are overweight? And where do they go on vacation? Welcome to Medscape/WebMD's 2012 Physician Lifestyle Report. It's a peek at what doctors do when the white coats come off. More tha

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  6. High Social Status Linked to Bad Behavior

    Feb. 27, 2012 -- People who consider themselves upper class may not always act all that classy, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In seven different experiments, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Toronto demons

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  7. 5 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance

    If you're feeling overworked and finding it more challenging than ever to juggle the demands of your job and the rest of your life, you're not alone. "A lot of people are having a more difficult time finding balance in their lives because there have been cutbacks or layoffs where they work. They're

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  8. 10 Ways to Improve Your Day in Just 5 Minutes

    Five minutes. True, it's not a heck of a lot of time. But it's just long enough for you to do one thing -- and maybe that one thing that will turn your day around. In our busy 24/7 universe, it often seems like there's not enough time to do everything you want in a day. But take five and try these 1

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  9. Speed Shopping: When You Have 10 Minutes at the Grocery Store

    For busy moms and professionals, life is all about making every minute count. After all, time saved doing mundane chores equals more time to read to your kids, chat with a good friend, or take a long, hot bath. But when it comes to some household duties, like grocery shopping, quality is as crucial

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  10. Stressed Out About a Problem? Try the Focus-Shift Trick.

    You've spent hours trying to figure out how to break the bad news to your friend. After obsessing all day and missing a night of sleep, you still don’t know how to tell your friend that you have to cancel your long-awaited Saturday plans. Now your heart is pounding, you feel as physically drained as

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