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5 Psychology Tricks that can Help You on Your Job Interview

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Yes, while having a job interview, it feels like the interviewer is a God and that just one wrong answer will make him disintegrate you. However, they are just normal people like you. Do you know what that means? It means that they are susceptible to cognitive biases and psychological preferences like all of us are.
Therefore, by adjusting your appearance, tweaking how you speak and move, you can present yourself to them as someone who is competent, reliable, likeable, and great team material.
Therefore, to make it much easier for you to land your dream job, here is how to use 5 psychology tricks that will help you ace any job interview.

Schedule your interview not too early and not too late…

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How To Win Your Family Over To Minimalism

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Minimalism is a significant step to a cleaner and brighter world, but it’s also a great way to clean up your own life and feel lighter and brighter. Embracing a minimalist lifestyle as a family is an excellent way to encourage a new set of values for your kids, and adopt a more profound and more fruitful relationship with a partner. But it takes commitment, and not everyone is on board.
Sticking to your newfound low-waste lifestyle is a lot easier when you’ve got the support of your family. So how do you get your family to warm up to owning less, without shaming or force? These tips will help you put your family first on your hunt for a simpler, clutter-free lifestyle.

Stick…

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Mastering The Art of Meditation to Get Rid of Mental Diarrhea

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Our current lifestyle and food habits have made us vulnerable to several ailments and that’s why nowadays, more and more people are adopting different ways to live a healthy and balanced life. Long working hours, increased stress, improper sleeping habits, environmental pollution, all these things are taking its toll on your health and it’s high time to start thinking for a way to get out of this misery and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
When it comes to living a healthy life then most of the people think that by just keeping their body healthy, they will be able to get away with the chaos and health risk associated with the modern day world. But that’s not true as a body can’t stay…

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How I Handled a Toxic Boss (It Might Not Be What You’re Expecting)

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Ah, the thrill of securing a new job. It’s exciting! There’s so much hope that goes into looking for a new role and the sense of professional validation that comes from making it through the application and interview process can be a little intoxicating. They’ve met you and they want you. Yay!
But what do you do when a few weeks into your highly anticipated new position you realise it isn’t the shiny opportunity you had hoped for? What if it turns out the culture is hostile and there’s one very obvious culprit.
The Toxic Boss
This was a very real scenario I found myself in a few years back. I’d been working hard trying to climb that progression ladder in…

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5 Necessary Steps For Reaching Success

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Success is something, everyone tries to reach every day.
How much would you like to make this year, the best of your life?
Would you like to remember this year, as a breakthrough in your and your family´s life?
Of course, you´d like it. But many people don´t know what is necessary to turn dreams into reality.
Actually, for reaching everything you always wanted from life, there are only 5 things, you need to change.
That´s the reason, why I decided to write this article, where I am about to share with you those exact 5 steps, for turning your deepest dreams into everyday´s reality.
Let´s right dive in…
Clarity
The first thing you need to know is your WHY. You simply can not reach any of your dreams when you don´t know what…

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5 Ways To Increase Your Intelligence Every Day

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First it is essential to understand that increasing your intelligence is quite simple when you use all of the tools and techniques at your disposal. Most people in the world do not know the following tools or techniques, so they have never used them and thusly their intelligence has not increased as much as it could. By applying these five simple tools and techniques, you can and will notice a difference in your cognitive function, your memory retention and your ability to easily grasp novel concepts.
The first tool you can use to increase your intelligence is food containing nootropic vitamins. Nootropics are vitamins in food that actually stimulate the growth of new neurons in the brain, a process called neurogenesis. According to an article…

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Belluck & Fox Explain How to Care for a Loved One with Mesothelioma

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When a loved one is diagnosed with mesothelioma it can be extremely stressful and overwhelming for all involved, but there are things you can do to help provide much needed love and support. A combination of educating yourself so you understand the disease and making it easier for your loved one to manage the disease, both emotionally and physically, can lessen the stress.
Mesothelioma is a cancer that aggressively attacks the tissue that protects vital organs, most commonly the lungs, spreading to all of the vital organs. It’s widely known that exposure to asbestos is the cause and there is currently no cure for the disease. It’s fast-acting, with many diagnoses with the disease passing away within months.
There are surgeries…

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The Most Important Habits To Develop Before 30

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Looking at successful people, we tend to assume that they are cut from a different cloth. But once you factor in incremental progress, the image becomes less fuzzy around the edges. Whoever you think they are, and however you think they got there, what truly defines them is a set of important habits.
If you are in your mid-twenties, let me cut you a lot of suspense – the quality of your life, and perhaps even the length of it, will greatly depend on the routines you’re about to adopt.
Results and consequences, no matter how small, tend to accumulate year after year, so you better set your trajectory straight. I use 30 in my title in order to illustrate the importance of getting a head…

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Slumber Search’s 5-Step Mattress Selection Guide

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It can be very overwhelming when it comes time to buy a new mattress. There are so many choices, styles, materials, price points, and places to look.
Then, when it comes time to buy, you have to get rid of the old one and depending on where your bed is located, this can be quite the task. You have to navigate through doors, down stairs, etc. It’s no wonder many people are sleeping on worn out mattresses, as they don’t want to deal with the hassle of replacing it.
Picking the right mattress is very important, and Chris Moberg, President of online mattress resource Slumber Search has a five-step process designed to help you pick the right mattress and eliminate the headaches and confusion during this process.

Determine…

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Finding Inner Success

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“Your outer world is a mirror of your inner world” – T Harv Ecker
By finding your inner strength you can quickly start having an impact on your outer world.
We live in a universe of duality, to your up there is a down, to your right, a left and just as we have outer laws of success, we therefore have inner laws of success.
This means that you are in full control over the results in your life. Everything good that has happened to you, is thanks to you. Give yourself full credit for that!
On the flip side of the coin, everything that is wrong is your fault. I know that isn’t easy to hear or consider but lets think about the ramifications of this statement.
If you are in full control…

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3 Unexpected Things That Happened When I Fully Focused On My Strengths

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You have all probably been to that dark place where the only thing you see is a failure and the only thing you hear is the ticking of negative thoughts in your brain.
This is certainly a ‘place-to-be’ as our brain cannot function without negative thoughts. But one feels even more vulnerable when this dark place happens in a new country they have just moved to.
That is exactly what happened to me when I moved to France from Armenia. Luckily, I spoke French so getting around and meeting people was not a problem. But when it came to finding a job and making close friends, I made efforts that never landed.
Eventually, my confidence level shrank to a point where I was…

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8 Habits That Can Really Change Your Daily Life

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Your mind decides your altitude. Jack Canfield, an American author, and entrepreneur has said – Successful individuals do not simply drowse off to the highest. Obtaining there needs targeted action, personal discipline and plenty of energy daily to create things happen. And he could not be a lot of correct.
So, do not let ancient habits hold you back. Begin setting up these easy yet necessary habits for a more joyful and increasingly beneficial life:
1. Say Thanks
Having a constant gratefulness habit has several verified health advantages like high relationships, more noteworthy mental and physical health and higher self-respect.
So whenever you see something that you admire having in your life, keep a silent yourself or perhaps a not speechless when suitable – thanks. Be it…

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How to Stop Lying to Ourselves: A Call for Self-Awareness

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Finding a sincere person is difficult. We are not always ready to share our innermost feelings and do not show a lot of emotions. People have a right for little secrets, but problems begin when we try to deceive ourselves. One’s mind and heart conflict with one another, and harmony disappears.
Negative emotions and lying to oneself are harmful to one’s health.
Every person has self-talk from time to time. Although others do not hear us, slyness in front of our “self” can lead to serious disagreement. A person owes a grudge; complexes cultivate issues, low self-esteem, and makes a mess out of psychological health. Negative emotions can provoke apathy and prolonged depression. When there is an imbalance between inner mood and behavior, a…

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6 Ways Social Media Negatively Affects Mental Health

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When was the last time you were with family or friends and didn’t check your Facebook or Instagram feed? When you’re at a nice restaurant, do you pay more attention on clicking a picture of the food than eating it? When you upload photos, do you feel stressed if you don’t get a significant number of likes or comments?
Technology can be a great thing, but there is also a flip-side. The overuse of social media can have harmful consequences. Below are 6 ways in which social media can negatively impact your mental health.
1. Leads to Productivity Drain
While social media might help us connect more easily with others throughout the day, it can also distract our attention from the task at hand and get in…

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The Rules of Sleep Hygiene Made Me Rethink My Mornings

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I think our modern compulsion to optimize the living hell out of our mornings is counterproductive.
Okay. Maybe I shouldn’t make such a sweeping statement.
Let’s try again. For me, personally, when I tried to apply takeaways from the seemingly infinite number of Medium articles depicting the morning routines of highly productive people, it made me…
Less productive.
Maybe not in the mornings! But overall. And isn’t the holistic picture of productivity, of how productivity plays into our deeper senses of accomplishment, the real point?
It’s not about drinking turmeric tea in the morning instead of coffee. When I do that, I get a headache (I know that means I’m addicted, I’m okay with it, don’t @ me). It’s not about running 6 miles before dawn. I’ve…

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Seven Ways Keeping a Journal Can Help Your Career

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Keeping a journal might seem childish, but you’d be surprised to find out about the help it can offer you during a period of struggle. An intimate journal is meant to keep a record of your daily activities as well as serve as a way to express your feelings. Therefore, this could be helpful for your job, especially when you’re encountering issues that are hard to deal with. In other words, you should quickly go and grab the nearest notebook and start writing your thoughts down, as this can help you in various ways. Read on to find out more!

Listing Advice. Whether you’re dealing with people with a long history in your area of expertise or just anyone in the same field,…

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7 Ways to Save Money For Young Adults While In College

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College may be the first time that many young adults will start having to manage their own life and money. For some, it may be the first time they actually have their own money to manage. This makes college a great time to start developing good money saving habits. Learning how to get into the habit of saving money is just as important at this time as learning how to budget or spend money wisely. Here are 7 great tips on how to start saving money in college.
 
1. Free is Always the Best
While there is nothing wrong with dropping $100 or more on tickets to your favourite band or other events, making this a weekly or monthly habit is not…

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Training Your Mind with Meditation

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“Meditation is a science, the systematic process of training the mind.” – John Yates, Ph.D.
By sophomore year of high school, it had become clear that my mind was completely out of control. After a series of car crashes resulting from my own distraction and declining grades in school, I was promptly diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and prescribed several medications. This came on top of a previous Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnosis.
I’d sit down intending to accomplish something and end up scrolling endlessly on the Internet instead. A childhood of Lego-playing and reading had made me into an intellectual kid, but at this point in my life, I couldn’t pay attention for more than 10 seconds on any given task.
I was a wreck and this seemed to…

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Changing Your Life One Book At a Time With These Motivational Books

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Books have been an essential part of our lives. Be it as a guide, a source of knowledge, a friend and just about any form. They have been there for us when no one could. They have brought about a huge difference in our life. Books are indeed one’s best friend.
 

There are quite a few genres out there and each one is unique in its own way. Most of us has a go-to book. A book that we absolutely loved on the first read and would read it all over again. When it comes down to coping with hard times, a motivational book comes in handy. Sure you might just read any other book to distract yourself. But the one…

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Stress Relief Tips To Wake Up Fresh in the Morning

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Tips to Wake Up Fresh in the Morning Without Stress
Here you will find some stress relief tips that help you wake up fresh in the morning – every morning. Most of us wake up tired, or even very tired in the morning, and this is not good. Managing one’s life and getting appropriate rest will allow us to develop a pattern of waking up every morning fresh and without stress. Stress is a common problem in today’s American culture.
Everyone is in a hurry trying to get everything done every day. Collectively, we are fighting difficult economic times and an uncertain future. It is not easy to face each morning without stress and worry. But, stress is damaging to our mental, physical, and…

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Why I took a break from Facebook?

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Facebook, a social networking platform founded by Mark Zuckerberg has around 2.2 billion monthly active users as of January 2018 (source Wikipedia). I joined Facebook in October 2007, and I was compulsively posting every minute detail of my life. From birthday wishes to photo albums with my friends and family.
I joined Facebook because you had to be on it or there was FOMO! Over the next few years, I was on Facebook for the sole reason that social media was now my bread and butter. I was a social media marketer, creating Facebook pages for clients and writing social media posts to grab the user’s attention.
I was addicted to it – followed thousands of brands, tried and tested every app and developed app ideas myself….

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Neuroplasticity- Botox for the Brain?

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The term Neuroplasticity is the hope of the future of every human on the planet and yet, few people have even heard of it, and fewer actually know what it means.  Why is it important? Simply, the theories of neuroplasticity have the capacity to change everything we know about living a happier and healthier life.  It’s the holy grail of the human experience.
Breakthroughs in neuroscience over the last decade have produced an understanding that indeed, we can alter our own brain’s physical structure.  Basically, the brain is able to re-wire itself.  Science now reveals that brain cells are able to regenerate, making new connections thereby forming new neuronal pathways.
These findings are proving we can change our own emotional states as well as heal our own physical bodies. …

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The 6 Stages of Personal Growth

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Personal development is a process that involves many steps. It’s a life-long journey. This article outlines the six main stages of personal growth.
These stages of personal growth are naturally recurrent and can become cyclical with more growth, goals, and obstacles in life.
It’s worth pointing out that these stages do not always occur in a linear fashion. The stages are also often reciprocal of each other.
These stages can apply to you or your life as a whole or certain areas of your life as well as new obstacles and goals that come up. For example, you may be at stage 4 in the career area of your life, but at stage 1 with your relationships.
Also, remember there’s no need to rush the process. It’s important to start…

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How to Deal with Isolation and Loneliness When Working from Home

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Working from home can lead to loneliness and isolation, especially if you live alone. This isolation can reduce your creativity and inspiration, and your productivity will eventually suffer. To keep your mind at peak performance, you need to combat loneliness when working from home. Read on to find out how you can reduce isolation.
 
1. Going to a Coworking Space

If you were used to working in a corporate office, you might find it hard to work alone. In such cases, you can consider going to a coworking environment. But how does coworking space work? People simply come together and mutually rent out a working space. They then share the cost and work independently in the same place. Co-working spaces are not…

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The 3 Hidden Costs of Free Resources

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Let’s face it, we all like free stuff. And why wouldn’t we? The ability to access the information we want or need is crucial, and nowadays we can do so without losing money. This can be a great thing, but what if there are drawbacks? What if free resources are actually preventing you from making real changes in your life? Could there be a downside to getting something for free?
In many cases, free resources can stand in the way of making lasting changes. Free isn’t always a good thing, and the saying ‘You get what you pay for’ has more than a kernel of truth to it.
In this article, I’m going to reveal to you the 3 hidden costs of free resources and tell you…

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