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Seligman has pioneered a number of well-publicized happiness-boosting exercises, for example: keeping a gratitude journal, jotting down three good things or "blessings" that occur each day, making a practice of doing "acts of kindness" for others, writing a letter of gratitude to a mentor. But more recent research, particularly by Sonja Lyubomirsky at University of California, Riverside, indicates that some of these exercises can lose their power with too much repetition: "They become stale and stagnant," says Lyubomirsky...
This effect can also occur when experiments are more open-ended. The authors cite a 1991 study in which participants were asked to recall either six or 12 examples of instances when they behaved assertively. "Paradoxically," the authors write, "those in the 12-example condition rated themselves as less assertive than did those in the six-example condition. Participants apparently inferred from their difficulty retrieving 12 examples that they must not be very assertive after...
...messages broadcast to your friends and followers. The key part of this equation—and what equipped Twitter to be such a powerful means of spreading information in the fallout of the Iranian elections—is that “tweets” are both searchable and occur in real time. Real time searches are impeded by the sorts of filters on Facebook that allow you to choose who can and cannot view photos tagged of you or whether your relationship status has changed. These filters allow you to micromanage who gets to see what, and are what...
...acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., despite repeated government warnings. However, the majority of acetaminophen-related deaths are due to prescription drugs, not over-the-counter medications. FDA data indicate that overdoses of nonprescription cough and cold products, like NyQuil and Theraflu, occur infrequently, when patients combine these medications with other acetaminophen products, like Tylenol, and unknowingly increase their exposure to the drug. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...
...Anastasiya Baburova, another Novaya Gazeta journalist, was shot and killed alongside human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov in broad daylight in central Moscow. "President Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have pledged to enforce the rule of law by investigating crimes against the press. Nonetheless, attacks on journalists continue to occur with impunity," wrote CPJ director Joel Simon in a letter to President Obama ahead of his trip to Moscow. "This record of impunity is a matter of international importance. Deadly violence against journalists has led to vast self-censorship, leaving issues of global significance underreported or entirely uncovered ... When Russia...