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How To Avoid A Life Of Regret
2What is it you’ll regret most about your life when your time is up? Failure to fulfil your duty and obligations? Or the failure to follow your dreams? New research from Cornell University suggests our biggest regrets have nothing to do with our responsibilities in life.
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It Takes 90 Hours To Make A New Friend
You probably know that adding people to your inner circle takes time, but how much time it actually takes to go from strangers to buddies has been somewhat of a mystery — until now. A new study suggests you need to spend at least 90 hours with someone before they consider you a real friend.
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Tailgating Officially Makes Traffic Worse, Jerks
If you’ve ever encountered a “phantom traffic jam” or traffic slowdown that doesn’t seem to have an apparent cause, it was probably some jackwagon tailgating somebody. Researchers at MIT found that not only does tailgating not get you anywhere faster, it actually creates traffic jams that shouldn’t exist.
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How To Detect When People Are Using The Truth To Lie To You
There are three types of lies: Omission, where someone holds out on the facts; commission, where someone states facts that are untrue; and paltering, where someone uses true facts to mislead you. It isn’t always easy to detect, but there are a few telltale signs.