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Even 'Best' Divorces Have Negative Effects on Children
In her book Primal Loss, author Leila Miller explores the thoughts of 70 adults who watched their parents divorce. They still have negative feelings ...
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Grandmothers 19 Times More Likely to Die Before College Exams
In his book, Dan Ariely talks about our tendency to be dishonest when we're in a tough spot. John Ortberg expounds on it in his book, Soul Keeping:
Ariely's ...
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Speeding Driver Gives Officer Questionable Excuse
When it comes to excuses, law enforcement officers tend to have heard them all. But recently two drivers came up with some novel excuses. When a driver ...
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Film 'Fences' Shows Rationalization for Sin
In the movie Fences (originally a play written by August Wilson), Denzel Washington plays Troy Maxson, a fifty-three year-old man who works for the sanitation ...
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Fitbits May Not Be the Right Fit for Everyone
You've seen them—the colorful, wristwatch-like fitness trackers that seem to have taken the world by storm. (Maybe you're even wearing one ...
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Johnny Depp Says Alcohol Helps Him Cope
Johnny Depp says that he doesn't have a "physical need" for alcohol, but in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine he also admitted,
[Alcohol is] more ...
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Researcher Claims We Decide Based on Cravings, Not Logic
In his book Predictably Irrational, researcher Dan Ariely claims that most of us are masters at deceiving ourselves and justifying our actions. In particular, ...
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Compulsive "Sinner" Cures His Guilt but Not His Sin
There's a story about a man who walks into a restaurant and orders a Coke. As soon as he receives it, he throws it in the waiter's face. The waiter is ...
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Penn State Scandal Shows How We All Hide the Truth
When former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was first arrested and accused of child abuse in November of 2011, the board of trustees of Penn ...
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A Six-Year-Old Gives Up Consequences for Lent
At the beginning of Lent, my wife and I sat at the dinner table with our three daughters, ages 6, 8, and 11, and attempted to explain the meaning of the ...
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