Sadness increase spending

shopping.pngA new research found that sadness can trigger a chain of emotions leading to extravagant tendencies. Sadness leads people to become more focused on themselves and increases willingness to pay more. “This is a phenomenon that occurs without awareness,” says Jennifer Lerner, a Harvard professor. Sad and shopping? Watch your wallet.

Happiness buys money

smile.pngStudies have proved that people who are happy earn $750,000+ more in their lifetime than other people. Unlike the popular belief that money buys happiness the truth is other way around.

Shaping a child’s brain.

childrenplay.pngThe brain is really responsible for who we are as people. One of the things we wish for children as parents is that they be happy, healthy and thrive in what they do and have positive social interactions and be good people. Parents must pay attention to “shaping” their child’s brain, says Dr.Davidson of University of Wisconsin.

He advices Parents, not to get too caught up in the cognitive skills of their children and pay equal attention to social and emotional skills. Being kind and compassionate helps shape circuits that promote positive behavior.

Teen internet millionaire

Ashley Qualls a 17-year-old self-made millionaire. Find out how she made millions on the web. The whole story is here:

Happy Valentines Day

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An average consumer spends about $120 on Valentines day in US.

9 ways to be miserable

Here are those 9 Great ways to make yourself miserable.

1. Compare everything you do to the lives and accomplishments of other people.
2. Go along with what everyone else tells you. And try to please everyone.
3. Live in a sea of negative voices.
4. Never mix things up or try something new.
5. Spend too much of your time in the past and/or the future.
6. Focus on what you don’t want.
7. Spend your time looking for magic pills.
8. Always be looking for and relying on external validation.
9. Take things too seriously.